Creating Bonds & Building Social-Emotional Wellbeing

KVC’s Outpatient Therapy program offers both in-office and in-home therapy services to individuals and families across all ages. The program focuses on promoting positive caregiver-child relationships, strengthening family cohesion, supporting mental wellness and enhancing social and emotional wellbeing. Additionally, it provides critical intervention aimed at reducing suicidal and self-harming behaviors. We work to meet the needs of families and individuals of all ages so they feel safe and connected to each other and their communities.

Services include a holistic assessment and plan for care that utilizes evidence-based treatment. We currently offer this program in these Nebraska cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Auburn, Bellevue, Crete, Elkhorn, Gretna, La Vista, Milford, Millard, Papillion, Seward, Ralston and Raymond Central.

This program provides:

• A caring, highly trained, trauma-informed therapist
• Home-, school- and community-based services
• Evidence-based practices such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Session days and times that are convenient for the individual and family
• Group sessions for both adults and adolescents and their families in DBT Skills

We can help when:

• Individuals are struggling in school or at home 
• Individuals do not follow caregiver, parent or teacher directions 
• Individuals show challenging behaviors like anger, tantrums or acting out 
• Individuals withdraw socially 
• Individuals feel sad or hopeless 
• Individuals express repeated thoughts of self-harm or suicide 
• Individuals demonstrate changes in eating or sleeping habits 
• Individuals have experienced scary or painful events such as loss of a loved one, separation, serious medical procedures, abuse or violence at home or within the community, change in caregivers, etc. 
• Caregivers want help with parenting and improving parent/child relationships 
• Individuals are struggling with the 5 areas of dysregulation: 
  • Emotional dysregulation 
  • Interpersonal dysregulation 
  • Self-dysregulation 
  • Cognitive dysregulation 
  • Behavioral dysregulation 

Need Help? Call or Text 988

If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, suicidal thoughts or emotional distress help is just a call or text away. Dial 988 anytime to connect with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Trained counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week providing free and confidential support. You are not alone. Reach out today.

Who do we serve?

• In the Lincoln area, we serve families, youth and adults. We offer both adolescent and adult DBT Skills groups. Lincoln has DBT therapists for both youth and adults. Lincoln also has a dually credentialed therapist.
• In the Omaha area, we serve families, youth and adults. We offer adolescent DBT Skills Group and have DBT therapists for both youth and adults. Omaha has a CPP therapist. Omaha also has a dually credentialed therapist.

We have immediate availability in both Lincoln and Omaha for clients with Nebraska Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue-Shield and Aetna.

How do I start these services?

To make a referral, please contact KVC at
402-880-4926 or e-mail at
NEClinicalandPreventionReferrals@kvc.org.

How do I pay for these services?

We accept all Nebraska Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, or private pay.

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