Lori Rodriquez-Fletcher, LICSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

02/16/2026

A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute finds that mental health care gaps for U.S. children remain stark: one in five households reported a child needing treatment, yet nearly a quarter didn't receive it, and many who did still struggled to access care.

02/08/2026

“Social workers see the invisible, hear the unheard, and fight for the forgotten.”

02/03/2026

Elizabeth “Betsy” Goodell, PCMSW, PLMHP is now accepting therapy clients in our Alliance office or for telehealth and has openings on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. She is currently able to take Molina, Nebraska Total Care, and non-federal BCBS (no railroad or post office). I am her clinical supervisor so will be completing the diagnostics for her clients (Medicaid requirement). Please call 308-763-9261 for inquiries and screening to make sure it’s a good fit. Thank you for choosing us to provide behavioral health and social work services.

01/27/2026

Play therapy is supported by decades of research showing positive outcomes for children experiencing anxiety, trauma, grief, behavioral challenges, and life transitions. Play isn’t “just for fun” it’s powerful, intentional clinical work.

01/21/2026

Lancaster County commissioners say proposed state behavioral health rule changes could raise costs, limit care and threaten providers. The state has delayed its public comment deadline to Jan. 31.

01/20/2026

✈️This year, we’re offering 8 overviews highlighting treatments, interventions and diagnosis for infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). These overviews are free to attend and dive deeper into these IECMH services offered in Nebraska:

🔹Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
🔹Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
🔹Circle of Security™-Parenting (COS™-P)
🔹*NEW* Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
🔹*NEW* DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

Visit our website to learn more and register: https://www.nebraskababies.com/events/2026-iecmh-overviews

01/19/2026

01/16/2026

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01/15/2026

01/08/2026

By BBGHAt Greater Nebraska Medical and Surgical Services (GNMSS), a new walk-in clinic will now be available to the community! The walk-in c

01/07/2026

I think culturally we are doing a really good job of normalizing the use of therapy and medication, but I wonder if we underemphasize that therapy takes time and effort to work. Quick-fix "breakthroughs" get glamorized in pop culture's version of therapy, but in real life, change comes slowly.

If your is getting care for yourself through , give it time.

A study of 10,000 people showed that it took about 20 sessions (that's about six months of weekly sessions) for 50% of people to experience notable symptom improvement. With a full year of treatment, that number jumped to 75%. Research like this is tricky, and numbers change depending on how researchers measure "improvement" and other studies suggest different timelines, but this large study really highlights that a key part of effective therapy is giving it time to work.

Source: Shedler & Gnaulati (2020, Networker) full link in profile.