Elissa Olson, LIMHP, LMHP
Nebraska · 17 years in practice
Elissa Olson is a licensed mental health practitioner in Nebraska with 17 years of experience.
License and registration
- LIMHP, Nebraska
- 855 · expires September 2026
- LMHP, Nebraska
- 3715 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1700138344 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Elissa
Elissa Olson is a licensed mental health practitioner in Nebraska with 17 years of experience. She works with people facing long-term mental health and substance use challenges and supports those trying to make meaningful changes in their lives. She has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
That background means she is familiar with crisis care and slower-paced outpatient work. Sessions are adapted to fit each person's situation and history.
Background and approach
Her style is respectful and direct. She aims to listen first and then shape a plan that feels practical. Clients can expect straightforward conversation about symptoms, patterns, and daily life struggles.
Elissa uses several therapy approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and existential ideas. She draws from different methods to match the problem at hand rather than following a single protocol.
She commonly addresses issues such as addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, stress, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, parenting questions, and sleep or eating difficulties. Additional focus areas include attachment and adoption concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress, ADHD, and body image. Elissa works in English and provides sessions in multiple online formats.
She emphasizes practical steps and steady support so people can build healthier habits and clearer choices over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elissa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches fit into online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and the patterns they create in relationships and personal life. In sessions clients name and sit with strong feelings to understand how those feelings shape behavior and connection.Client-Centered Therapy centers on offering a nonjudgmental, accepting space where the client leads the conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and begin to make choices that match their values.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating problems, and anger management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and as new issues arise.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make access easier. Video is useful for a fuller conversation, phone calls can be quicker check-ins or an option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support brief updates, skill practice, or between-session contact. These formats are chosen to fit schedules and the way a person prefers to engage in therapy.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist often address?
Common concerns include addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, stress, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and career stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is respectful and direct, with an emphasis on listening first and then shaping a practical plan. Therapy blends conversation with skills-based work when helpful.
What kind of experience does the therapist have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings with people facing chronic mental health and substance use challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds NE LIMHP and NE LMHP credentials and practices in Nebraska.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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