Your path to healing begins here.
You don’t have to have it all together to walk through our door.
One Connection Counseling Center® is a personalized, confidential space where professionals, leaders, and individuals find the support they need to heal, grow, and lead with clarity — through therapy, leadership training, workplace wellness programs, and substance recovery initiatives. We believe what happens at work, at home, and in the quiet moments in between are all part of the same story. Our whole-person approach meets you exactly where you are — and walks with you toward where you want to be. Our goal is to empower individuals to welcome change, achieve personal and professional growth, and establish meaningful connections.
This work is designed for professionals who:
Our Leadership program empowers professionals to become decisive, compassionate leaders while protecting their well-being. Click the title to book a private leadership support session.
Through our Team Wellness program teams practice power skills- active listening, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and conflict management under the guidance of our friendly expert coaches. Bring whole person support to your team by clicking the title.
Serving clients aged 18 and older, we address a range of mental health concerns, including life transitions, abuse, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, stress, identity-based issues, and substance abuse. Click the title to book your 45-60 minute consultation.
Dr McKoy is a seasoned public speaker and facilitator specializing in mental health, leadership, and team wellness topics, such as trauma, burnout, grief, addiction, and leading through transitions. She delivers thought-provoking presentations of any size with a compassionate and empathetic approach to inspire others to embrace their strength and resilience. Click the title to request a speaking engagement.
Dr. McKoy is able to connect with her readers and provide 10 practical actions to assist parents in coping with the death of a child. As an added benefit, this book identifies how friends and family can offer support to bereaved parents. Click the title to purchase your copy.
The DUI School, located in Nashville, TN, utilizes a curriculum relevant for all individuals, although used mostly for persons with a legal violation such as impaired driving, possession, or a workplace policy violation. Click the title to register for DUI classes.
Our comprehensive substance treatment program, ThriveCore Recovery™, is designed to provide a unique, individualized approach to support individuals and their families on their journey of recovery. Click the title to request an IOP consultation.
We use a person-centered, strength-based approach, with evidence-based curricula, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Click the title to start your recovery journey.
Dr. Tonya McKoy is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Transitions and Connections Strategist, and Leadership Coach based in Tennessee. She provides confidential, career-safe care for adults through individual, couples, family, and group therapy, as well as intensive outpatient recovery services for substance use. Drawing on nearly two decades in engineering as a project manager, process engineer, and operations leader, she also designs leadership and team development programs that tackle today’s most pressing workplace challenges — from burnout, grief, and addiction recovery to courageous conversations, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and leading through change. Her distinctive approach blends clinical expertise with systems thinking — equipping leaders and professionals to heal, grow, and lead with clarity.
Inspired by her own mentors and years of guiding others through complex life and career transitions, Dr. McKoy believes ONE CONNECTION CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. That belief drives her mission: to build integrated counseling, recovery, and leadership development programs that help people and organizations turn life’s hardest transitions into their greatest breakthroughs. Dr. McKoy is also a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider (MHSP) designation and an Approved Supervisor with experience mentoring license-eligible clinicians and practicum students — investing with purpose in the next generation of mental health professionals.
Dr. Whitney N. Wyatt is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor with over a decade of experience helping individuals and organizations navigate some of life’s most complex mental health challenges.
With a clinical background spanning crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, substance use recovery, and psychological assessment, Dr. Wyatt brings both the depth and the range that today’s workplace demands. She understands that the professionals sitting in your conference room are carrying things that never show up on a performance review — and she is equipped to help them work through it.
Dr. Wyatt has extensive experience working with adults navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and substance use challenges — the same challenges that quietly erode team performance, increase absenteeism, and drive talented people out of organizations that never saw it coming.
A certified QPR suicide prevention gatekeeper trainer, she has trained individuals and teams to recognize and respond to mental health crises — equipping workplaces with the knowledge and confidence to act when it matters most.
Her expertise in psychological assessment — including evaluations for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other diagnoses — also makes her a valuable resource for organizations navigating neurodiversity in the workplace and seeking to build truly inclusive cultures.
At the core of Dr. Wyatt’s work is a belief that mental health care should meet people where they are — in their careers, their teams, and their lives. She brings that belief to every client and every organization she serves at One Connection Counseling Center.
Dr. Pernella Rowena Deams is a Leadership Development and Program Operations Consultant bringing extensive experience as a senior higher education executive, tenured faculty member, and trained counseling psychologist. With a career spanning executive roles as Provost, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Success, UNCF Transformation Officer, and SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Dr. Deams is deeply committed to helping leaders, teams, and institutions develop their capacity for purposeful, transformational change. Her clinical and academic training—including an APA-accredited doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Tennessee State University and certifications from Harvard University and the University of South Florida—equips her with a uniquely integrative lens for leadership development and organizational growth.
A proud HBCU alumna and self-described HBCU “Enthusiast-Advocate,” Dr. Deams is passionate about mentorship, the advancement of women of color in leadership, and empowering the next generation of professionals to reach their highest potential. She serves on the Board and National Executive Council of the Businesss Alliance for Colleges and Employers (BACE) and is a fellow of both the Higher Education Leadership Foundation and the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium’s Academic Leadership Academy. Whether working with individuals navigating professional transitions or organizations seeking to strengthen their programs and culture, Dr. Deams meets each client where they are—providing the insight, strategy, and encouragement needed to lead with clarity and confidence.
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Chandra Jarrett is an executive coach and consultant bringing a wealth of experience in training, leadership development, and business development. Chandra is committed to helping her clients discover their leadership potential and achieve their goals while navigating the professional landscape.
With a background in engineering and over 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, Chandra combines her analytical skills with a passion for people, offering a supportive and creative approach that encourages strategic, and collaborative learning. She recognizes that every individual and organization is unique, and provides just the right amount of challenge to empower her clients to unlock their untapped potential. Expect to experience a newfound sense of confident liberation as a leader under Chandra’s guidance.
Brandon is a behavior scientist with a background in the prevention and treatment of addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He has a passion for education, harm-reduction, community building, and non-drug therapies in the promotion of mental wellbeing and addiction recovery.
Brandon received his Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Vanderbilt University and began his clinical research career exploring the areas of addiction, trauma, pain, psychedelics, and sexual health within NIH- and privately-funded clinical trials. He has co-authored several publications at Yale School of Medicine. From there, he engaged in the safety oversight for clinical trial participants in the US and EU for a novel PTSD drug-therapy hybrid treatment seeking FDA approval.
Brandon understands how behaviors, both healthy and harmful, both reflect and influence our life experiences and the social support we have access to. Brandon aims to make a difference in the lives of One Connection clients by ensuring our services and staff are aligned with our mission to provide the most compassionate, comprehensive, and impactful care possible.
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