Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Carmen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LIMHP
- Licensed in
- Nebraska
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carmen
Carmen Chaney is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage overwhelming emotions, stress, anger, anxiety, and mood concerns. Carmen aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for daily life.
She uses a blend of cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches. Sessions are practical and direct, with an emphasis on skills people can use between meetings. Carmen tailors conversations and plans to each person's specific needs and goals.
Background and approach
Carmen works with issues that include trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family strain, parenting challenges, and career stress. She also supports people facing identity concerns such as LGBT related stress, and neurodiverse needs like ADHD. Other focuses include abandonment, attachment, codependency, and forgiveness work.
Her style is grounded and respectful. Carmen avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with sensitivity and compassion. She believes change starts with small, steady steps and offers clear guidance to help clients make those steps.
Carmen prefers live phone and live video sessions and notes that while she can use messaging, live chat is not a format she provides. If someone is ready to take the next step, she helps them plan the first appointment and figure out the goals they want to work on.
What Carmen works with
Everything Carmen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carmen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carmen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical actions. It helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and problem solving by teaching clear coping steps.Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication. It is useful for overwhelming emotions, intense reactions, and improving day-to-day coping skills.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try techniques in session, and adjust methods based on what works best for you. That way the plan matches your needs and preferences rather than being fixed from the start.
Online therapy with Carmen is offered by live video and live phone, plus messaging for follow-up notes. Video lets you work with visual cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Messaging can be used for short check-ins or to share progress between live sessions. These formats aim to make care more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Carmen
What kinds of concerns does Carmen address?
Carmen works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting struggles, career stress, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches. Sessions are practical and skill-focused, aiming to build tools clients can use every day.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience and holds the LIMHP credential listed as NE LIMHP.
Where is Carmen licensed to practice?
Carmen's credential is NE LIMHP and her practice is based in Nebraska.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides live video sessions and live phone sessions, and is comfortable with messaging, but does not offer live chat.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carmen?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the listed availability.