Candace Donaldson-Scott, LPC, NCC, EdS

At Sunny Wellness of Honey, we are committed to helping individuals and couples who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic stress, relationship concerns, emotional exhaustion, and major life transitions. With more than 15 years of experience in the mental health field, our practice is grounded in thoughtful, individualized care that helps clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, past experiences, and daily responses affect their quality of life. Many of our clients come to therapy because they are overthinking, feeling constantly overwhelmed, struggling with low self-esteem, experiencing relationship conflict, having difficulty setting boundaries, or finding that stress is affecting their sleep, motivation, concentration, or ability to feel present. Others may be coping with trauma responses, avoidance, intrusive thoughts, burnout, emotional disconnection, or a sense that they are functioning on the outside while feeling depleted internally. Our goal is to help you make sense of what is happening and develop practical ways to respond differently. Depending on your needs, therapy may focus on reducing anxiety and depression symptoms, improving emotional regulation, strengthening self-worth, managing stress, communicating more effectively, rebuilding trust, working through trauma-related reactions, or making decisions during difficult life transitions. Our clinicians draw from evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). CBT may be used to examine the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship difficulties. ACT may help you feel less controlled by distressing thoughts and emotions, clarify what matters to you, and make choices that are more aligned with your values, even when discomfort is present. We do not believe therapy should feel generic or overly scripted. Our approach is collaborative, practical, and tailored to your concerns, identity, relationships, and goals. We work with you to identify what is contributing to your distress, what has and has not been helpful in the past, and what changes are realistic and meaningful for your life. Our practice provides an affirming, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult experiences, improve emotional well-being, strengthen relationships, and develop more effective ways of coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. If you are interested in working with one of our clinicians, we welcome you to send an appointment request to get started.

Office Hours Virtual Appointments Monday-Thursday: 9:30 AM-9:00 PM EST Saturday-Sunday: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM EST In-Person Appointments in our Marietta office: Friday: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM EST