At our annual Celebration of Caring and Bountiful Harvest banquets, we present details on the services we provide at Catholic Social Services. Those who have attended or have read our publications know there are two arms of the agency - clinical and social services.
Our social services include emergency services (including our fixed and mobile food pantries), disaster relief, refugee and immigration services, and our St. Christopher car program to name a few.
Our clinical services are directed by Dr. Aaron Stratman. He oversees our Immaculate Heart Counseling Center in Lincoln and our nine satellite offices in Auburn, David City, Falls City, Hastings, Nebraska City, the Newman Center, Our Lady of Guadalupe Center, Plattsmouth and Wahoo. Our staff currently consists of four licensed psychologists, five master-level mental health therapists, and two pre-doctoral interns.
Our highly-trained mental health professionals provide individual, group, and family therapy to individuals young and old. They utilize the best psychological theories and techniques while incorporating elements of the Catholic faith. We accept most insurance plans and Medicare, and have a grant system for individuals who are un-insured or under-insured, thanks to the generous support of the people of southern Nebraska. Last fiscal year through this grant system, we provided over $100,000 in services to those who were unable to pay.
Services are provided for most psychological difficulties including, anxiety, depression, marital difficulties, behavioral problems, addiction, eating disorders, parenting, bipolar, and personality disorders, and post-abortion counseling. In addition, we answer the Project Rachel/post-abortion counseling hotline for the entire state of Nebraska. Dr. Stratman also directs our APA-accredited, pre-doctoral internship program that is part of the Nebraska Internship Consortium for Professional Psychology.
I am excited to announce that Catholic Social Services has added two new mental health professionals to our highly-trained staff. Heather McQuillan, M.S. joined the CSS Clinical Team in July. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska, as well as her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Heather brings experience with children, teens, and young adults, as well as marital therapy. In September, Heather also began providing services at a new satellite office in Wahoo.
Marcel Lanahan also recently joined our clinical staff. Marcel graduated from Notre Dame and earned a Master of Arts in counseling from the Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH. He will be spending his time in the Falls City, Auburn, and Nebraska City satellite sites. He will be able to counsel individuals and couples including children for their mental health needs.
We are blessed to have both Heather and Marcel join our highly-trained staff of counselors who are dedicated to serve the people of southern Nebraska. You can be confident that our staff will continue to provide top quality mental health services while incorporating elements of the Catholic faith. Let me once again thank our benefactors who donate to Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska. Because of our generous donors we will be able to continue serving those who need our services but for some reason are un-insured or under-insured. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
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