Carmen Chaney, LIMHP

Carmen Chaney is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) based in Nebraska who uses straightforward, skills-based therapy to help people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and intense emotions. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more able to cope with daily life.

Carmen draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and grounding skills for moments of overwhelm. Sessions are tailored to each person so the tools match what they actually face at home, work, or school.

Her background spans 17 years of clinical work supporting people through relationship strain, family challenges, grief, parenting stress, adoption and foster care issues, and complications from trauma and abuse. She helps with anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood management, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.

Carmen prefers live phone and live video sessions and is comfortable using messaging when it fits the client’s needs; she does not offer live chat. She is candid in session and avoids stigmatizing labels while remaining direct and compassionate. Her style aims to be practical and respectful.

People who meet with Carmen can expect collaborative goal-setting and concrete homework between visits. She emphasizes small, achievable steps and builds on each person’s strengths to create lasting change and better day-to-day functioning.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

CBT helps people spot the thoughts and beliefs that fuel anxiety and low mood, then test different actions to change those patterns. It often includes simple homework and short exercises that fit well into video or phone sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values, acceptance of difficult feelings, and committed action toward meaningful goals; it pairs naturally with mindfulness practices taught during sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication, which can be practiced in live calls and reinforced through between-session exercises.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. She frames therapy as a shared process where the approach is tailored to needs, pace, and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills coaching and role play. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text-based messaging and asynchronous messages work well for sharing updates, homework, and brief reflections between live meetings. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy lives while still practicing the same evidence-informed skills used in person.