Better U and Evernow team up on menopause mental health care

Better U and Evernow have formed a telehealth partnership to combine menopause treatment and integrative psychiatry for women across the U.S. The companies say the model is meant to address the physical and emotional symptoms of perimenopause and menopause together, including anxiety, sleep disruption and brain fog.

Why it matters: - The partnership aims to close a major gap in women’s healthcare by linking hormone-focused menopause care with mental health treatment. - Women in perimenopause and menopause often face anxiety, depression, insomnia, irritability and brain fog without specialized support. - The companies say the model could help shift care from reactive treatment to earlier monitoring and prevention.

What happened: - Better U and Evernow announced a strategic telehealth partnership on Sept. 30, 2026. - Evernow serves women in all 50 states. - The collaboration combines Evernow’s menopause and hormone therapy expertise with Better U’s integrative psychiatry, therapy and whole-body wellness services. - The partnership is designed to treat the physical and emotional sides of perimenopause and menopause as one connected experience.

The details: - Dr. Ellamarie Russo-DeMara, Evernow’s medical director, is a board-certified OB/GYN with more than 30 years of clinical experience. - Russo-DeMara has been a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner since 2009. - Dr. Janette Leal, Better U Clinical’s executive physician and medical director, is a board-certified psychiatrist trained in internal medicine and psychiatry. - Leal completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Mayo Clinic. - Better U says it uses integrative and preventative telehealth care models. - The company also says it is working on advanced hormone monitoring to support proactive care. - Women with perimenopause or menopause who have depression or anxiety that has not improved with other treatments may be evaluated for Better U’s at-home ketamine therapy. - Each patient is screened by a licensed psychiatric clinician before ketamine is prescribed off-label when clinically appropriate. - Ketamine therapy is paired with integration coaching and ongoing support. - Ketamine therapy does not treat menopause itself and is not right for everyone. - Evernow says its care is available at www.evernow.com. - Better U says its services are available at Better U services.

Between the lines: - Hormonal changes in perimenopause can affect serotonin, dopamine and sleep-regulating systems, which helps explain why mental health symptoms can intensify during this stage. - The partnership reflects a broader push to treat women’s health as interconnected rather than separating hormonal and psychiatric care. - Russo-DeMara’s perspective is shaped in part by her own early menopause after chemotherapy for breast cancer. - Better U founder Derek Du Chesne framed the deal as an effort to raise the standard of care and reach women regardless of where they live.

What’s next: - The companies are positioning the partnership as a broader model for accessible women’s healthcare across the U.S. - Women seeking care through the combined approach will be routed through specialty menopause and psychiatric evaluation. - Better U and Evernow are likely to use the partnership to expand visibility for telehealth-based menopause and mental health services.

The bottom line: - Better U and Evernow are betting that menopause care works better when hormones, mood and sleep are treated together, not in separate silos.