Rita Ham, LMHP

Rita Ham is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) with four decades of experience supporting people facing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring challenges. Her early work began in a community substance use treatment center, where training and family interventions sparked a long-term commitment to helping individuals and families navigate recovery and growth. Over the course of her career she has worked in residential treatment settings and, since 1995, has provided outpatient services through community-based programs in Nebraska.

Rita has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups, and while she has experience across the lifespan, her current focus is on adult clients. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed principles, along with a range of evidence-informed techniques often described as best practices, to address concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, substance use and abuse, and both emotional and physical trauma. When appropriate and with client approval, she invites supportive people from a client’s network to participate in the therapeutic process.

Rita emphasizes that a diagnosis can guide treatment but does not define a person, and she aims to combine life skill development with practical tools to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Her style is warm and interactive, grounded in respect, compassion, sensitivity, and honest collaboration. Rita encourages those ready to move from where they are now toward where they want to be to reach out and begin the work of change.