Carmen Chaney , LIMHP

Carmen Chaney is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and overwhelming emotions. Carmen also supports clients dealing with family and relationship concerns, parenting strain, grief, and issues related to identity and self-esteem.

Carmen uses a direct, practical counseling style. She mixes cognitive behavioral approaches with dialectical behavior and mindfulness techniques to help people manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, not a fixed script.

She works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, anger, and career stress. Carmen also addresses attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, blended family dynamics, and communication problems. She is experienced with trauma, domestic violence, and recovery from loss.

Carmen prefers live video and phone sessions for therapy. She can communicate by messaging, but does not offer live chat because that format makes it harder for her to be effective. She accepts clients from Nebraska and works with international clients in English.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. Carmen helps people set clear steps, practice new skills, and track small wins. She aims to support people who want to make meaningful change in their lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that fit your goals, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Carmen uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors that reduce stress and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carmen will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs, adjusting the plan as you progress. Together you will set clear steps and practice skills between sessions to see what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Carmen provides live video and phone sessions for deeper conversation and skill practice, and she can use messaging for follow-up notes or brief check-ins. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work schedules, handle limited bandwidth by choosing phone over video, or keep shorter check-ins that don't require a full session. The goal is to make care accessible and usable for your life.