Carrie Gottschalk, LIMHP

Carrie Gottschalk is a Nebraska-based mental health therapist and holds the credential LIMHP (Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner). With 10 years of clinical experience, she focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, life changes, compassion fatigue, relationships, family dynamics, grief, parenting, anger, career issues, depression, coaching, and ADHD, as well as adoption, foster care, attachment issues, and post-traumatic stress.

She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the heart of care, offering a warm, interactive, and accepting approach that treats each person with sensitivity and respect. Her work is tailored to the individual, shaping conversations and treatment plans around each person’s strengths, values, and family supports. Using a solution-focused framework, she helps people identify practical problem-solving strategies and build on natural supports to navigate life’s challenges.

Her clinical methods draw from attachment-based work, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and EMDR when appropriate. Carrie frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to empower people as they take steps toward greater well-being. She welcomes those ready to begin change and offers steady support through the process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Care Delivered Online

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and emotional response. This approach supports people working through adoption, foster care concerns, attachment issues, and relational trauma by helping them understand and reshape how they relate to others.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on providing an accepting, empathetic space where the person directs the pace and topics of work. It is useful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and strengthening personal resilience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Carrie works collaboratively with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and needs, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Therapy is framed as a partnership in which the therapist and client choose strategies together.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can access care that fits their schedule and life demands. These options make regular sessions more manageable for those balancing work, family, or mobility constraints, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent, goal-focused support.