About Rita
Rita Ham is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner with 40 years of clinical experience in Nebraska. She began her career in community-based substance use treatment and has continued helping people through outpatient and residential settings. Rita focuses on practical change and clear goals to improve day-to-day life.
Over decades she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, relationship strain, grief, and parenting stress. She uses straightforward tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused work.
How Rita works
Sessions aim to build life skills and manage symptoms in ways that fit each person's life. Rita describes her style as warm and interactive. She works to create a trusting relationship where honesty is possible and respectful challenge is offered.
Treatment plans are set together and focus on achievable steps toward the changes a person wants. When helpful and with permission, she includes members of a person's support network in therapy. Rita emphasizes that a diagnosis is a starting point, not the whole story, and she focuses on practical skills alongside emotional healing.
She began facilitating interventions for concerned family members early in her career and later ran groups and residential programs. Since 1995 she has provided outpatient services through community programs and continues to draw on that breadth of experience to guide treatment choices.
Rita lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Rita works with
The areas below are the ones Rita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nebraska |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replaces them with practical alternatives. It is useful for anxiety, mood problems, and many day-to-day coping challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to a person's goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and text or live chat can work for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or busy schedules and to keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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