Empower Counseling PLLC

04/08/2026

We spend months preparing for the birth, but few people prepare moms for what comes after.

The identity shift. The exhaustion. The adjustment to raising a whole human.

And then we label normal stages like the “terrible twos” as something negative, instead of understanding what’s actually happening.

Maybe moms aren’t failing.
Maybe we’ve just been preparing for the wrong thing.

04/07/2026

Most parents don’t realize this…

The way you parent a child will push away an adult. At some point, they stop needing control and start needing respect, curiosity, and trust.

If we don’t adjust, we lose connection without even realizing why.

04/06/2026

I told my therapist boss I learned a coping skill and asked if I could teach it to her.

I said it confidently and used therapist words so she trusted me.

That was my first mistake.
And also her first mistake.

Should I be concerned about my job security?

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04/04/2026

Most people don’t start their day with their own thoughts.
They start it with everyone else’s.

Texts. Emails. News. Social media. Problems. Noise.

And then we wonder why we feel anxious, distracted, and behind before the day even starts.

Try this for one week:
10 minutes.
No phone.
No TV.
No noise.
Just breathe, stretch, pray, walk, think.

Start your day on offense instead of defense.

04/03/2026

♥️ Exciting news! I’ve moved into 1st place in Round 2 of the entrepreneurship competition, and it’s all thanks to you! Your votes have been such a big part of this journey, and I couldn’t have done it without your support.

I started completely solo and have grown multi-state group mental health practices, showing there is a better way to support people and improve care.

Every vote so far has made a real difference, and if you’d like to continue helping, your free daily vote (under a minute)can keep the momentum going and help us continue making real change.

Thank you again. You’re a huge part of making this possible ♥️

👉🏼 To vote: Send a message to us or to April for a direct link (Facebook’s cracking down on links).

04/02/2026

One of the most powerful things she said was this:

“I still hate when it comes up. But instead of it taking weeks or months to get out of a depression cycle, now it’s sometimes minutes, usually hours, sometimes a couple days. It’s shrunk down.”

That’s what awareness does.
That’s what tools do.
That’s what learning how your mind works does.

You may not be able to stop hard seasons from coming, but you can learn how to walk through them differently.

This was such a powerful conversation on the Empower Hour podcast this week. Link in bio and comments!

04/01/2026

April is in 2nd place thanks to our supportive community (you!). It would mean so much to have your vote once again—link in the comments.

April built Empower Counseling to be a place where people are truly cared for and where therapists are supported, not burned out. She has poured her heart into this place and into this community.

If Empower has helped you, encouraged you, or meant something to you, this is a simple way to support her.

Every single vote really does make a difference. Thank you for supporting small business, mental health, and the people working behind the scenes to take care of others.

We’re really proud of you, April. 💛

03/31/2026

Round 1 voting ends on April 2 for our very own April in the Entrepreneur Impact Contest.

What a lot of people don’t see is what happens behind the scenes of a business like this. The long days. The decisions. The responsibility of taking care of both clients and a whole team of therapists.

April built Empower to be a place where people are actually cared for and where therapists are supported, not burned out.

If you’ve ever supported Empower, shared a post, listened to the podcast, or walked through our doors, then you’ve been part of this story too.

If you want to support a small business that is trying to do things the right way, we would be so grateful for your vote.

Thank you for showing up for her the way she shows up for so many people.

03/31/2026

Two days left to vote for April in the Entrepreneur Impact Contest!!!

If you’ve ever sat in one of our offices, talked with one of our counselors, listened to the podcast, or supported Empower in any way, then you’ve been part of what April has built.

She didn’t build this business just to run a business. She built it to change how people experience counseling and how therapists are treated behind the scenes.

If you believe in what she’s building, we would be so grateful for your vote.

Every single one really does matter.

Thank you for supporting Empower Counseling and the people who make it what it is every day!

One visionary will take home $25,000, appear in an Entrepreneur Magazine advertorial, and receive a one-on-one mentoring session with Daymond John.

03/31/2026

We would like to shout Happy Birthday to Corey, an amazing counselor at Empower! It’s a gift to know you, work with you, and call you a friend. We hope you feel celebrated today. Wishing you the very best year ahead!

03/30/2026

So many people walk around feeling like they missed their life somehow. Like the life they wanted is for some other version of them. Some other time. Some other circumstance.

But you don’t get another life. You get this one.

And the good news is you can still change a lot more than you think.

03/28/2026

I don’t usually ask for things like this, but this actually matters.

Let me be real for a second: The mental health industry is kind of broken.

Therapists are burnt out, underpaid, and expected to carry way too much….which means clients aren’t always getting the care they deserve. And if you’ve ever had a bad therapy experience (or know someone who has), you already know what I’m talking about.

I decided I wasn’t going to just complain about it. I built something different.

A practice where:
✔️ Therapists are paid well and are actually supported
✔️ Burnout isn’t the norm. It’s actively prevented!
✔️ Clients get real, human, effective care
✔️ And yes…it’s still profitable (because it has to be to last)

Now I’ve been nominated for Entrepreneur of Impact, and winning means I get funding + mentorship to expand this model and reach more people. So this isn’t just a vote for me. It’s a vote for changing how mental health care actually works.

You can vote once a day for free (it takes like 10 seconds).

And if you feel called to donate, it also supports an incredible cause. If you’ve ever cared about mental health, this is one small way to be part of something bigger.

I appreciate you more than you know. Truly.

-April

https://entrepreneurofimpact.org/2026/april-thorndyke?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ0HJlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFU0l3MU5MQ1MzdmRjaGJ6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtsfpwj3iOte9FHsL3UbS_jtECaY43yFd7hTaNK5D16YIgpUQf7fk3MSmyj1_aem_Y45BspKxZ5o9MdzrF5NoaQ

One visionary will take home $25,000, appear in an Entrepreneur Magazine advertorial, and receive a one-on-one mentoring session with Daymond John.