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Welcome to
The Rooted Refuge 

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The Rooted Refuge is a refuge for healing and growth. I am here to support you on your path toward emotional well-being and a more fulfilling life.

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Hello and welcome! My name is Nevedha White, and I'm here to support you through anything life is bringing your way.

Life can feel overwhelming. Relationships can feel complicated. Emotions can feel messy, intense, or hard to make sense of. You may spend a lot of time trying to understand yourself, yet still feel stuck in the same patterns. You don't have to figure it all out alone.

The Rooted Refuge is a warm, nurturing space where healing takes root and growth begins. I provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for individuals, families, and children — blending evidence-based practices with creativity and genuine human connection. Together, we'll work at your pace to help you feel grounded, empowered, and more at home in yourself.

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You may be here because...

You feel overwhelmed by big emotions.


You get stuck in cycles of overthinking.


You are hard on yourself and struggle to find peace.


Your relationships feel confusing, heavy, or difficult to navigate.


You want relief, but also a deeper understanding of why things feel this hard.

Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware people who analyze their thoughts and emotions deeply, yet still feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, or stuck.

 

Therapy can help you slow down, make sense of what you are carrying, and begin creating meaningful change.

Connect with Nevedha

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How can I help?

My approach balances exploration with practical, skills-based strategies so you can identify patterns and experience relief. Therapy with me is supportive, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs.

Depending on your goals, our work may include:

  • building emotional regulation and coping skills

  • understanding patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships

  • processing trauma and stressful life experiences

  • strengthening self-understanding and self-compassion

  • improving communication and relational patterns

  • creating meaningful, lasting change

I draw from trauma-informed care, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and other evidence-based approaches to support healing and growth.

Our Specialties

At The Rooted Refuge, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed care for individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges. Our specialties include anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, dissociative disorders, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, as well as sleep and insomnia concerns, chronic pain, and chronic illness. We also support clients navigating body image and eating disorders, intimacy and relationship struggles, and the unique strengths and challenges of neurodiversity.

I take most major insurance plan and want to ensure mental health care is accessible for you

Learn more about my fees and payment information below

Office Address:

7901 4th St N

Suite 313

Saint Petersburg, FL 33702

Secure telehealth throughout FL​

Appointments available weekends included

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