Mental Health
Programs & Services
Live your best life with options that best fit your mental health needs. We currently offer individual therapy sessions and a range of support groups.
Therapy Services
Our therapy services provide LGBTQ+ people with an affirming physical and emotional environment. Together, we'll work through everyday problems and stressors.
Our mental health therapist, CJ Elliott, LIMHP, LICSW, is currently accepting appointments in-person and virtually. All in-person appointments will held at our Verve Collaborative Health satellite office.
What to expect
To request an appointment:
1. Call the intake line at 402-898-1113.
2. Ask for an appointment with CJ Elliott.
The Verve intake coordinators will walk you through some questions to help identify any needs you may have. Following your intake, if our appointment capacity is full, we may offer you referrals for some trusted partner providers.
Payment & Insurance
Insurance coverage varies by plan, so we highly recommend checking your plan's specific benefits.
Meet Our Therapist
CJ (LIMHP, LICSW) is Omaha ForUs’ mental health practitioner and co-facilitator of support groups. With roots in social work and education, they believe individuals are the experts of their own lives and partners with them to build a trauma-informed therapeutic relationship focused on compassion and care.
Support groups
Support groups offer community members a space to create connections and foster hope. These peer-led groups are facilitated by background-checked community members who’ve been trained in Mental Health First Aid.
We determine the frequency and topics of support groups based on participants’ interests and our facilitators’ capacity. We may offer more frequent meetings or expanded topics in the future. Some support groups require registration, which is noted in their descriptions.
Please be on time for support groups — late admittance is not permitted due to establishing norms at the beginning of group.
Parents and Caregivers
This virtual support group is for caregivers and other adult family members of LGBTQ+ folks of any age.
This group is hosted the third Wednesday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom.
To be added to the group, email facilitator Cameron Koenig-Barker, LICSW at cameron.james.koenig@gmail.com.
Adult (19+)
This is a mental health support group for LGBTQ+ adults (ages 19+) focused on the intersections of mental health and LGBTQ+ identity.
This group is hosted from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The first and third Wednesday of the month is a Zoom meeting, and the second and third Wednesday of the month is an in person meeting.
Registration is required and opens the Thursday before each group. Please visit our events page to register for the next group and contact us with any questions!
Group values
Community
There is power in belonging and sharing space with people of similar experience(s).
Contribution
I can build connection when I share authentically, openly, according to my level of comfort with people I trust.
Cooperation
I can be supportive and feel supported when I work alongside my community members.
Collaboration
I can broaden my persepctive and expand my potential when I resource with others.
Find Support Now
We've created a toolkit with mental wellness and crisis resources for you and those you support. This toolkit does not replace professional mental health services, but it can serve as one of many tools when considering or waiting for these services.
If you or a loved one is in need of an emergency response, please call or text 988 for mental health and suicide-related support.
Community Resources
Beyond our mental health programs and services, Omaha ForUs host a clothing closet and food and hygiene pantry. Learn more about resources that support our community.