Restore Counseling Johnson County

Restore Counseling Johnson County Mental Health Therapist
LCPC - KC
Teens + Young Adults
- Mental Health Disorders
- Attachment
- Confidence/Identity
- Christian Counselor

04/28/2026

Raising a confident daughter means teaching her that she doesn’t need anyone’s approval to move through this world with her head held high.

And that includes mine.

That one stings a little to say out loud — because if I’m honest, there are moments I want her to look to me. To ask what I think.

To care what I’d choose.

But if I raise her to need my approval, I’m just raising her to need someone’s approval. And that someone will eventually be a boy, a boss, a friend who doesn’t deserve that kind of power over her.

So I’m doing the harder thing. I’m teaching her to trust herself. To check in with God and with herself before she checks in with me.

The goal isn’t a daughter who never listens to me.

It’s a daughter who chooses to — not because she needs my validation, but because she values my voice.

That’s confidence.
That’s the work.

💬 Moms — does this one hit?

Drop a ❤️ if you’re raising her the same way.

Two days on Adderall, and it can be summed up by two pictures — one taken with a “cracked camera,” the second with the c...
04/11/2026

Two days on Adderall, and it can be summed up by two pictures — one taken with a “cracked camera,” the second with the cracked screen removed. See the difference.

Here’s the backstory on those photos. Two days after I got my iPhone, the camera looked cracked. I didn’t get it fixed for six months — not because I didn’t care, but because my ADHD told me it would take too much work to figure out. So I put it off. And put it off. And just kept living with it.

Turns out? It wasn’t the camera at all. It was the screen protector that came installed at the factory. A simple fix. Peeled it off and my phone was instantly back to 100%.

I had been looking at the world through a cracked lens that was never actually mine.

That’s what getting my ADHD diagnosis and starting Adderall feels like.

I literally cannot adequately describe what a life-changing difference this has made.

I’ve checked nearly everything off my to-do list. I’ve been PRESENT with my family. My patience is next level — because I no longer feel that impending sense of emergency if something doesn’t get done right now.

I’ve started projects and completed them in the same day.

I feel so calm. So focused. Happy.

The camera wasn’t broken. I wasn’t broken. There was just something in the way — and once it was removed, everything became clear.

Praise be to God that I pushed myself to get evaluated.

A year ago, my previous primary care doctor minimized my concerns and made me feel dumb — even knowing I was a licensed clinical mental health counselor who diagnoses people every single day. So I didn’t try again for another year.

This time, I went to a provider who specializes in ADHD. I was at the max of every DSM criteria. Which I already knew — but I can’t diagnose myself, unfortunately. 😅

This is your reminder: You know yourself better than anyone. If your provider minimizes you and doesn’t listen — find a different one. Don’t live with a cracked lens for six months (or six years) when the fix is simpler than you think.

You deserve a life you love. 🤍

04/08/2026

The permission slip you didn’t know you needed. 🙋‍♀️

We remember everyone’s everything — the appointments, the snacks, the feelings — and somehow WE end up crossed off our own list.

Not anymore.

Taking time for yourself isn’t selfish. It’s the whole foundation. When you’re depleted, everyone around you feels it. When you’re filled up?

They feel that too.

This week, block ONE thing on your calendar just for you. One thing. You deserve to be on your own list.
Drop a 🙋‍♀️ below if this hit home.

And share this with the mom in your life who needs to hear it. 💕

03/24/2026

Comparison quietly steals confidence.

It makes women forget how far they’ve come
because they’re too focused on where someone else is.

Confidence starts returning the moment you focus on your own path again.

Follow for daily confidence shifts.

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03/16/2026

As a therapist who works with teenage girls every day, I can tell you something honestly:

They do want to hear that they’re beautiful.

Of course we should praise their kindness, their effort, their character, and their intelligence. Those things matter deeply.

But completely avoiding comments about their beauty can send a message we don’t mean to send.

Girls notice when it’s said to others.
And they notice when it’s never said to them.

Confidence isn’t built by pretending beauty doesn’t matter.

It’s built when girls hear the full picture of who they are.

Tell her she’s strong.
Tell her she’s capable.
Tell her she’s kind.

And yes… tell her she’s beautiful too.

03/09/2026

You were left out because you don’t contort.

And women who don’t contort make insecure people uncomfortable.

If you’ve ever:
• found out later
• seen the pictures after
• pretended it didn’t bother you

You’re not alone.

And you’re not crazy for feeling it.

But you are done shrinking.

Follow for the women who were never invited — and built their own table anyway.

03/04/2026

You’re not intimidating.

You’ve just stopped:
• auditioning
• over - functioning
• accepting crumbs

Boundaries feel threatening to those who benefitted from your lack of them.

Like & Follow if you’re becoming unavailable for dysfunction.

02/05/2026

Someone’s therapist knows about you… 😏

Kidddding… kind of.

Social exclusion can activate self-doubt, anxiety, and rumination — especially when there’s no clear explanation.Therapy...
01/31/2026

Social exclusion can activate self-doubt, anxiety, and rumination — especially when there’s no clear explanation.

Therapy helps slow the spiral, regulate the nervous system, and challenge the assumptions that quietly take hold.

You don’t have to navigate that alone.





01/29/2026

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic.

Sometimes it looks like:
• overthinking every conversation
• constant tension in your body
• irritability or shutting down
• needing reassurance but feeling embarrassed to ask
• exhaustion from always being “on”

So many people tell themselves, “I’m fine — I’m not anxious enough.”
But anxiety isn’t measured by how loud it is.

If this resonated, your experience is valid — and support can help 🤍

📍Therapy for teens & women
🔗 Booking link in bio

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inbetweensessions

01/26/2026

If you keep ending up with friendships that feel draining, confusing, or one-sided… it’s probably not bad luck.

The quality of your friendships often reflects the boundaries you’re practicing—not your worth.

Growth changes what you tolerate.
Confidence changes who has access.

You’re not “too much.”
You’re just done accepting less than healthy.

you’ve ever walked away from a mom interaction feeling confused instead of connected — this is for you.Mean girl behavio...
01/25/2026

you’ve ever walked away from a mom interaction feeling confused instead of connected — this is for you.

Mean girl behavior doesn’t always look loud.
Sometimes it looks like inconsistency, subtle exclusion, and friendliness that depends on who’s watching.

Trust the pattern, not the explanation.
Confidence means you don’t chase clarity from people who benefit from keeping you confused.

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9300 W. 110th Street Suite 230
Overland Park, KS
66209

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