In 2020, Candace founded Jurnee out of a pressing desire to move beyond the couch—channeling her decade-long experience as a psychotherapist to address the systemic roots of mental health inequity on a macro level. While therapy remains foundational, she grew disillusioned with how the mental health industrial complex continues to marginalize global majority communities. This led her to evolve into a mental health equity consultant, understanding that the healing expertise of clinicians is essential in boardrooms, community gatherings, policy work, and innovative mental health modalities (psychedelics).

Candace holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and has spent over 10 years supporting adult populations, particularly women of color healing from trauma. She is a certified Level III Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner and an EMDR-approved consultant, with a special focus on preparing clients for and integrating psychedelic experiences using these transformative modalities.

Her impact extends nationally and internationally: she has served as a behavioral health equity consultant for some of the top mental health companies in the world while also being a featured speaker at Harvard and Howard Universities.

She is also the Chair of the Models of Access Committee for the Maryland Governors Task Force on the Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Candace balances her professional commitments with deep-rooted values of service and joy.