Tiarra Abu-Bakr

Tiarra Abu-Bakr At TSHT, we specialize in utilizing your trauma to help you discover more about the essence of YOU.

Happy Solar Return to my favorite father son duo. They are the dream chasers, the athletics, and the competitors in the ...
06/09/2026

Happy Solar Return to my favorite father son duo. They are the dream chasers, the athletics, and the competitors in the family. Our family unit would not be what it is without the two of you. The bond you share is beautiful to witness. May you both feel deeply loved today and everyday.

Happy Birthday My Loves 🎉💜🫶🏾

At True Self Holistic Therapy, we believe mental health care should be a space where people don’t have to shrink, hide, ...
06/04/2026

At True Self Holistic Therapy, we believe mental health care should be a space where people don’t have to shrink, hide, or leave pieces of themselves at the door to receive support.

So far this year, our small but mighty team of four dedicated clinicians has provided 835 therapy sessions and facilitated 4 therapeutic groups, supporting Black women, teens, veterans, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and community members navigating life’s many transitions.

These numbers represent more than appointments on a calendar.

They represent moments of courage.
Moments of truth.
Moments of choosing yourself again and again.

As we celebrate Pride Month, we want to honor the resilience, brilliance, and humanity of the LGBTQIA+ community. We remain committed to providing affirming, trauma informed, holistic care not just in June, but every day of the year.

We are deeply grateful to every client who has trusted us with their healing journey and to our team who continues to show up with compassion, integrity, and heart.

If you’ve been carrying more than you should have to carry alone, this is your reminder:

You deserve support.
You deserve healing.
You deserve a space where all of who you are is welcome.

We are currently accepting new clients in Maryland, DC, and Virginia and accept most major insurance plans.

(301) 834-1143
Schedule your first appointment today at TrueSelfHolistictherapy.com

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Today I had the pleasure (orchestrated by my child) to present for Career Day. I spent time with the most amazing group ...
05/22/2026

Today I had the pleasure (orchestrated by my child) to present for Career Day. I spent time with the most amazing group of 4th graders. We talked about the ways therapists support people. We explored how and where feelings of exclusion exist in their bodies, as they shared their personal stories with me. And they used sound bowls, the rain stick, ocean drum and wind chimes to provide a sound bath.

It is so inspiring to see so many little people with language to express the truth of their experience, and the safety to use their voice. We are doing something right. đź’ś

First, Substack awakened a dormant part of my existence. The writer in me is full of joy. Second, trauma can deeply disr...
05/22/2026

First, Substack awakened a dormant part of my existence. The writer in me is full of joy.

Second, trauma can deeply disrupt a person’s ability to trust themselves, trust life, and trust what feels possible for them. Not because they lack ambition or imagination, but because trauma changes the nervous system’s relationship to safety, hope, and risk.

When someone experiences chronic disappointment, abandonment, instability, criticism, violence, rejection, or emotional neglect, the brain often learns this unconscious equation:

“It is safer not to hope too much”.

Check out my essay on Substack where I share about my relationship with believing in myself. I hope something in it rubs up against your desire to hold hope again. đź’ś

Black women are taught to carry pain quietly.Heartbreak. Grief. Life changes. Exhaustion. Loss.But your body deserves a ...
05/21/2026

Black women are taught to carry pain quietly.
Heartbreak. Grief. Life changes. Exhaustion. Loss.

But your body deserves a place to exhale, too.

Deep Sigh is a restorative healing experience created for women ready to release what they’ve been holding for too long through yoga, sound healing, guided journaling, collective healing, and sisterhood.

This is more than self care.
This is a return HOME.🤍

Sunday, June 28th | 12 PM–4 PM
Her Space at Iverson Mall
Hillcrest, Maryland

Reserve your space today. đź’ś

Healing is not something you should have to navigate alone.At True Self Holistic Therapy, we believe mental health care ...
05/14/2026

Healing is not something you should have to navigate alone.
At True Self Holistic Therapy, we believe mental health care should feel safe, affirming, embodied, compassionate, and deeply human.

We are accepting new clients in DC, Maryland, and Virginia and proudly accept major insurance plans including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser, Cigna, Aetna, and Humana.

Whether you are carrying anxiety, trauma, grief, burnout, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself… you deserve a space where your full humanity is honored.

Our work is rooted in holistic, trauma informed care that supports the mind, body, and spirit. We do not believe healing is one size fits all. We believe in helping people slow down enough to hear themselves again, reconnect to their bodies, build emotional safety, and gently come home to themselves.

At True Self Holistic Therapy, you are not treated like a diagnosis. You are treated like a person worthy of care, softness, support, accountability, and healing.

If you have been waiting for a sign to begin therapy, this is it. 🤍

Now accepting new clients.
Serving DC, MD, & VA.

đź“ž (301) 834-1143
🌿 www.trueselfholistictherapy.com

Not every wound bleeds where people can see it.Sometimes it looks like irritability.Shutting down.Overthinking.Emotional...
05/08/2026

Not every wound bleeds where people can see it.

Sometimes it looks like irritability.
Shutting down.
Overthinking.
Emotional exhaustion.
Feeling disconnected from yourself and everyone around you.
Always being “on.”
Never fully resting.

For many active service members and veterans, survival becomes second nature. But carrying everything alone was never meant to be the long term plan.

Unwind & Reset: A Military Wellness Group was created to offer a space where you can exhale without pressure, judgment, or having to explain everything perfectly.

A space to talk.
A space to breathe.
A space to feel supported.
A space to leave a little lighter than you came.

We are cultivating a space to explore stress, anxiety, emotional regulation, relationships, anger, coping tools, and what it means to reconnect with yourself beyond survival mode.

You do not have to carry it all alone.

đź“Ť Virtual Group
📅 Thursdays | May 14th – July 16th
⏰ 6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
For Active Service Members & Veterans

To learn more or register, contact:
📧 [email protected]
đź“ž 202-710-1013
The registration link is available in my bio.

We are navigating menopause, parenting adult children, job loss, uncoupling, friendship break ups, facing health challen...
01/30/2026

We are navigating menopause, parenting adult children, job loss, uncoupling, friendship break ups, facing health challenges and reimagining career goals….for some of us…all at the same time.

This group teaches how to embody sweetness and offers gentle acceptance as the seasons change. More importantly, it echoes reminders of these simple facts….you get to slow down, you need time to reflect, and don’t have to do it alone.

If everything feels like it’s changing at once, this space is for you.

Join us. Slow down. Be held.

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16701 Melford Boulevard, Suite 400
Bowie, MD
20774

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