Resilience & true wellbeing

Holistic counseling and WELLNESS coaching with sevda leavy
Mental wellness for a fulfilling life

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1:1 sessions

Therapeutic care and real relationship
For going deeper into personal challenges
Group programs

Peer support and shared growth
For achieving meaningful goals
Private Retreats

Guided release and deep recharge
For fast and lasting transformation

Not Sure What Tomorrow Holds?

If that sounds like you, now’s the time to tackle what’s weighing on you, build resilience, and level up your wellbeing. Combining therapeutic support with integrative wellness coaching, I help online entrepreneurs and professionals live fully and grow with confidence—even in a world that never stops changing.

Behind The Thriving
Illusion

The truth? 9 out of 10 of my clients have a picture-perfect personal brand on social media. Scroll through their feed, and it’s all there—thriving businesses, glowing smiles, effortless balance. But beyond the carefully curated shots, the reality looks very different: anxiety, stress, and the weight of unresolved struggles.

And then there’s the everyday grind. Mornings start with screens, nights end the same way—notifications, tasks, deadlines, repeat. And every day, the pace picks up (shoutout to AI for that). We’re glued to our phones, trying to do more, but just burning out faster. In the end, what’s left isn’t a life—it’s exhaustion. And instead of fulfillment, there’s just that nagging sense that something’s missing.

Holistic counseling looks at the whole picture—your mind, body, and relationships—because real mental wellness isn’t just one thing. When everything’s connected and working together, you’re not just getting by—you’re building a solid foundation for lasting growth and fulfillment.

The wellness industry loves a quick fix. Feeling lonely? Try meditating. But well-being isn’t a checklist—it’s a balanced ecosystem. Everything plays a role: what you eat, how you live, how much you make, the people around you. Take one piece out, and the whole thing starts to wobble. It’s like trying to grow a plant without sunlight—no matter how much you water it, it’s not going to bloom.

And when life throws curveballs (because it always does), balance alone won’t keep you steady—it’s resilience that stops you from toppling over. Without it, even small setbacks can feel like full-blown disasters. True lasting well-being isn’t about dodging the storm; it’s about knowing you won’t collapse when it hits. And when you’ve got that? Fulfillment stops being just a polished highlight reel and actually becomes your real life.

The Mental Wellness
Blueprint

For online entrepreneurs and location-independent pros, work has no borders. Your office is anywhere with Wi-Fi, and your hours last as long as your phone battery. Flexible schedule? Technically. But that doesn’t mean you actually have a life outside of it. No matter how much you optimize your calendar, life still feels like it’s somewhere in the distance—waving at you before vanishing under a pile of notifications.

Because work-life balance isn’t about squeezing downtime into a time-blocking app — it’s about what’s going on inside. Everything’s connected. And if there’s unresolved trauma at the core, no amount of productivity hacks will stop life from feeling like an endless to-do list. Shifting from “do more” to “live better” means looking deeper—not just at how we work, but at why we can’t stop.

The Integrative Approach

We live in a world of hyper-specialists—one person fixes your sleep, another tweaks your diet, someone else tells you to breathe deeper. But the problem? They all stay in their lane. A psychologist helps with anxiety but ignores gut-brain connection, an endocrinologist prescribes hormones without considering stress, and a wellness coach pushes gym routines without ever checking your hormone levels.

So we keep patching one thing up while something else falls apart. Holistic counseling flips the script—it doesn’t break you down into separate parts but looks at all of you. By blending psychology, functional medicine, and other sciences, it doesn’t just put out fires; it builds resilient mental wellness that leads to personal fulfillment.
Personal Well-Being Plan

Why bounce between counseling and wellness coaching when you could have a plan that actually pulls everything together? Instead of scattered advice, you get a tailored well-being formula built around your life—one plan that connects the key pieces: mind, body, and everything that truly matters. Less time on consultants, more time doing the real work—healing, growing, living.

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Your Counselor
In Her Own Words

I’m Sevda Livi—born in Baku, raised in Moscow, now based in Austin. As a kid, I had a pretty ambitious bucket list: become a neuropsychiatrist like my grandmother, see the wonders of the world, climb the highest mountain, and get a dog. The result? 46 countries, a 5,670-meter summit, and a dog who’s absolutely convinced she runs the house.

But if you’d told me back then that I’d actually make it happen, I wouldn’t have believed you. Childhood trauma, depression, existential crises—I racked those up as easily as passport stamps. And yet, here I am, 15+ years into a holistic counseling practice, with a knack for spotting the untold stories behind picture-perfect lives. My clients say I help them build lives where well-being doesn’t just drop by like a neighbor borrowing sugar—it moves in and stays for good. Something tells me they mean it.

The Three Forces of Well-Being

My search for the deeper laws of well-being has taken me from quiet Himalayan monasteries to top American universities. And everywhere, I found proof of the same simple truth: our well-being is a fragile balance of body, mind, and our connection to the world. When one of these falls out of sync, the whole system starts to shake.

This truth is as old as time. Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine—they’ve all understood lasting well-being as a balance of life forces. Now, science backs it up: psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (yes, that’s a real word) shows how our emotions shape our body’s chemistry. The modern world is finally catching up to what ancient wisdom always knew—everything is connected. And while science keeps exploring these links, integrative wellness coaching brings them together, blending ancient insight with modern research to create a foundation for lasting well-being.

6 Steps To Thriving

Assessment

We start with a check-up on mental and physical health, including any necessary tests and expert consultations.
Planning

We set clear goals and map out a plan that blends therapeutic support with wellness practices.
Detox

Clearing out built-up stress—emotional, informational, and biochemical—to make space for real change.
Rebuilding

Strengthening resilience, energy, and overall mental wellness through mindfulness and proven self-care.
Balance

Reshaping your personal ecosystem by transforming how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you.
Integration

Locking in insights so they become part of your everyday life—so you can live to the fullest.

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Childhood Roots
of Adult Struggles

"Trauma is an invisible force that shapes our lives. It determines how we live, love, and understand the world." — Gabor Maté

Life is like a game of how high can you reach—except everyone starts from a different place. Some grow under warm sunshine, in soft, fertile soil. Others push through rocky ground and freezing winds. Childhood trauma is like an early frost that stunts the roots. No matter how hard someone tries to grow, those old wounds quietly pull the strings, holding them back. I see it every day—until we heal the past, it keeps showing up, blocking the very heights we’re trying to reach.

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Heart to Heart

GROUP PROGRAMS

For decades, intelligence was the ultimate currency. Now, AI handles most cognitive tasks, and our IQ is losing to an algorithm. But robots are all the same—people aren’t. Those who embrace their uniqueness, stay resilient, and think creatively will be the ones who thrive. And that’s exactly what we learn in a group—by seeing ourselves reflected in each other.

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The power of being yourself: winning mindset of a solopreneur.
Outsmart Burnout - offline resources for online success.

Available in both Russian and English-speaking groups.

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1:1 sessions

Holistic counseling isn’t just “show up, talk, leave.” At least, not with me. Because sometimes, talking in a quiet room isn’t enough. Real healing might ask for something different—a walk through the park, a change of scenery, or even a smoothie packed with magnesium and vitamin B. My approach is flexible and human. It’s about meeting you where you are—and doing what actually helps. Not just processing, but replenishing. Not just talking, but reconnecting—with your body, your environment, and yourself.

Counseling is a journey—and who you take it with makes all the difference. You need someone who knows their stuff and truly gets you. I believe real healing happens through deep, honest connection. That’s why I offer a free 15-minute call to see if we’re a good fit. If we are, we meet weekly. That’s usually enough. But if life throws you into survival mode, there’s high-access counseling —with on-call support, 24/7. Because counseling isn’t just about talking. It’s about making life lighter, richer, and more your own.

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PRIVATE RETREATS

A weekend retreat isn’t about escaping reality—it’s about seeing it differently. Two days in nature with your counselor, and the walls that once felt unmovable start turning into doorways—leading to more freedom, clarity, and inner strength.

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