Pediatric Connections/Deana Lesher, owner

Pediatric Connections/Deana Lesher, owner Deana Lesher is the founder and owner of Pediatric Connections. Let us help your child make the CON Let us help your child make the CONNECTIONS for success!

03/13/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž?

More laughter? Better sleep? Improved focus? More engagement? Comment what safety looks like in your home!

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257-5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

03/11/2026

Neurofeedback supports focus, emotional balance, and regulation by helping the brain strengthen its natural ability to self correct. This approach does not require a diagnosis and works by encouraging healthier brain patterns over time.

When the brain becomes more flexible, children are better able to handle stress, transitions, and everyday challenges. This is brain based healing that supports long term regulation.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

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03/09/2026

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ?

We offer Safe Sound Protocol and Rest and Restore Protocol, innovative listening programs that use specially filtered music to support regulation. Safe Sound Protocol builds auditory resilience and social engagement, while Rest and Restore supports interoception and self-regulation.

These programs gently send cues of safety to help the brain shift toward calm and connection. Sometimes healing begins with listening.

๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐? ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

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๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

03/06/2026

Trauma-informed care means understanding the nervous system, not just behavior. We treat the root cause of dysregulation, recognizing that anxiety, outbursts, and withdrawal are adaptive responses, not character flaws.

Using Polyvagal Theory, we create safety first so the brain can shift from fight or flight into regulation. As resilience grows, healing becomes possible. This is not behavior management. This is nervous system healing.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌโ€ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ƒ๐Œ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.

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๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/trauma-informed-care/

03/04/2026

โœจ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ญ โœจ

Cathy brings warmth, wisdom, and deep compassion to every child and family she serves at Pediatric Connections.

She believes something powerful:
Every behavior is communication.

With a heart for children and a calm, steady presence, Cathy partners with families to help kids build regulation, confidence, and executive functioning skills in a way that feels safe and supportive.

Outside the clinic, Cathy enjoys spending time with her husband, kids, pets, extended family, and friends. She loves being outdoors, going to movies, and sheโ€™s even scuba certified ๐ŸŒŠ

๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ.

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๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/team-members/cathy-pickert/

03/02/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ. ๐€๐ญ ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ.

Anxiety. Emotional outbursts. Withdrawal. Hypervigilance. These are not โ€œbad behaviors.โ€ They are adaptive responses to a dysregulated nervous system.

Using the science of neurobiology and Polyvagal Theory, we help children shift from fight or flight into rest and digest. We create a felt sense of safety before expecting change. Because when the nervous system heals, everything else begins to follow.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257-5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

02/27/2026

Some children live in fight or flight mode, melt down during transitions, or struggle to feel internal body signals like hunger, tiredness, or stress.

Trauma informed occupational therapy focuses on helping the nervous system feel safe and regulated first. Through tactile techniques, rhythmic movement, and parent co regulation, we support children in building calm, connection, and emotional control.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐›๐ข๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž?

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257 5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

02/25/2026

๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐š ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

Water isnโ€™t just fun, itโ€™s therapeutic. Our Aqua Therapy sessions provide deep sensory input and natural calming effects. Structured in 8-week cycles, this temperature-controlled, supportive environment helps with self-regulation, reflex integration and movement skills. For kids who benefit from sensory support and nervous system calming, water can be a game-changer. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’›

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐š ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐.

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๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

02/23/2026

At Pediatric Connections, we look deeper than what shows up on the surface. Many challenges children face are connected to how their nervous system is processing the world around them.

By supporting regulation and safety first, we help create the conditions for focus, emotional growth, and meaningful connection. When the nervous system is supported, change can happen from the inside out.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž!

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02/20/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ.

Some children have trouble feeling signals like hunger, tiredness, bathroom needs, or early signs of big emotions. This can lead to accidents, sleep challenges, or sudden emotional outbursts.

At Pediatric Connections, therapy helps the brain and body communicate more clearly so children can recognize their internal signals before they become overwhelming. When children understand what their bodies are telling them, they can better meet their needs and regulate their emotions.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ? ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257 5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

02/18/2026

At Pediatric Connections, we specialize in advanced, evidence based occupational therapy for children navigating trauma history. We go beyond traditional approaches by working directly with the nervous system to help children feel safe, regulated, and supported.

Our goal is to gently build a foundation of calm, resilience, and hope so children can grow, learn, and thrive in their everyday lives.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐.

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257 5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

02/16/2026

At Pediatric Connections, therapy begins with supporting regulation first. When the nervous system feels supported, children are better able to focus, connect, and build the skills they need for everyday life. Regulation creates the foundation for learning. ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ž (913) 257 5808
๐ŸŒ https://pediatricconnectionsot.com/

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7235 W 162nd Terr
Overland Park, KS
66085

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 6:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 2pm

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