Carmen Chaney, LIMHP

Carmen Chaney is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) with 17 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, trauma, mood challenges, and family stress. She focuses on practical skills to manage intense emotions and everyday problems. Carmen writes plainly and works with clients who want clear direction mixed with compassion.

She uses a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness approaches to tailor the work to each person. Sessions often include learning concrete skills for managing worry, regulating strong feelings, and improving communication. Carmen aims to reduce shame and stigma while helping people take small, steady steps toward change.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with people facing depression, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and trauma. Carmen also addresses specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress. Her experience covers a broad range of life changes, from divorce and separation to career transitions.

Carmen prefers live phone and live video sessions and is able to communicate by messaging when helpful. She does not offer live chat. She accepts clients in Nebraska and is open to working with international clients in English. The counseling process begins with matching and scheduling so goals can be clarified from the first meeting.

She encourages people who feel stuck or overwhelmed to reach out when they are ready. Carmen emphasizes practical steps, respectful conversation, and a plan shaped around each person’s needs and values.

How Carmen’s Approaches Shape Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you clarify what matters most and take small actions that reflect your values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life changes when someone wants more purpose-driven steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and depression. It is often skill-oriented and works well for stress and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through skills in distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, and together you will try strategies that fit your situation. If one method isn’t helping, the plan can be adjusted so the work stays useful and relevant to your life.

The therapist prefers live phone and live video sessions and can use messaging when useful, though live chat is not offered. Confirm current session options before booking so they match your needs. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people connect from locations that work better for their schedule. These practical benefits can help people keep consistent momentum toward their goals.