About Us
Rebecca Burgess
MS LCMFT & Co-Owner
Rebecca is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist. She is passionate about healing and growth in the midst of the best life has to offer….relationships.
“Relationships are the stuff that our lives are made up of. They can be a wonderful source of healing and redemption as well as wounds and pain. People are resilient and so are our relationships.” - Rebecca Burgess
Rebecca received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from The University of South Carolina. She went on to earn her Masters of Science from Friends University in Marriage and Family Therapy.
In real life, Rebecca is married to Jeff Burgess, also co-founder of Restoration Counseling Lawrence. They have three children and two Bichons.
Rebecca loves reading, podcasts, the beach, and her alone time.
Jeff Burgess
MA LCPC & Co-Owner
Jeff is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Kansas. Jeff says that getting a degree or reading a bunch of books can give you knowledge, but in order to be an expert at life and relationships, one must put that knowledge together with a life of trying and failing, and trying again. Like Chumbawumba says, “I get knocked down, but I get up again.”
Jeff received his undergraduate degree in Visual Communication from The University of Kansas and Masters of Counseling from Midwestern Seminary. He loves art, sports, the mountains, alternative music, and zipping around in his sporty little roadster.
“Fighting the wrong enemy, or one that is not there, leads to anxiety; but if we fight the real enemy, it will be difficult, but we can overcome and find healing.” - Jeff Burgess
Hayley Hinde-Pettinger
MA LPC
Hayley received her Masters at MidAmerica Nazarene University. In May, she joined our staff as a full time therapist.
Hayley is a firm believer in the idea that there is no problem too small, and understands that the path to growth and healing can be a scary one.
In the words of Tiffany Roe, “you gotta feel, deal, heal.” She considers it an honor to walk this path with people and believes that there is hope in all stories.
Shannon White
Graduate Counseling Intern/Candidate for Licensure
Shannon will be graduating this May with her masters degree in Clinical Counseling at Emporia State University. She is no longer taking clients through the internship program, but she will be joining our team full-time and is accepting new clients starting the first of June. If you have questions about seeing Shannon for therapy, please reach out through our “Start Here” form.
She enjoys engaging people of all types and ages in healing endeavors and in activities that promote wellness and mental health. She believes that life is a journey to be fully lived through every challenge and that we need each other to do that effectively. We can “enter into the infinite now” and get help doing so.
After receiving her bachelors degree in Fine Arts at the University of Kansas she launched and ran a creative small business with her husband and started a family. Her experiences teaching elementary and college level art while hosting international students from around the world has helped her connect with a variety of people. Making art helps her understand how our brains and bodies process a broad scope of complex experiences and offers insight into how we navigate through loss and pain.
About Our Roots
We, like all people, have struggled with difficulties of one kind or another. We have found the struggles to be a pathway to growth and a foundation of strength, life coming up through the cracks and beauty out of the hard places. This process has inspired our restorative approach to counseling and therapy. We continue to struggle and grow and we want to come alongside you in your journey toward restoration, health, life and beauty.
A peaceful, safe space.
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silent hurt more.”
— C.S. Lewis