Weight Management & Women's Health Care

Designed with You in Mind!

Essence specializes in highly individualized health solutions, including:

medical weight loss, hormone optimization, and lifestyle coaching.

We tailor a plan to your needs, your goals and your preferences. If you feel like you've tried everything, let us help! We customize solutions that work.

Personalized Support

Holistic Focus

Improved Health

Sustainable Results

About Essence

Essence is owned & operated by Lisa Edwards, a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner and Certified Fitness Trainer, in collaboration with Mona Fakih, DO. We are healthcare providers with a passion for educating clients about lifestyle & health optimization. Lisa has been a nurse since 1995, and an NP since 2008. She graduated from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor with her Bachelor's & Master's in Nursing, and a Post-Masters Certificate in Women's Health, and became a Certified Fitness Trainer in 2017. Before starting Essence she worked at Trinity Health Ann Arbor's Weight Management Program (HMR) and she is currently a Childbirth Educator for Trinity Health.