New to Grow
I’m Yonette Eversley, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Deeply Rooted Mental Health Counseling. I support individuals and couples who look strong on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or stretched thin behind the scenes. Many of my clients are women of color, professionals, parents, and partners navigating high expectations, relationship strain, major transitions, or burnout. My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative. I help you slow down, understand your emotional patterns, strengthen communication, and build practical tools so you can move through life with more clarity, confidence, and emotional steadiness. Therapy with me is real, culturally aware, and focused on sustainable growth.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we’ll slow everything down. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in, what you’ve been carrying, and what you want to feel different. I’ll ask thoughtful questions to understand your history, stressors, relationships, and goals. There is no pressure to share more than you’re ready to. My priority is helping you feel safe, understood, and supported from the start. By the end of our first session, we’ll clarify your goals and outline next steps so you leave with direction and a sense that you are not navigating this alone.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Clients often tell me they feel both deeply supported and gently challenged in our work together. I create a space where you can be honest without judgment while still moving toward real change. My strengths include emotional attunement, cultural awareness, and practical strategy. I help clients make sense of anxiety, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, and stress related to work or family life. For professionals navigating demanding environments, including corporate and high pressure roles, I help you regulate stress, set boundaries, and stay grounded without losing your ambition or drive.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My ideal clients are insightful, capable individuals and couples who are ready to look inward and do meaningful work. Many are high functioning professionals, leaders, parents, or partners who are used to being the strong one. They may be navigating anxiety, burnout, communication challenges, trust concerns, life transitions, or the emotional weight of constantly showing up for others. Some are using EAP benefits and looking for focused, goal oriented support to stabilize stress and regain clarity quickly. If you want therapy that honors your lived experience, respects your ambition, and helps you build sustainable emotional resilience, you are in the right place.
Couples Counseling
In my couples work, I help partners slow down, understand their emotional patterns, and communicate in ways that feel safe, clear, and productive. I support couples in exploring their individual needs, attachment wounds, and relational strengths while creating space for honesty, repair, and reconnection. For couples who are parenting together, whether in the same home or co-parenting from separate households, I help clarify expectations, improve communication, and create a more stable and supportive environment for the children involved. Sessions are structured but compassionate, giving partners practical tools to reduce conflict, navigate parenting challenges, and strengthen the foundation of their relationship.
Narrative
I use narrative therapy to help clients separate themselves from their problems and explore the stories that have shaped their beliefs, relationships, and emotional experiences. Together, we rewrite unhelpful narratives and replace them with ones rooted in strength, identity, and possibility. This approach is especially helpful for clients navigating life transitions, trauma, or deeply embedded negative messages from family or past relationships.
Strength-Based
In my strength-based approach, I highlight the resilience, skills, and inner resources clients already possess even when they feel disconnected from them. I help clients identify what’s working, build on their natural abilities, and develop confidence in handling challenges. This method allows clients to experience progress without shame and creates a foundation for long-term emotional and relational growth.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In my CBT work, I help clients understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so they can begin making intentional, meaningful shifts. Together, we identify unhelpful thinking patterns, explore where they come from, and practice grounding skills, reframing, and coping strategies that reduce anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm. My approach is collaborative and compassionate. I meet clients where they are and give them practical tools they can use in real time to feel more in control, confident, and supported in their healing journey.
Gottman method
I use Gottman-informed strategies to help couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional intimacy. Through structured exercises and practical tools, I support partners in understanding their conflict patterns, nurturing friendship within the relationship, and creating shared meaning. My approach blends Gottman principles with emotional attunement and culturally responsive care to help couples reconnect in a meaningful and sustainable way.