Mental Health Services

Your mental-emotional well-being plays a role in treatment success.

Wellness of our minds, emotions and cognitive behavioral factors are an important part of the cancer journey. Your Nebraska Cancer Specialists team offers mental health services to help you be the strongest YOU in your fight against cancer.

Meeting with a mental health practitioner will offer you a “safe place” to nurture your spirit and begin to heal the challenging emotional effect of the cancer journey by focusing on healing and emotional wellness. You may also address life challenges including chronic illness, physical injury, and the countless losses and challenges that often come with cancer.

Past experience and research has shown that treating the whole person, beyond just cancer treatment, can positively influence overall outcomes. Here’s some of the ways we can support patients’ through their care:

Together, we will work to

Reduce the effects of anxiety and depression
Reduce fear and worry
Reduce stress and overwhelm
Reduce adverse effects of cancer and treatment, including pain, fatigue, brain-fog, nausea
Improve quality of life and hopefulness
Improve decision-making, mental clarity
Learn healthy coping strategies
Help YOU be the best YOU

By utilizing these and other tools

Emotional Support
Support in information-processing and decision-making
Hypnosis
Progressive Relaxation
Guided Imagery
Meditation
Mindfulness Techniques

Our People

Lori Wingerter
LIMHP, MA

Jane Karges
PsyD

Schedule an appointment today! 402.691.6977
*Occupational therapy and mental health services are covered by most insurances