Cognitive Processing (CPT) Therapists in Irvington, Omaha, NE
My ideal clients are individuals and couples navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and relationship challenges, often rooted in past wounds. Many are seeking deeper alignment—emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. I support clients in understanding and regulating their nervous system, processing unresolved experiences, and reconnecting with truth, peace, and intentional living through a compassionate, trauma-informed approach.
My ideal clients are individuals and couples navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and relationship challenges, often rooted in past wounds. Many are seeking deeper alignment—emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. I support clients in understanding and regulating their nervous system, processing unresolved experiences, and reconnecting with truth, peace, and intentional living through a compassionate, trauma-informed approach.
Hello, I’m Michelle Milligan, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with expertise in supporting adolescents and adults through life’s challenges. I provide a compassionate, collaborative approach to therapy, using evidence-based techniques like CBT and trauma-focused interventions to help clients manage issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulties. My goal is to empower you to build resilience, foster growth, and reclaim a sense of balance and well-being in your life.
Hello, I’m Michelle Milligan, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with expertise in supporting adolescents and adults through life’s challenges. I provide a compassionate, collaborative approach to therapy, using evidence-based techniques like CBT and trauma-focused interventions to help clients manage issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulties. My goal is to empower you to build resilience, foster growth, and reclaim a sense of balance and well-being in your life.
Dr. John-Paul Witt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LIMHP, LICSW
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Especially in difficult times, it can be hard to find sources of acceptance, affirmation, and healing. Often the people closest to us - family, classmates, and co-workers, don't accept us for who we are. Perhaps we are gifted and see the world differently, in a new relationship and scared of old mistakes, navigating parenting or co-parenting, or are trying to better understand ourselves and our past. Whatever the reason, we also desire to be happy, whole, and loved - and especially to become something more than what we are. Trauma can hold us back at any age - creating negative habits and barriers to our growth and happiness.
Especially in difficult times, it can be hard to find sources of acceptance, affirmation, and healing. Often the people closest to us - family, classmates, and co-workers, don't accept us for who we are. Perhaps we are gifted and see the world differently, in a new relationship and scared of old mistakes, navigating parenting or co-parenting, or are trying to better understand ourselves and our past. Whatever the reason, we also desire to be happy, whole, and loved - and especially to become something more than what we are. Trauma can hold us back at any age - creating negative habits and barriers to our growth and happiness.
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How does cognitive processing therapy work?
A CPT therapist helps a client evaluate their thoughts about the trauma they experienced, focusing on maladaptive or self-blaming thoughts that can exacerbate symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, or depression. The therapist will work with a client to help them learn to challenge such thoughts and consider different perspectives. The therapist is also likely to ask a client to work on these techniques at home between meetings, such as writing an account of their trauma that can be read aloud during a future session.
What is cognitive processing therapy for PTSD?
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy primarily used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to treat individuals who experienced abuse or violence, who survived natural disasters, who were first responders to such incidents, or who otherwise experienced trauma.
How long does cognitive processing therapy last?
CPT is a short-term therapy. Whether conducted one-on-one or in a group, a complete set of CPT sessions typically includes 12 weekly sessions, along with tasks for clients to complete at home, although this can vary depending on a client’s needs or a therapist’s particular treatment plan. Sessions typically last 60 or 90 minutes.
How effective is cognitive processing therapy?
A large body of research supports the use of CPT to treat people experiencing PTSD, finding it to be effective among different age groups, either in one-on-one therapy sessions or in a group therapy environment. Research suggests that although the initial sessions may be difficult, clients tend to begin to feel positive progress after the first few sessions, and that the benefits tend to last well after the therapy ends.