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Rita Ham

Experienced LMHP focused on practical skills and recovery

LMHP Nebraska

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Rita

Rita Ham brings four decades of clinical experience to her therapeutic practice in Nebraska, offering care grounded in work with mental health and substance use concerns.

Background and approach

She is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) and has a long history in both residential and outpatient settings, including early years in community-based substance use treatment and many years providing outpatient services since 1995. Her background includes facilitating groups, family interventions, and individual therapy across a wide range of presenting problems.

Rita emphasizes practical skill building alongside symptom-focused strategies, using principles from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed practice while drawing on other well-established techniques. She typically works with adults and sometimes involves supportive people from a client's network when the client agrees, believing that a collaborative support system can aid progress.

Her manner is described as warm and interactive, with attention to building trust and offering respectful challenge toward goals identified together. Respect, sensitivity, and honesty are central to her approach, and she aims to reduce stigma around seeking help.

Rita encourages people ready to move from where they are now toward where they want to be to reach out and begin the process of change with professional guidance.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rita commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, and behavioral patterns. Acceptance and commitment therapy emphasizes clarifying values and learning skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action, which can help with coping, motivation, and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy, and Rita makes this a collaborative process. She works with clients to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors interventions from these and other evidence-informed methods to fit what a person wants to achieve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and different communication styles. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care and access support from licensed professionals while fitting therapy into varied routines and life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rita commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, along with additional focus areas such as codependency and workplace issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive, emphasizing trust-building, respectful challenge, and collaborative goal setting while incorporating practical techniques to build life skills and address symptoms.
What is her professional background?
Rita has provided therapy for over 40 years, including work in residential treatment earlier in her career and outpatient community-based services since 1995, along with experience facilitating groups and family interventions.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She is credentialed as an LMHP with license details NE LMHP 1671 and practices in Nebraska.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Nebraska

Languages

English