https://www.trueselfholistictherapy.com/connect daily 1.0 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/3d777cb4-a64e-4f8c-9dac-fb6afb737a97/Untitled+design+%282%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/d8ed930c-d989-4e13-86f6-1d4bc01d7d17/Tiarra_Unedited+26.jpg Home True Self Holistic Therapy is a wellness driven mental health practice rooted in the belief that healing happens when the mind, body, and nervous system are supported together. We specialize in stress reduction, nervous system regulation, and embodied therapeutic care for individuals and communities navigating the impacts of trauma, chronic stress, and systemic oppression. Our work centers BIPOC and LGBTQI+ individuals and honors the full spectrum of identities, relationship styles, and lived experiences. We are committed to creating affirming, inclusive spaces where clients can reconnect with their bodies, build emotional resilience, and live more embodied, liberated lives. We utilize evidence based and somatically informed practices to support healing, including psychotherapy, breathwork, meditation, yoga, grounding techniques, and other body-based interventions. Our approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and designed to help clients develop greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and internal safety. At True Self Holistic Therapy, wellness is not about pushing through or performing strength. It is about slowing down, listening to the body, and restoring balance. We believe healing is both personal and collective, and that sustainable well-being is possible when people are supported in honoring their truth, their boundaries, and their capacity for rest and restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614203327632-XUQ3Y0CPTHB97CJXD82H/Shelah%2BMarie%2BIs%2BCreating%2Ba%2BSpace%2BFor%2BBlack%2BWomen%2Bto%2BHeal%2BWith%2BHer%2BMeditation%2BMixtape.jpg Home - Our Mission To provide inclusive, trauma-informed, and holistic mental health care that supports nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and embodied wellness for individuals and communities. We do so by taking our time to foster strong client-therapist relationships in a non judgmental space. We strongly believe that you are the expert of and in your own life; we are a resource to help you find your way back to the core of who you are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614202073283-1833IDJTWUY4UN52W8JG/Wearable%2BHealing%2BCrystals%2BSet%2Band%2BSmudging%2BDiscovery%2BBundle%2B%2B_%2BEtsy.jpg Home - Our Values Embodied Wellness We believe healing begins in the body and honor practices that support regulation, presence, and self-connection. Liberation & Authenticity We support clients in living aligned, self-directed lives free from shame, oppression, and survival-based patterns. Cultural Responsiveness We center lived experience, identity, and community in all aspects of care. Inclusivity & Affirmation We honor diverse identities, relationship structures, and expressions of self. Sustainable Healing We prioritize practices that foster long-term wellness, balance, and nervous system safety. https://www.trueselfholistictherapy.com/services daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/9d5de56d-4cad-451f-891f-188e6e0a93ba/IMG_0503.JPG Services - Our Holistic Services At True Self Holistic Therapy, we believe healing must engage the mind, body, and spirit. For many Black individuals, stress and trauma are held not only in thoughts and emotions, but within the body itself making talk therapy alone insufficient for lasting regulation and relief. Our somatic, embodied approach integrates breathwork, yoga, meditation, and body based practices alongside evidence based talk therapy. These modalities support nervous system regulation, release stored tension, and help clients reconnect with their bodies as sources of safety, wisdom, and resilience. By addressing stress and trauma at both the cognitive and physiological levels, we offer a more effective and sustainable path toward healing one that honors lived experience, restores balance, and supports embodied liberation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257873663-UIEP0NPR7WLXHEWM0EJF/image-asset.png Services hand-drawn armchair icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257949474-24WVPWDYQ2XUALLQ3P2D/image-asset.png Services hand-drawn aim target icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257884218-5M8IJDOP8N07F4IMOC4Z/image-asset.png Services hand-drawn empty pill bottle icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257964989-8DUQISWFIW61SQVEJ0WJ/image-asset.png Services hand-drawn simplified needles in back acupuncture icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614284335777-23G2F9T02KJ4QPDLKYK2/image%2525252B%25252525282%2525252529.jpg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614124778242-SYAPJBSDPZLLNLY4Y794/psychology%252Btoday.jpg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614284292671-7KFWA9L7CH9FZT2OVPRR/image+%283%29.png Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/1614284309439-078YW542LR0E09WEI5FU/image+%281%29.png Services https://www.trueselfholistictherapy.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff724de15faf978bd1a90ed/c7c73f84-cc2c-487b-8d8b-e06bbd94b638/Headshot1.jpg About - Tiarra Abu-Bakr Tiarra Abu-Bakr is a holistic clinical therapist, educator, and the founder of True Self Holistic Therapy. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is not about fixing what is broken, but about remembering what has always been whole. She supports individuals and communities navigating stress, trauma, identity exploration, and nervous system dysregulation through a deconstructed, trauma informed, and embodied approach. Tiarra’s work honors how systems such as racism, patriarchy, and intergenerational survival shape emotional and somatic experiences, helping clients understand their symptoms as intelligent adaptations rather than personal failures. Her approach integrates evidence based psychotherapy with somatic practices, breathwork, meditation, sound healing, and embodied movement. She is especially passionate about collective healing, group work, and creating affirming spaces for BIPOC and LGBTQI+ individuals that honor diverse identities, relationship structures, and lived experiences. 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