Essence Holistic Health

Essence Holistic Health ✨ Holistic Mental Health Counseling | Health Coaching |Neurodivergent Affirming ✨

There’s a lot of advice out there that sounds helpful…until you try it and feel like you’re failing.Most of the people I...
04/22/2026

There’s a lot of advice out there that sounds helpful…until you try it and feel like you’re failing.

Most of the people I work with have already:
– tried to be more disciplined
– tried to push through
– tried to “just stay consistent”

And it didn’t work.

Not because they didn’t try hard enough, but because those strategies weren’t built for how their brain and nervous system function.

When you’re navigating ADHD, autism, or complex trauma, the goal isn’t to force yourself into systems that don’t fit. It’s to understand:
→ what’s actually happening underneath the patterns
→ why certain things feel so hard
→ and how to work with your system instead of against it

That’s where real change happens.If you’re tired of feeling like the problem, there’s a different way to approach this.

📍My group practice specializes in working with neurodivergent adults and complex trauma
📩 Reach out if you’re looking for support that actually fits

04/21/2026

You don’t need to perform in therapy. You don’t need to have the “right words.” You don’t even need to know where to start.

Most of the people I work with come in feeling:
– overwhelmed
– disconnected
– or convinced they’re the problem

And we don’t rush to fix that. We slow it down. We get curious. We work with your nervous system, not against it. Because real change doesn’t come from forcing yourself to do better. It comes from finally understanding why things have felt so hard.

If you’ve been thinking about therapy but aren’t sure what it would actually feel like…this is a glimpse.

📍I run a group practice specializing in ADHD, autism, and complex trauma
📩 Reach out if you’re ready to experience this kind of work

You finally sit down. The house is quiet. No one needs anything from you. And somehow… that’s when it gets louder.Your t...
04/20/2026

You finally sit down. The house is quiet. No one needs anything from you. And somehow… that’s when it gets louder.

Your thoughts speed up. Your body feels restless. You can’t fully relax, even though you’re exhausted.

That’s not a discipline problem or you “doing self-care wrong.” That’s your nervous system still stuck in survival mode.

When your body hasn’t completed the stress cycle, it doesn’t just turn off because your day is over. It stays on alert, running in the background.

Which is why rest can feel… uncomfortable.

That’s exactly why I created this. I’m hosting a 90-minute Nervous System Reset workshop in Yakima, and it’s not a lecture.

You’ll actually learn how to:
• Calm your body and mind
• Recognize when you’re about to spiral into overwhelm
• Release the tension your body has been holding onto
• Finally feel what it’s like to come down from stress

This is for the people who are holding it together on the outside…but feel completely overstimulated underneath.

📍 In-person at 34 N 3rd Street Yakima, WA
⏳ Limited spots (keeping it small on purpose)

Comment RESET and I’ll send you the details
or grab your spot through the link in bio

04/14/2026

Building a therapy space with intention 🤍

This is the behind-the-scenes of setting up the new Essence Holistic Health office, and every detail is being chosen with one thing in mind: how it will feel to walk into this space.

Not just how it looks, but how it supports your nervous system.

As we expand into a holistic, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming group practice, this space is being designed to feel:
• calm, not clinical
• grounding, not overwhelming
• private, not exposed
• supportive from the moment you walk in

Because healing doesn’t start when the session begins.
It starts with the environment. From furniture placement, color palette, and room flow, this is all part of creating a space where people can exhale.

Follow along for more behind-the-scenes of the office setup and the expansion of Essence.

Therapy is deep, meaningful work, and also incredibly human.Sometimes as a therapist, we have to hold both the humor and...
04/03/2026

Therapy is deep, meaningful work, and also incredibly human.

Sometimes as a therapist, we have to hold both the humor and the healing. Because sometimes the most relatable moments are the ones that help people feel seen enough to actually start doing the work.

If you’ve ever felt called out by one of these…you’re probably exactly where you need to be.

Save this for when you need a reminder (or a laugh) or share with someone who would absolutely send that text.

One of the most under-discussed parts of grief is the loss of routine. The small, consistent moments. The patterns your ...
04/02/2026

One of the most under-discussed parts of grief is the loss of routine. The small, consistent moments. The patterns your nervous system relied on.

For neurodivergent individuals, routines aren’t just preferences, they’re often a key part of regulation and stability.

When grief disrupts those patterns, it can create:
• increased anxiety
• disorientation
• difficulty grounding
• a sense of instability

At Essence Holistic Health, we help clients gently rebuild supportive, flexible routines during times of loss, without forcing structure too quickly.

Grief doesn’t just take someone or something away. It shifts the rhythm of your life, and your body notices.

Save this if you’re navigating changes in routine, and follow for more trauma-informed, neuro-affirming support.

Grief doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like not being able to function the way you normally do.For n...
04/01/2026

Grief doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like not being able to function the way you normally do.

For neurodivergent individuals, especially those with ADHD, grief can significantly impact executive functioning.

You might notice:
• difficulty starting or completing tasks
• forgetfulness
• overwhelm with simple decisions
• increased procrastination
• mental fatigue

This isn’t a lack of discipline. It’s your nervous system processing loss while also trying to maintain daily life.

You don’t need to push harder.
You need more support.

Save this if you’re in a season where functioning feels harder than usual or follow for more neuro-affirming mental health support.

Grief isn’t always crying. Sometimes it shows up as sensory overwhelm, discomfort in your body, or a quiet that feels to...
03/31/2026

Grief isn’t always crying. Sometimes it shows up as sensory overwhelm, discomfort in your body, or a quiet that feels too loud.

For neurodivergent individuals, grief can be deeply tied to routine, environment, and sensory familiarity. When something or someone significant is gone, it’s not just emotional. The loss disrupts patterns your nervous system relied on.

That can look like:
• increased sensitivity to sound or light
• difficulty eating or sleeping
• feeling “off” without knowing why
• struggling with changes in routine

At Essence Holistic Health, we approach grief through a trauma-informed and neuro-affirming lens, recognizing that loss impacts the entire system, not just emotions.

If your grief doesn’t look how you expected, that doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. It means your body is processing in its own way.

Save this if this resonates or share it with someone navigating grief in a different way.

Lately, I’ve been reminded that grief doesn’t just live in our thoughts. It lives in the body.In the quiet moments where...
03/30/2026

Lately, I’ve been reminded that grief doesn’t just live in our thoughts. It lives in the body.

In the quiet moments where something feels different, even if you can’t immediately name why. In the heaviness that shows up out of nowhere. In the fatigue that doesn’t quite make sense.

There’s a shift that happens when you’ve shared your life so closely with someone or something, a rhythm, a presence, a familiarity, and your nervous system feels that change before your mind fully processes it.

And from a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming lens, that matters. Because grief isn’t just emotional. It’s physiological. It’s sensory. It’s relational.

At Essence Holistic Health, this is something I hold closely right now, both personally and professionally. The understanding that healing doesn’t come from overriding the body, but from learning how to listen to it.

So if you’ve been feeling off, heavy, or not quite like yourself…you’re not doing anything wrong.

Your body is processing something real. And it deserves time, space, and gentleness.

Save this if you need the reminder or share it with someone who may be moving through grief in their own way.

One of the biggest fears people have when reconnecting with their body is: “What if it’s too much?”That’s where titratio...
03/25/2026

One of the biggest fears people have when reconnecting with their body is: “What if it’s too much?”

That’s where titration comes in. In somatic therapy, titration means approaching emotions and body sensations in small, manageable amounts, instead of diving in all at once. This is especially important for people with trauma, chronic stress, ADHD, or nervous system dysregulation.

Your body doesn’t need to be flooded to heal.
It needs to feel safe. Titration helps you:
• stay within your window of tolerance
• reduce overwhelm and shutdown
• build nervous system capacity over time
• gently reconnect with your body

This might look like:
• noticing a sensation briefly, then shifting your attention
• feeling an emotion for a few seconds, then grounding
• going back and forth between discomfort and safety

This process is sometimes called pendulation, which is moving between activation and regulation. At Essence Holistic Health, we take a trauma-informed and neuro-affirming approach, which means we don’t rush the body. We work with it.

You don’t have to feel everything at once.
You just have to start with a little.

Save this post if you’re learning how to reconnect with your body and follow along for more on somatic therapy and nervous system healing.

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