Tim has over 10 years of experience providing behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and families that suffered from mild to severe mental health disorders. To include experience working within assistant living nursing facilities, hospitals, military facilities, extended family home agencies and community-based government funded organizations. He also served in the military. [Read More]

Since 1986, I have provided psychotherapy to children, teens, adults, couples, and families of all ages struggling with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, self-abuse, stress management, parent/child conflicts, relationship issues, marriage counseling, couples counseling, cheating spouses, divorce, grief, loss, bipolar disorder, special education issues, learning difficulties, ADHD, autism peer conflicts, self-esteem issues, and health issues including chronic pain in the Omaha, Gretna, Elkhorn, Papillion, Springfield, LaVista, Ralston, Millard, Bellevue, Bennington, Ashland, Offutt Air Force Base, and surrounding NE areas; Sarpy, Douglas, Cass Counties in Nebraska. [Read More]

Carlee is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, a Nationally Certified Counselor, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and is trained and practicing Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Carlee graduated with her Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2013 and her Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in sociology from Creighton University in 2009. [Read More]

Dr. Battafarano is a psychiatrist who specializes with children and adolescents. He also works with adult psychiatric needs. Since coming to Omaha in 2004, Dr. Battafarano has worked extensively with individuals suffering with substance use disorders co-occurring with other mental health and biomedical disorders. He has practiced with multidisciplinary teams in community-based, as well as traditional, medically-modeled systems. During his 28 years in medicine, he has been certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, and Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Battafarano enjoys working with the diverse patient population we serve and the providers with whom we collaborate. [Read More]

People have always told me that I am a good listener and that I‘m easy to talk to, but it wasn’t until I helped a dear friend of mine process the grief of losing his father that I realized I could put my strengths to work in the counseling field helping those around me. For me, counseling isn’t just a job, it has become a calling. I see people everyday that are in pain or feel stuck in relationships they aren’t happy with and my heart goes out to them. [Read More]

John received his bachelors degree in Social Work in 1998 from UNO.   He received his masters degree in  Social Work from UNO in 2000.   John has worked with adolescents since 1993. His experience includes working as a tracker with Family Service and juvenile parole. The last 16 years, John has of worked as a prevention counselor at a local middle school.  John specializes in working with at-risk youth,  crisis intervention, behavior disorders and family counseling. [Read More]

Mr. Dross is an expert in working with individuals, helping them to evolve in ways that open their thinking, and helping them to understand their own thoughts and feelings as well as those of the people whom they interact. He works with issues of depression, anxiety, stress, anger, parenting/step-parenting, sexual orientation, grief and loss, as well as many other problems that individuals bring. [Read More]

Dr. Haney’s areas of clinical interest include pediatric physical abuse, failure to thrive and medical neglect. In addition to serving as Children’s Child Abuse division director, Dr. Haney is the medical director of Project Harmony, a children’s advocacy center in Omaha. She is currently the only board- certified child abuse pediatrician in the state of Nebraska. She is an assistant professor of Child Abuse Pediatrics at UNMC College of Medicine. [Read More]

Rye understands children “act out” or display anxiety when they need help handling difficult feelings. Rye empathetically provides kids with an engaging, effective way to process feelings, learn new skills, and improve behaviors through utilization of a wrap-a-round approach. Having worked in both schools as well as in private practice, Rye has experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and is committed to collaborating with both families and schools when providing therapeutic interventions. [Read More]

Julia Ye-Jin Shin completed her graduate training in Occupational Therapy at Boston University in January of 2013 and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Education at the University of St. Augustine. Before relocating to Omaha, Julia practiced occupational therapy with children in school, community, and hospital settings in California. Julia has advanced training and experience in sensory integration, neuro-developmental treatment, kinesiotaping, and feeding. [Read More]

Dr. Rosanna Jones-Thurman is a licensed clinical psychologist in Iowa and Nebraska. Dr. Jones-Thurman received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Whittier College in Whittier, California in 1990. She obtained her Masters of Arts degree in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, California in 1992. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology degree (PhD) in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, California in 1995. [Read More]

Dr. DeLaet has a general psychological practice working with a variety of age ranges from children through the elderly. He provides counseling/psychotherapy, psychological assessments, forensic risk assessments, neuropsychological screenings, parenting evaluations, and custody evaluations. He is also certified to provide Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Evaluations. [Read More]

Ben Harder, M.S., CCC-SLP is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2013 and Master of Science degree from Rockhurst University in 2015. He is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and the state of Nebraska. Ben has attended several focused training in the area of Applied Behavioral Analysis and Verbal Behavior for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays. The majority of his clinical time has found him working in the public school setting with preschool and elementary aged children with various disabilities Ben has clinical experiences in pediatric outpatient settings as well. [Read More]

Sean S. Haley, M.S., is a Nationally Certified Counselor and Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner in Nebraska. He received his master’s degree in Community Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Sean enjoys working with children, adolescents, and adults for many presenting issues including family dysfunction, interpersonal difficulties, grief and loss, oppositional behavior, anxiety, and depression, among others. He is particularly adept at working with children and families pre- and post-divorce. [Read More]

I’ve been working in the mental health community for over five years. I received my masters degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Nebraska Omaha. I’m currently licensed in the the state of Nebraska as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum, and self-esteem. [Read More]