Delores "Dee" Willits-Rahrs
Supportive family-centered counseling
- Credentials
- LIMHP
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed in
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Delores
Delores "Dee" Willits-Rahrs offers support for common family and parenting concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and coping with life changes. She approaches sessions with respect and encouragement, aiming to find practical solutions that fit each family's needs. Dee is a licensed independent mental health practitioner - LIMHP - practicing in Nebraska with over 31 years in the field.
Sessions are rooted in a client-centered way of working. That means she listens first, then collaborates on goals and a plan.
Background and approach
She values emotional safety and uses straightforward tools so families can make clearer choices. Humor and forgiveness are also part of how she helps families move forward. Over three decades Dee has worked with individuals, couples who are together or separated, and families dealing with addiction and mental health challenges.
She has supported people facing life events like loss, medical problems, financial strain, and conflicts between work and home. Her background includes experience with mood and anxiety conditions as well as substance concerns. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral approaches, solution-focused techniques, mindfulness practices, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems ideas.
She also uses Reality Therapy principles to help people take responsibility for choices and make changes that stick. Dee collaborates on assessment and planning so the person or family knows what to expect. Sessions aim to teach practical skills, encourage forgiveness, and build clearer decision-making.
She provides care in English and accepts international clients when appropriate.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online family support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. It helps people tolerate difficult feelings while still moving toward a life they value, which can be useful for family members facing loss or major changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching problem-solving and coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person or family about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time as things change.
Online therapy with this practitioner is available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. That mix of options gives flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving demands, or long-distance arrangements. These formats let families connect from home and use tools like short messages for check-ins or video for deeper conversations.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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