Family Psychological Services Inc.
5945 S 56th St # 101
Lincoln, NE 68516
Family Psychological Services
Lisa R. Blankenau, Ph.D. has over 30 years of experience helping families, couples and individuals to improve relationships, address mental health needs and develop strategies for more satisfying lives.
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About Me
Dr. Blankenau received her Doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1995, after she had earned her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1984. After working for a few years as a family therapist in community agencies, she went back to school to complete her Doctorate degree in counseling psychology. She studied families to understand their communication patterns and how to utilize them to assist in identifying problems and solutions that arise in the normal developmental processes that most families experience. During her graduate studies, she also studied mental illness and emotional disturbances.
She has been in private practice in Lincoln, NE since 1995, starting with Behavioral Pediatric and Family Therapy before going into her own practice, Family Psychological Services, Inc. in 2004. She loves to work with a variety of people and issues, including with individual clients to help them deal with difficult mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, panic disorders and co-dependency issues. She has significant experience working with couples who are struggling with marital difficulties, change of life issues, infidelity, child-rearing issues and other challenges that can be difficult to resolve.
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Treatment Options
Individual Counseling
Extensive work helping with difficult mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, panic disorders and codependency issues. Using a range of techniques from Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Positive Psychology to provide the best treatment based on how thoughts trigger feeling.
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Attorney Consultations
With over 25 years of custody evaluations in Nebraska courts, Dr Blankenau has developed an expertise in understanding the unique challenges that are faced by divorced parents. While she no longer completes the custody evaluations, she does continue to work with parents, children and attorneys to assist families in developing family structures that promote healthy relationships following a divorce.
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Family Therapy
Specialized knowledge and training with the entire family system to understanding the roles, rules, beliefs, needs, and patterns of each unique family, utilizing Family Systems Theory and Communications Theories.
Couples Therapy
Significant experience working with couples including marital difficulties, change of
life issues, infidelity, child-rearing issues and other challenges that can be difficult to resolve. Provides strategies from Family Systems Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Theory And Positive Psychology to improve couples’ communication, empathy, emotional connection and problem-solving skill.
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