Dr.Charryse Johnson LCMHC, NCC

Dr.Charryse Johnson LCMHC, NCC Mental Health Counselor & Speaker. Passionate about helping indviduals overcome personal barriers an Let's rewrite your story!!

Proudly raised by a single parent and having overcome numerous obstacles and setbacks, Charryse is driven and determined to spread hope and encouragement. She operates from the belief that we are each more than the sum of our circumstances. Charryse helps women explore the concepts of acceptance and authenticity while examining the internal and external messages that drive their behaviors. Specifically, through the principles of Health at Every Size (HAES) she specializes in helping women examine the powerful connection between food & feelings. Are you tired of living by the self destructive thoughts and patterns that fuel your insecurities, yet you have the desire to be confident in body, mind, and spirit?

If you’re sitting back frustrated, this is your cue.Waiting hasn’t been the problem hesitation has.Get out of your head....
01/07/2026

If you’re sitting back frustrated, this is your cue.
Waiting hasn’t been the problem hesitation has.

Get out of your head.
Enter the room.
Lead with clarity.

Sometimes the moment doesn’t come to you.
You become it.

01/07/2026

The world moves fast.
Distractions move faster.
Discernment is choosing what actually matters.

Wisdom asks different questions than the crowd.

Before you react, ask yourself:
Does this move me closer to the life I’m building?

Remember, emotional maturity is the ability to stay focused on what matters while everything else competes for your reaction.

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01/05/2026

Encouragement without accountability keeps people comfortable not changed.

A good therapist doesn’t just validate your feelings.
They help translate insight into action.
The challenge avoidance.
They name patterns.
They remind you what you’re capable of when fear gets loud.

Support isn’t coddling.
It’s structure, clarity, and honest feedback delivered with care.

The quality of support you choose this year will shape the quality of the year you build.

Refined.Clear.Present.I’m not rebuilding from rubble.I’m reclaiming from theft.As the year turns, I’m not moving cautiou...
01/01/2026

Refined.
Clear.
Present.

I’m not rebuilding from rubble.
I’m reclaiming from theft.

As the year turns, I’m not moving cautiously or quietly.
I honor what’s ahead and open myself to conscious creativity with expansive impact.

I remain anchored.
I move in alignment.

And I do it all from a place of gentle alliance
with the parts of myself that have learned to exhale.

This isn’t recovery.
This is Resurgence.

If you’re entering the new year tired but still standing, unsure but still here, changed but not broken—this is your reminder:

You don’t need to rush your rise.
Your power isn’t lost; it’s taking new shape.

In due season, it will return to its rightful level.

Here’s to keeping the mask off
and choosing spaces that nourish the soul.

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A word isn’t a vibe.It’s a filter.A standard.A decision-making tool.Your word becomes the lens.The lens becomes the choi...
12/31/2025

A word isn’t a vibe.
It’s a filter.
A standard.
A decision-making tool.

Your word becomes the lens.
The lens becomes the choices.
The choices become the year.

Before you set goals for 2026, ask yourself:
What principle will govern how I spend my energy?

What’s your word of the year?

12/30/2025

Grateful to be trusted.
Also very interested in a quieter calling this season.

Not because I’m unwilling—
but because I’m finally clear that discernment is part of devotion.

Everything heavy isn’t mine to hold.

Where are you being invited to lead without burning yourself out?

12/27/2025

It’s easy to dismiss clarity as mood, age, or hormones—especially when boundaries begin to change.
But what’s often happening is something far more regulated and intentional.

When the nervous system stabilizes, we stop over-investing in potential and start responding to patterns.
That’s not withdrawal. That’s discernment.

This shift doesn’t come from anger it comes from integration.
From learning that consistency matters more than promises, and safety matters more than hope alone.

If this season feels quieter, firmer, or less accommodating, it may not be emotional dysregulation at all.
It may be growth.

Growth doesn’t always look loud. Sometimes it looks like restraint.

This year tried me.Stretched me.Nearly took me out.it came for my energy, my peace, and my certainty.What it didn’t take...
12/23/2025

This year tried me.
Stretched me.
Nearly took me out.

it came for my energy, my peace, and my certainty.
What it didn’t take was my vision.

I’m closing this chapter grateful—not because it was gentle,

But I’m still here—clearer, steadier, and more honest than ever.
I’m not ending the year in survival mode.
I’m ending it in preparation.

Some years don’t crown you.
They condition you.”**

Here’s to what’s next ✨

Photo by: Corrie Huggins Creative

#2025

12/21/2025

Me vs. my workload when my focus wears off.

This isn’t a discipline issue.
It’s not a grit problem.
And it’s not because you “want it less.”

It’s an energy math problem.

ADHD. Burnout. Hormones. Chronic stress. Sleep debt.
Different inputs. Same outcome: the system hits its limit.

You wouldn’t redline an engine and call it toughness.
You wouldn’t expect peak performance on an empty tank.
Yet somehow we tell ourselves the brain should be different.

You’re not broken for needing to pause.
You’re strategic for recognizing the moment.

Anyone else feel this hit towards the end of the day?

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