Carissa Elliott, LIMHP

Carissa Elliott is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner with 12 years of experience. She specializes in working with children, adolescents and families, but is also trained to work with adults, couples, and schools. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Chadron State College in Psychology/Sociology in 2003, and continued her education at Chadron State College in Counseling Psychology, graduating with her Master’s Degree in 2007. She worked as a PLMHP with the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC as an outreach therapist in the panhandle of Nebraska for three years. In 2010, after receiving her LMHP, she left to start her own private mental health practice in Chadron, Nebraska. She has owned and operated this private practice for 9 years. In 2016 she received her LIMHP, allowing her to practice with the highest credential granted for her education level. Carissa was also a member of the Northern Panhandle Crisis Response Team for 11 years, and recently resigned from that position to focus on private practice work. 
     Carissa lives in Chadron, Nebraska with her husband of 19 years, and her two children. As a native of rural Nebraska. Carissa is familiar with the area and the challenges that are presented for receiving mental health care, and is dedicated to bridging that gap both in counseling services and consultation with area schools.

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