Meet our Staff

To schedule an appointment with one of the Counseling Center staff members, please call 402-481-5991. You do not need a physician's referral.

Our staff includes psychologists and therapists with special training to work with children, adolescents, adults and families. We offer compassionate, experienced treatment for depression, anxiety, relationship issues, adjusting to life changes and many other areas including the shock, anger, grief and other emotions that can accompany a medical diagnosis or chronic health condition (health psychology).

Dr. Molly
Burns

Molly Burns, PsyD (she/her/hers)
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Molly Burns (she/her/hers) specializes in treatment for adults. She offers individual and family therapy/counseling to help adults adjust to life changes. She also provides psychological assessments including bariatric surgery evaluations. Dr. Burns is trained in health psychology and helps individuals cope with chronic health conditions including cancer, asthma, diabetes, chronic pain, obesity, gastrointestinal issues and autoimmune disorders. She enjoys helping people create healthy lifestyle choices to improve their lives. Health psychologists are trained to know about disease processes and physiology in order to help a person deal with issues that may be a part of specific illnesses.

Burns completed her training at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Dr. Kent
Cannon

Kent Cannon, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Cannon specializes in treatment for adults. He offers therapy/counseling for individuals, couples, and families who are having difficulty making adjustments at home, school, work, and in their personal and professional lives. He also provides help with stress, anxiety, mood, complicated bereavement, depression, life transitions, boundary issues, anger, and adjustment disorders. He enjoys helping people learn how to resolve issues that they have not been able to resolve on their own. Dr. Cannon also provides psychological assessments that include bariatric surgery and spinal cord stimulator evaluations. Dr. Cannon earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Biola University, La Mirada, California.

Dr. Cannon has expertise in working with depressed and suicidal patients, and patients with boundary issues.

Dr. Tom
Cardwell

Tom Cardwell, PhD (he/him)
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Tom Cardwell (he/him) provides treatment for people of all ages. He offers individual and family therapy to help with stress, anxiety, mood and adjustment disorders. Dr. Cardwell has expertise in gerontology and the assessment and treatment of substance abuse and addictions. He enjoys helping people work through life transitions of all kinds. He is interested in helping people improve their lives by learning to be as mentally and physically healthy as possible at every age. Successfully managing one’s life involves attention to sleep hygiene, nutrition, and exercise, and being engaged in life. Work, hobbies and/or volunteer activities tailored to people’s age, health and motivation can help them to more fully optimize their life satisfaction. Dr. Cardwell also provides psychological assessments that include bariatric surgery and spinal cord stimulator evaluations.

Dr. Cardwell earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 

Dr. Katherine
Otto

Katherine Otto, PsyD (she/her/hers)
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Katherine Otto (she/her/hers) is trained in health psychology and specializes in working with individuals with heart conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic pain. Health psychologists are trained to know about disease processes and physiology in order to help a person deal with issues that may be a part of specific illnesses. Working in conjunction with medical physicians, health psychologists address the additional, sometimes silent, symptoms of chronic illnesses such as depression, anxiety and stress that can impact a person’s quality of life. The goal is to help individuals cope better and learn to empower themselves on their path to recovery. She also helps clients with communication skills, stress management, relaxation strategies and assertiveness training. 

Otto received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.

Dr. Stacy
Waldron

Stacy Waldron, PhD (she/her/hers)
Licensed Psychologist and Therapy Staff Supervisor

Dr. Stacy Waldron provides treatment for individuals of all ages across the lifespan and specializes with adolescents and adults. She offers individual and family therapy to help clients with stress , anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions and chronic pain. This includes helping individuals with stress management, assertiveness training, communication and problem solving skills as well as relaxation training. She also provides psychological assessments that include bariatric surgery evaluations, spine surgery, and spinal cord stimulator evaluations.

Waldron earned a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Psychology for the State of Nebraska, the Board of Directors for the Midwest Pain Society, and the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

Pam Bowles

Pam Bowles, LICSW (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Pam Bowles (she/her/hers) provides therapy to adolescents, adults and geriatric clients with a wide range of conditions such as depression, postpartum depression, anxiety, chronic mental illness, adjustment disorder, grief and relationship concerns. Pam specializes in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and also specializes in working with victims of domestic violence and with men who have a violent relationship history. Additionally, she works with clients with a variety medical diagnoses including: cancer, heart conditions, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Bowles earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Sandra Breach

Sandra Breach, LICSW (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Sandra (she/her/hers) is experienced in working with adolescents and adults of all ages who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric conditions and children who are having difficulty regulating their emotions and behaviors. She specializes particularly in the treatment of trauma-related disorders such Complex PTSD. Sandra also brings experience and expertise in using a variety of therapeutic modalities such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and clinical hypnotherapy to meet the unique needs of her clients and values the often complex relationship between physical and emotional symptoms. She enjoys working with adolescents and adults from the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as older adults experiencing end-of-life issues, co-occurring medical problems, and grief.

Breach earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Carry Green

Carry Green, MA, LIMHP, LPC
Therapist 

Carry provides therapy to adults and young adult clients with a wide range of issues such as, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Eating Disorders, depression, anxiety, grief, adoption, domestic violence, and adjustment Disorder. Carry also works with veterans, and has training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (CBT). Carry works with clients with a variety of medical diagnoses including cancer, chronic pain, traumatic brain injuries, and concussions.

Green has her behavioral health licenses both in Nebraska and Arizona. She earned a Master of Counseling degree from Doane College in Lincoln.

Cassie Finkner

Cassie Finkner, MA, LIMHP, LPC, PLADC (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Cassie provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults. She specializes in trauma, including PTSD, major mental illness, suicidality, substance use, depression and anxiety. Cassie has been specifically trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), however, utilizes a variety of different treatment modalities based upon the individuals needs to meet their treatment goals. Additional experience includes working with people encountering housing instability, poverty and trauma related to military experiences, including deployments and crisis intervention.

Cassie earned her Master of Arts in Counseling at Doane University (CACREP accredited).

Cindy Hollister

Cindy Hollister, LICSW (she/her/hers)
Therapist 

Cindy Hollister (she/her/hers) specializes in counseling for adults experiencing severe trauma disorders such as complex posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative disorders. Other individuals she enjoys working with include those who are coping with chronic medical conditions, experiencing grief, or dealing with end-of-life issues. Cindy is trained in EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy and integrates therapeutic approaches as needed to best meet the needs of her clients.

Hollister earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Nikki Lightner

Nikki Lightner, MA, LIMHP, LADC
Therapist 

Nikki Lightner provides therapy to adolescents and adults. She offers individual and family counseling to help with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She has experience helping people with medical conditions, co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns, and grief or past traumas. She enjoys helping people improve their quality of life through a holistic approach that incorporates the mind, body and soul. Nikki is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Motivational Interviewing.

Nikki earned a Master of Counseling degree from Doane College in Lincoln. She works with clients with diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and cancer.

Todd Middagh

Todd Middagh, MA, LIMHP (he/him)
Therapist 

Todd provides therapy to youth, adolescents, adults and geriatric clients with a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), chronic mental illness, oppositional defiant disorders, Attention -deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive mood disorder and adjustment disorder. Todd utilizes Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewin, and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). Todd earned a Master of Counseling from Doane College.

Todd is certified to perform Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with families with children from the age of 2 to 7 years old.

Andrea Ruiz

Andrea Ruiz, MA, LIMHP (she/her)
Therapist 

Andrea Ruiz (she/her) provides therapy to clients of all ages and she has extensive experience working with adolescent and young adult clients. She has had experience and training working with clinical presentations of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and autism spectrum disorders. Andrea specializes in providing Neurofeedback training for those who are able to benefit from it and she has been specifically trained in eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) therapy techniques.

Andrea earned a Master of Counseling degree from Doane College in Lincoln.