UNO Counseling Department and Community Counseling Clinic

01/30/2026

Check out this opportunity from BHECN! It’s free and looks like a great training.

Registration is now open for B-Con 2026—BHECN’s second annual conference—which will be held on Friday, April 24, at the Embassy Suites Downtown Omaha.

B-Con 2026 will build on the success of our inaugural conference and bring together Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce for a professional event offering continuing education credits, skill-building sessions, and opportunities for statewide collaboration.

At the conference, Leanna Fortunato, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Quality and Health Care Innovation at the American Psychological Association, will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioral health care.

The conference will also feature breakout sessions focused on su***de prevention, crisis intervention for youth, and supporting individuals with mental illness as they transition out of the corrections system.

See more details about the conference -- including a link to registration -- here. https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/partnerships/bcon.html

01/30/2026

Mental wellness doesn’t always require big changes.
Sometimes it’s the small, intentional moments that help us reset and reconnect. 🌱

📝 Journal your thoughts
🎶 Listen to music
😴 Take a nap
🚶‍♀️ Go for a walk
📵 Shut off your phone
📚 Read a new book

Progress over perfection—choose one thing today that supports you.

01/27/2026

👏🏼

Announcing the WINNER of the 2025 NCA versus NASW Snap Back Fundraiser Challenge.....🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

THE NEBRASKA COUNSELING ASSOCIATION! Wahoo! Congrats!

A total of $755 was raised for the challenge, and is being sent to 6 food banks across the state.

Great work both sides, and we'll see you all again to duke it out in 2026!

01/27/2026

4-7-8 breathing is a paced breathing exercise designed to activate the parasympathetic nervous system—the part of the body responsible for rest, regulation, and recovery.

How it works:
• Inhale for 4 seconds through the nose
• Hold for 7 seconds
• Exhale slowly for 8 seconds through the mouth
Repeat for 3–4 cycles.

Why it’s effective:
Slow, extended exhalation helps reduce physiological arousal by decreasing heart rate, lowering muscle tension, and calming stress-related activation. This technique is often used to support anxiety reduction, sleep onset, and emotional regulation.

If holding the breath feels uncomfortable, shorten the counts or focus simply on slowing the exhale.

01/25/2026

📣 Licensed Counselors: Call for Proposals!

The Nebraska Counseling Association is inviting licensed counselors to submit presentation proposals for the 2026 NCA Annual Conference, happening April 24, 2026 in Bellevue, NE.

We are prioritizing presentations focused on:
✔️ Ethics (licensure-relevant content encouraged)
✔️ Major mental illness diagnosis and/or assessment

🕘 90-minute breakout sessions designed for in-depth clinical learning.
📅 Proposal deadline: March 2, 2026

🔗 Submit your proposal: https://forms.gle/XSj55FE6dPoapXcW8

🌐 www.necounseling.org
| 📧 nca@necounseling.org

01/21/2026

🪟 What Is the Window of Tolerance?

Your window of tolerance is the zone where you feel grounded, present, and able to cope with life’s stressors.

When trauma or chronic stress shows up, that window can shrink:
🔺 Hyperarousal — anxiety, anger, feeling overwhelmed or on edge
🔻 Hypoarousal — numbness, shutdown, feeling disconnected or “spaced out”

These reactions aren’t choices. They’re your nervous system doing its best to protect you.

💛 The good news?
With support, coping tools, and therapy, your window of tolerance can expand—making it easier to navigate stress, emotions, and daily life.

If this resonates, you’re not alone—and help is available.

📍 The UNO Community Counseling Clinic offers low-cost counseling for children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

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01/21/2026

📣 Attention NE-licensed mental health practitioners! Our 9-hour, fully online Addiction Counseling Professional Program is now enrolling. This Counseling + Social Work collab offers the clinical coursework to qualify for Provisional LADC licensure ⬇️

https://hubs.ly/Q03-zxkL0

01/19/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that love is not passive—it is a force for healing, justice, and change. On MLK Day, we honor his legacy by choosing compassion, reflection, and action in how we care for ourselves and one another.

01/19/2026

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01/14/2026

Why do neurodivergent people struggle with sleep? 🌙🧠

It’s not a lack of effort.
It’s not “bad sleep hygiene.”
It’s neurology.

Many neurodivergent brains:
• Don’t switch off easily
• Have later internal clocks
• Process sensory input more intensely
• Struggle with transitions and routines
• Finally feel regulated when the world gets quiet

Understanding the nervous system changes the conversation.

01/14/2026

So much of healing happens when we stop fighting reality and start focusing on how we respond to it.

Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, reminded us that even when we cannot change our circumstances, we still have the power to choose our response.

This is where resilience is built — in meaning, perspective, and how we meet what we cannot control.