As a licensed therapist in Nebraska , I bring 26 years of dedicated experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on helping clients navigate challenging life transitions, mental health concerns, and personal growth. I specialize in addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem challenges with a compassionate, holistic approach.
My therapeutic work spans a wide range of focus areas, including relationship dynamics, workplace stress, life purpose exploration, and healing from past experiences. I am particularly committed to supporting individuals through midlife transitions, young adult challenges, and complex emotional experiences.
I approach each client's journey with deep empathy, respect, and a collaborative spirit. My goal is to create a supportive environment where individuals can develop stronger self-understanding, build resilience, and cultivate meaningful personal transformation. Whether you're struggling with social anxiety, processing trauma, or seeking greater self-acceptance, I'm here to support your unique path forward.
Professional experience
25 yrs in practice
Stress and anxiety Trauma and abuse Anger management Motivation, self esteem, and confidence Depression
Additional areas of focus:Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
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Becky is very attentive,
Written on Nov 02, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
I really like how well we click and when we meet for sessions, I feel as though I’m talking with a friend besides just a counselor so she makes it easy for me to talk about anything and everything without being judged.
Written on Oct 13, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
While it’s still early in my sessions with Becky, I feel calm and comfortable with her and would recommend her to others.
Written on Sep 28, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Becky is so helpful. I was very nervous about starting therapy but she makes it very easy. She helps me reframe my thinking and I greatly appreciate her perspective.
Written on Sep 27, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
My therapist is excellent and reaches out to me on a regular basis checking on me making sure I don't need anything or if I do she's always there.
Written on Aug 30, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Becky is a dear person and easy to talk to! I like her follow up and her prioritization. She understands and gets to the heart of the matter. :-)
Written on Aug 29, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 4 months
She listens so well
Written on Aug 02, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
I feel she helps me talk through my daily routines.
Written on Jul 13, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, eating disorders, anger management, and coaching
I love working with Becky! She’s very understanding and patient with me trying to work through everything and she’s helped me understand myself more without making me feel unheard or that it doesn’t make sense. She’s able to switch between being a listening ear and helping me understand what im feeling.
Written on Apr 06, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Becky is experienced and professional. She listens and offers suggestions as well as resources. I feel comfortable being fully transparent with her.
Written on Feb 26, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts
She listens to me and we problem solve together
Written on Feb 19, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
I like that I do not feel judged or feel uncomfortable with Becky. I think she accepts me for what I have going on in my life and lets me talk in circles sometimes to just story to sort things out. Her support and therapeutic services have been pivotal in even my existence.
Written on Feb 17, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and eating disorders
Becky has been great for me! She is genuinely concerned with my well being and is always trying to help me figure my stuff out and come up with better ways to deal with situations.
Written on Feb 01, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Becky was kind, understanding and very professional. She listened to my concerns and offered me her professional opinion regarding my issues. I felt comfortable discussing my personal information and appreciated her opinions and suggestions regarding my treatment. She made this (otherwise incredibly difficult) task of discussing my personal situation and feelings as comfortable as possible! I feel that continuing my sessions with her will be helpful and incredibly beneficial as I attempt to heal and rebuild my life going forward. I greatly appreciated her kindness and professional intelligence regarding f my complicated and painful history. Thank you Becky for giving me the space to express my myself completely and honestly...and for giving me the hope I've desperately needed to recover and thrive!
Written on Jan 18, 2026 after therapy with Becky for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Becky is patient ,kind and supportive
Written on Dec 26, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I feel safe with her and feel like she actually cares about my wellbeing
Written on Nov 02, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Becky is personable, professional and a great listener. She provided resources that were extremely helpful! Thank you Becky!!
Written on Oct 03, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, and adhd
Thank you for being there and helping me cope
Written on Sep 30, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Becky has been very supportive and understanding. Becky's knowledge and the worksheets she sends me has been very helpful in my journey. Becky is respectful and focuses on my needs at the time. She is there for me when I need her help. She responds back to me in a timely manner.
Written on Jul 06, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, and compassion fatigue
Super nice,caring, and knowledgeable. Becky guides you to a solution and I recommended her highly.
Written on May 22, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 months on issues concerning depression, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Becky has been great! She's easy to work with and responds fairly quickly. Messaging in between appointments is nice to have. Thank you taking the time to work with me!
Written on Mar 30, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
She’s been fantastic, very funny and organized. She’s a great listener and I would definitely recommend her to anyone I knew that needed therapy.
Written on Jan 27, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, and self esteem
She has helped me feel comfortable with opening up in our sessions. She has listened to my concern with therapy but has helped me open to find helpful skills to help my situation
Written on Jan 27, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Becky is wonderful! She's understanding and provides me with 'home work' so I continue to work on myself through out the week.
Written on Jan 19, 2025 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Becky has done a good job thus far.
Written on Dec 30, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Always listens and has good feedback. She responds quick when she's able and I enjoy working with her.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and adhd
Becky is very open and caring
Written on Oct 31, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Having Ms. Armstrong as a therapist has been a game changer, she's patient, she gives good advice and different ways to deal with your every day issues, I would recommend her 100 times over
Written on Jul 13, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, and bipolar disorder
Becky is great i have felt open to her from our first meeting. She is always on time for meetings and responds to my messages right away. I feel lucky to have such a great therapist to work with.
Written on Jun 27, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigu
Most important person in my life besides my family right now and I am thankful she is helping me
Written on Jun 22, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger management
Becky is a great therapist who really listens and understands. Her feedback is always insightful and genuine.
Written on Feb 04, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning anger management
I’ve enjoyed working with her and I’ve learned a lot. It’s been a great experience; I’m so glad I started therapy!
Written on Jan 11, 2024 after therapy with Becky for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
Becky was very personal and easy to talk to. She is kind and understanding and gave very good advice.
Written on Jul 18, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem
I have been very satisfied with Becky! She understands what I need help with and suggests certain things to do to help.
Written on Jul 08, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Becky is great, very compassionate and holds me accountable.
Written on Jun 25, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Becky is a great therapist, she is understanding and is easy to talk to. She gives great advice on ways to manage my anxiety.
Written on Jun 25, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Becky has been very approachable from the start. It was really easy to start talking to her. She uses her own experiences to connect with her clients better.
Written on Apr 11, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Becky has been a true inspiration of mine of regaining myself and to control the mental standpoint of my life for the better parts since a transition that change was a must. Any advice that she has shared has been appreciated and placed in my everyday routine. Truly thankful and took a lot for me to put forth the effort of being able to reach out and establish the lifeline of support. Always take care of the inner part of ourselves and have someone like Becky to be the support you look into.
Written on Apr 09, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Becky is very easy to talk to. She listens, helps you to feel not alone by sharing some of her own experiences, and freely shares self-help resources.
Written on Mar 24, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She was very easy to talk to and she guided me into making better habits for myself. Very helpful and good listener
Written on Mar 15, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Becky is like a cool aunt that you can tell anything to. She listens and is firm, yet understanding when she tells you how to best handle a situation.
Written on Feb 15, 2023 after therapy with Becky for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
She’s been pretty cool. She let’s me talk and when I don’t know what to say she helps the convo move smoothly.
Written on Dec 19, 2022 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ad
Becky is very responsive and extremely helpful in guiding me into my therapy journey!
Written on Dec 13, 2022 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
I started with concerns about the myriad of problems I feel have been constantly bubbling beneath the surface and Becky not only helped my identify them but begin to understand and tackle them. She has been awesome for me.
Written on Dec 09, 2022 after therapy with Becky for 2 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, coaching, and adhd
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