Psychiatrists in Omaha, NE
Dr. Joseph Kent
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Omaha, NE 68154 (Online Only)
Board certified MD psychiatrist who has been serving Nebraska and Iowa since 2014. Born and raised in Nebraska and attended medical school at UNMC and residency at Creighton. My goal for patients is for them to become well enough that they no longer need my services. I do not want patients to just exist, but to thrive as happy and functional individuals. This often includes their relationships, professions and education. I am a medication minimalist and strive for the least medications and lowest effective dose. Much of my time is spent identifying the correct diagnosis and reducing medications started by prior providers.
Board certified MD psychiatrist who has been serving Nebraska and Iowa since 2014. Born and raised in Nebraska and attended medical school at UNMC and residency at Creighton. My goal for patients is for them to become well enough that they no longer need my services. I do not want patients to just exist, but to thrive as happy and functional individuals. This often includes their relationships, professions and education. I am a medication minimalist and strive for the least medications and lowest effective dose. Much of my time is spent identifying the correct diagnosis and reducing medications started by prior providers.
Nancy Handler, MD , Mind & Mood Mental Health, LLC
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Omaha, NE 68130
Dr. Nancy Handler, founder of Mind and Mood Mental Health, LLC, is a board certified psychiatrist who graduated medical school from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed residency at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Handler has completed additional training in management of women's mental health through Mass General Hospital. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of various mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and mood disorders.
Dr. Nancy Handler, founder of Mind and Mood Mental Health, LLC, is a board certified psychiatrist who graduated medical school from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed residency at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Handler has completed additional training in management of women's mental health through Mass General Hospital. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of various mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and mood disorders.
Meghan Sheehan, MD Specialized Psychiatry LLC
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Omaha, NE 68130 (Online Only)
Welcome to Specialized Psychiatry! Together, we will create an individualized plan to optimize your mental and physical well-being to ensure you thrive and truly enjoy life. You deserve to be treated by a physician and understood as a person, because you and your health matter. To ensure unmatched privacy, convenience, and access, all visits are via Telehealth. Dr. Sheehan is the only fellowship trained outpatient Consultation-Liaison psychiatrist in Nebraska, and is dedicated to bringing specialized care to patients throughout the state. It’s time to start working towards your ideal life today!
Welcome to Specialized Psychiatry! Together, we will create an individualized plan to optimize your mental and physical well-being to ensure you thrive and truly enjoy life. You deserve to be treated by a physician and understood as a person, because you and your health matter. To ensure unmatched privacy, convenience, and access, all visits are via Telehealth. Dr. Sheehan is the only fellowship trained outpatient Consultation-Liaison psychiatrist in Nebraska, and is dedicated to bringing specialized care to patients throughout the state. It’s time to start working towards your ideal life today!
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Motivational Interviewing Psychiatrists
How does motivational interviewing work?
Motivational interviewing aims to uncover a person’s internal motivation to change their life. Toward this end, the therapist listens, empathizes, and collaborates with the client based on their perspective; the therapist doesn’t adhere to a predetermined plan for change or impose their viewpoint on the client. Discovering an individual’s most important reasons for change, and guiding them to achieve those changes, can empower people to shift from ambivalence to action.
Is motivational interviewing evidence-based?
Yes, research shows that motivational interviewing can help treat alcohol and substance use — and in different ways such as reducing drinking, reducing resistance, and increasing the likelihood of staying in treatment. Motivational interviewing has also been shown to help people lose weight, adhere to medication regimens, improve diet for those with Type II diabetes, and improve healthy behaviors in children.
How long does motivational interviewing last?
Motivational interviewing is a short-term therapy that can last just one or two sessions. In some cases, motivational interviewing may be used in conjunction with longer-term therapies, but for most people, motivational interviewing is a brief intervention that aims to help patients understand their personal, specific, and internal reasons for changing their life.
What differentiates motivational interviewing from person-centered therapy?
In person-centered therapy, the individual is in the driver’s seat of the treatment process, creating space for them to trust their instincts and arrive at their own solutions. The two approaches are similar because motivational interviewing is also client-centered; however, person-centered therapy is more open-ended while motivational interviewing is somewhat more structured; the goal is to change, and the therapist helps the client specifically discover their internal motivations to modify their behavior.