WE’RE MORE THAN A MEDSPA
We’re the trusted destination for women who want to feel like themselves again.
At Essential, we believe every woman deserves to feel cared for, confident, and truly seen and valued.
It’s why we create personalized care plans for women during every stage of life - from preventative skincare in their twenties to comprehensive menopause support and healthy aging and beyond.
Women Deserve Better
Essential began with a shared vision that exceptional care should be deeply personal, medically sound, and centered around helping women feel confident.
Together, founders Veronica Medina and Kelly Bennett married their expertise in skincare and aesthetic medicine to create a place where exceptional medical care and heartfelt hospitality existed side by side.
Their mission wasn't simply to provide aesthetic treatments. It was to create an environment where every woman felt welcomed, listened to, and cared for from the moment she arrived and long after her visit.
As the practice grew, so did the conversations.
Women weren't just asking about wrinkles, skin health, or aesthetic treatments. They were opening up about fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, mood changes, hot flashes, and feeling like they no longer recognized themselves.
Too often, they'd been told these symptoms were simply "part of getting older." We knew women deserved better.
Listening changed everything.
Rather than treating these concerns separately, we recognized how deeply connected they truly are.
Healthy skin, balanced hormones, nutrition, metabolism, and emotional well-being all influence how women feel every day.
Today, we provide a model of care that combines evidence-based medical aesthetics, hormone optimization, menopause care, weight management, nutrition coaching, functional health, and preventive healthcare, all under one roof.
Essential began with a shared vision that exceptional care should be deeply personal, medically sound, and centered around helping women feel confident.
Together, founders Veronica Medina and Kelly Bennett married their expertise in skincare and aesthetic medicine to create a place where exceptional medical care and heartfelt hospitality existed side by side.
Their mission wasn't simply to provide aesthetic treatments. It was to create an environment where every woman felt welcomed, listened to, and cared for from the moment she arrived and long after her visit.
As the practice grew, so did the conversations.
Women weren't just asking about wrinkles, skin health, or aesthetic treatments. They were opening up about fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, mood changes, hot flashes, and feeling like they no longer recognized themselves.
Too often, they'd been told these symptoms were simply "part of getting older." We knew women deserved better.
Listening changed everything.
Rather than treating these concerns separately, we recognized how deeply connected they truly are.
Healthy skin, balanced hormones, nutrition, metabolism, and emotional well-being all influence how women feel every day.
Today, we provide a model of care that combines evidence-based medical aesthetics, hormone optimization, menopause care, weight management, nutrition coaching, functional health, and preventive healthcare, all under one roof.
WITH LOVE,
Welcome to the Essential Family
When you walk through our doors, you'll find more than experienced providers and advanced treatments.
You'll find a team that listens first, educates without judgment, and partners with you to create a plan that fits your goals, your lifestyle, and your vision for healthy aging.
Because wellness isn't a luxury. It's Essential.
Our Essential Truths
INCLUSION
We are passionate about making each and every person who walks through our door feel genuinely cared for and valued. Because every woman deserves that.
EXCEPTIONAL CARE
We may be big hearted, but we’re big serious about safety, professionalism, and real outcomes. We follow gold standard medical practices with everything we do.
FOCUSED ON YOU
We are what the rest of the medical industry isn’t; laser focused on getting you real solutions to your health and wellness challenges through transparent advice, proven treatment and teamwork.
Meet Our Team of Experts with Heart
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Christina is a board certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and specializes in Aesthetic Medicine, Medical Weight Management, and Colon and Rectal Surgery. Patients love her honest assessments and expertise - and sense of humor.
Christina joined Essential in 2021 and has been our Medical Director since 2023. She has developed a cult following for her natural looking neurotoxin results, her incredible facial balance (dermal filler) optimization and has helped our patients lose over 1,500 pounds since 2023 leading our medical weight management program. Christina is a born and raised (Greater) Bostonian who loves Greek food, lip gloss, her handy husband and 2 beautiful boys.
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Busayo is a board certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and a Menopause Society Certified Provider. Before joining Essential in 2024, Busayo moved from Chicago to Boston to pursue her career in women’s health, focusing on pre/post natal care and menopause.
Busayo loves to dig deep in conversations to figure out how to support you, all while making you laugh and feel at ease. It is important to Busayo to empower women, of all walks of life, by providing a safe and comforting environment to ask questions and address all of their concerns. Busayo has made a home here in Boston with her husband and naughty kitten. She loves laffy taffy, getting glam, Door Dash, and giving her patients hugs. You can follow her on Instagram @thestandardofcare.
Sarah Nadarajah
WHNP-BC, MSCP
Women’s Health & Aesthetics Provider
Menopause Society Certified Provider
Colleen Wells
LE, CLT, CMA, CPT
Aesthetics Provider & Functional Nutritionist
Medical Assistant & Phlebotomist
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Sarah is a board certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and has been a Menopause Society Certified Provider since 2022. Prior to joining Essential in 2024, Sarah specialized in OB-GYN and breast oncology for over 10 years. She now focuses on menopause care, medical weight management, and aesthetics.
Sarah is an empathic listener and straight shooter. She understands what it’s like to not be listened to or respected; and is passionate about providing the care she would like to receive to others. She is easy to talk to, knowledgeable and a great resource for all of our patients. She is also our official unofficial handy(wo)man in the office and has even been featured on the renowned PBS series, Ask This Old House for her amazing DIY skills. She’s a mid-Western girl turned long-time Bostonian who loves her husband, 2 boys and beloved dogs. You can follow her on social media at @mpath_health.
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Colleen joined Essential in 2022 as a master aesthetician and laser technician with years of experience and aesthetic knowledge. Colleen is a GM Collin Master Aesthetician and a Certified Acne Specialist with Face Reality. In addition to her aesthetic work, Colleen is a certified medical assistant and phlebotomist; who is instrumental in supporting our women’s health care and weight management program.
In 2025, she received a certification in Functional Nutrition so she could even better support patients looking for nutrition guidance and root cause exploration. She works closely with our Nurse Practitioners to help deliver support, answers, and beautiful results. Born and raised in Boston, Colleen loves her family and friends, her cat, Costco, and crafting. Follow her shenanigans on social media at @skincare.by.colleen.
Kaela Bradbury
LE, CLT
Aesthetics Provider
Lauren Farivar
Practice Coordinator
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Kaela joined Essential in 2023 as a Master Aesthetician and Licensed Laser Technician. Kaela loves providing big results for her patients and specializes in medical skincare services like microneedling and IPL plus clinical services like dermaplaning (that glow!). Kaela has been in the aesthetics industry since 2022 and loves to help people feel more confident in their skin.
She is also a (Greater) Boston native who enjoys time with her husband and son, reading, trying new foods - and new skincare! Fun fact: Kaela and Colleen are related!
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Lauren both joined Essential in 2026 as Practice Coordinators after many years of experience in the medical field. After over 15 years in the aesthetics and dermatology industry, Lauren recently became a licensed aesthetician. Her extensive knowledge of skincare and aesthetics and patient experience expertise will help Essential thrive and improve our care. Lauren is originally from Texas but has lived in Boston for over a decade. She loves her three daughters, traveling, supporting others and hand sanitizer.
Busayo Ajasa
WHNP-BC, MSCP
Women’s Health & Wellness Provider
Menopause Society Certified Provider
Christina Hanzis
ACNP-BC
Medical Director
Aesthetic & Wellness Provider
Kelly Bennett
Co-Founder & Owner
Niza Troncoso
Practice Coordinator
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While Kelly isn't the one performing treatments, she's behind nearly every detail that shapes the Essential experience—from the services offered and the providers she brings together to the culture, education, and patient experience. With over 25 years in the aesthetics and plastic surgery industry, she deeply understands the level of care her patients deserve along with practices to make it possible. She believes optimal outcomes happen when exceptional clinical care is paired with compassion, collaboration, and a little bit of fun.
The foundation of Essential was built alongside her late co-founder and beloved friend, Veronica Medina, whose belief that everyone deserves to feel pampered continues to inspire everything the practice does today. Carrying that vision forward has become one of Kelly's greatest privileges, ensuring every patient feels welcomed, valued, and truly cared for - because it’s Essential to feel beautiful.
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Niza has spent years working in Boston healthcare, and is now excited to focus on helping others look and feel their most confident with our women’s health and aesthetics services at Essential. Niza joined Essential in 2026 as a Practice Coordinator. She is also from the Boston area and loves her family, including her 2 children and all things red. Niza habla español and gives great advice.
WHAT OUR PATIENTS HAVE TO SAY
“I decided to do the Menopause Consultation, which included comprehensive lab work, because I just knew something wasn't right.
I'm only 34 and have endometriosis. I've been on birth control since I was 19 to stop my periods, so I always assumed my hormones were just out of balance. I was constantly exhausted, weak, and just felt "off." I honestly thought this was simply part of being a woman.
It wasn't.
Within days, my results came back, and they revealed things my primary care doctor had never tested for. My thyroid was out of balance, and my iron and ferritin levels were through the roof. For the first time, I realized I wasn't imagining things. There were real medical reasons behind how I had been feeling.
Because of this team, I can now advocate for myself. I can walk into specialist appointments with answers already in hand instead of starting from scratch. It's never too early to ask questions, have your hormones checked, or start the conversation about menopause and women's health. If something doesn't feel right, trust yourself. You deserve answers.
Thank you to Kelly, Colleen, and Busayo for listening, caring, and helping me find those answers. You ladies are truly my guardian angels.” ❤ -Leighanna
IF YOU’VE BEEN WONDERING…
“Why am I going in circles to get help? Will I ever feel like myself again?” You’re in the right place.
What you’ve been missing is someone who will listen, investigate and support your unique needs. Because feeling better starts with understanding your own body more fully and then connecting the dots. Together, we can make that happen for you.