Tracy

Dr Tracy Kalnins

Counseling Psychologist

About Me

As a Counseling Psychologist with a PhD, I provide a grounded space for you to explore life's complexities. I guide individuals through challenges, helping them understand their experiences with depth. Our work together focuses on making sense of difficult feelings. We aim to find clear paths forward. Clients value a collaborative approach that respects their unique journey, fostering resilience and personal growth.

Approach

I blend thoughtful reflection with practical steps, pacing sessions to match how you process and decide. In my Lincoln office we keep meetings calm and structured, so conversation stays focused and manageable. Careful assessment and attentive feedback guide small experiments between sessions—practical tasks that build clarity, shift patterns, and deepen our work. People navigating persistent stress, changing roles, or recovery often find this steady, collaborative rhythm helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Neuro & Psychological Assessment

    A comprehensive evaluation of brain function, memory, attention, and thinking skills to help diagnose neurological or psychological conditions.

  • Conflict Management

    Structured approaches to resolving disputes and improving communication between people in conflict, whether in relationships, families, or workplaces.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Brain Injury

    Damage to the brain caused by external trauma or internal events (e.g., stroke), which can affect cognition, emotions, personality, and physical abilities.

    Learn more about Brain Injury
  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Counseling Psychologist

    A psychologist who helps people with everyday life challenges (relationships, work stress, adjustment) as well as mental health conditions.

Qualifications


University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Registrations


Licensed In Ne; Department of Health And Human Services

Service Area


Catalyst Behavioral Health

In-person

Lincoln, Nebraska

United States