Kearney

What is online therapy like from Kearney?

It is a full session by video. We talk, I ask questions, we work on skills and goals, and the only thing missing is the drive. Kearney sits on I-80 in central Nebraska, close to three hours from Omaha, so for therapy every week or two, video is simply the realistic option.

You need a device with a camera, a reliable connection, and a place where you will not be overheard. That last part is often the hardest one, and it deserves some planning.

How do I find privacy in a dorm or a shared apartment?

Kearney is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and if you are a student you may be living with roommates, thin walls, or family down the hall. A session needs a space where you can talk without lowering your voice. A parked car, a room you can lock, or an hour when your roommates are out can all work.

If privacy is hard to find, we talk about it directly rather than pretending it is not an issue. Headphones help, and a fan or white noise outside the door helps more. What matters is that you can say the real thing.

Can therapy help with college pressure?

It can. College stacks a lot into a few years: exams, money, living away from home for the first time, relationships, and big questions about who you are and what you want. Some of it is exciting. Some of it is heavy, and that can be hard to admit when everyone around you seems to be fine.

I will talk to you plainly, the way I would talk to any adult. We look at what is actually making things hard, practice DBT skills for the worst moments, and set goals that are specific and achievable, sized for a semester rather than a perfect life.

What if I am not a student?

Kearney is much more than a campus. If you are working, raising a family, caring for a parent, or running a business, online sessions can fit around that too. Couples and family sessions work by video as well, whether everyone shares one screen or joins from separate places.

Whatever you bring, from anxiety and low mood to grief, burnout, or a relationship under strain, the approach is practical. My primary method is DBT, and the aim is a life you actually want to be living, not one that only looks fine from the outside.

Can I see you in person?

Yes, at the Omaha office. If a trip brings you to Omaha for family, work, or an appointment, we can meet in person while you are there. Otherwise, video keeps the work going between visits.

Getting started is simple. Send a short message saying what is going on. There is no online calendar, so we find a time in a conversation that works around your classes or shifts, and the first conversation is a free consultation.

How online can fit life in Kearney

• Sessions between classes, from a parked car or a quiet room
• No six hour round trip every week
• Couples sessions from one couch or two different places
• The same therapist through the whole semester
• An in person session when you are in Omaha anyway

Questions people ask

Where to go from here

• Teen and young adult therapyStraight talk for someone working out who they are.

• Online therapyWhat you need on your end for a video session.

• Grand IslandOnline therapy elsewhere in central Nebraska.

• AnxietyWhen worry follows you from the exam room to your bed.

• Where I practiceEvery area served, across Nebraska and Rhode Island.