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About me Hi there! I'm so glad you're here … and I mean that in the most genuine way. The fact that you're reading this means you're already doing something important: taking yourself seriously. That's not a small thing. My name is Alicia, and I built Our Essential Wellness because I've lived the journey you might be starting. I know what it's like to feel like something is missing, to do all the "right" things and still not feel well, or to watch your child struggle and feel helpless about what to do next. I've been there. That's exactly why I do this work. My background I started my career in mental health. With a master's degree in Counseling Psychology and over a decade working in a short-term psychiatric hospital and my own private practice, I helped teens, adults, and families navigate addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and more. I became very good at helping people uncover what was holding them back. But the longer I worked in that world, the more I noticed something: we were rarely talking about food. And the food being served in the hospital certainly wasn't helping anyone heal. I also spent many years as a patient coordinator in functional medicine clinics, which is where everything clicked. I saw firsthand how deeply nutrition, gut health, and lifestyle choices affect mood, energy, behavior, and overall wellbeing. I became obsessed with doing this work and helping others. My turning point In 2008, life caught up with me. I was overstressed, under-nourished, and running on empty. My first panic attack hit, followed by diagnoses of an anxiety disorder and hypothyroidism. It was a breakdown and looking back, a breakthrough. I had to change everything. What I wish I'd known then was how much nutrition could have supported my recovery. I found my way through it eventually, but the journey led me down a path of researching holistic health, reading everything I could, and slowly building the foundation for what I now teach my clients every day. My family & and my "why" Beyond my own health journey, my biggest motivation has always been my family and in particular, our son. From an early age, he struggled. Mood swings and behavioral outbursts that seemed to come out of nowhere. Emotional meltdowns that left all of us exhausted and heartbroken. Attention and focus challenges that made school harder than it needed to be. Anxiety and sensory sensitivities that made everyday situations feel overwhelming for him. Doctors were quick to suggest medication, and I understood why because on paper, it made sense. But something in me said NO. Not yet. Maybe not ever. I trusted my gut that there was another way. That instinct sent me down a long, sometimes lonely road of research. I read everything I could get my hands on. I asked questions that most conventional doctors didn't have time to answer. I leaned hard into functional medicine, looking for root causes instead of symptom management. What was driving his mood? Was there something happening in his gut? Were there nutritional deficiencies at play? Environmental triggers? Genetic components? I wasn't willing to put a bandage on something when I believed we could actually get to the bottom of it. Slowly, we started changing our diet. It wasn't overnight, and it wasn't perfect because we're a real family, not a wellness magazine. But little by little, we cleaned things up, added targeted supplements, and worked with practitioners who looked at the whole picture. And something shifted. His mood began to regulate. His behavior at home and school changed in ways that felt almost impossible to believe at first. He started thriving in ways I had genuinely wondered if we'd ever see. We still have days, and the journey continues to unfold, but where we are now compared to where we were? Night and day. I think about what his life might look like if we had just filled that first prescription and called it done. I don't say that to judge anyone who has chosen medication. I know how hard those decisions are, and every child is different. I say it because I know what we found on the other side of that choice for our family, and it changed everything. He would be in a much more difficult, complicated place. And honestly, so would I. That experience is woven into everything I do with clients. When a mom comes to me at her wit's end, wondering why her child can't hold it together, I'm not just a practitioner reading lab results. I'm a mother who has sat exactly where she's sitting. I know how it feels to fight for your child when the path forward isn't clear. And I know what's possible when you commit to finding the root cause and giving the body what it actually needs. What I'm here to do for you Today I'm Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition and a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and I bring every chapter of my story into the work I do with clients. Whether you're trying to improve your child's mood, sleep, and behavior, or you're finally ready to prioritize your own health, I'm here to help you figure out what's really going on and build a plan that actually fits your life. No guilt. No restriction. No one-size-fits-all approach. Just real, personalized support … because your wellness truly is essential. 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