Couples | Individuals | Families
Couples counseling in Omaha, with a therapist who talks back.
For 28+ years, Cindy Ridgway has helped Omaha couples stop the bickering, survive affairs and fall back in like. You’ll never sit in silence wondering what she thinks.
Cindy Ridgway, LMHP · West Omaha, 123rd & West Center
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Couples & Marriage
For partners who love each other but keep ending up in the same fight, or who just found out something that changed everything.
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Individual Therapy
For adults carrying worry, sadness, anger or old hurts that won’t stay in the past.
- Anxiety & Chronic Worry
- Depression, Loneliness & Sadness
- Stress Management & Burnout
- Anger & Temper Control
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Family & Parenting
For parents, step-parents and families trying to make home feel like home again.
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Feeling stuck on an endless merry-go-round and wondering what’s next?
(Perhaps you’re experiencing)
- Feelings of sadness, worry or frustration
- The heartbreak of infidelity or betrayal
- Intense loneliness or anger
- Not being able to “get through” to your spouse, partner or child
- Less passion, less closeness, fewer real conversations
- Stress that doesn’t seem to end
Most people who call Cindy have already tried to fix it on their own. Therapy gives you a new way in, with practical feedback from someone who has seen it before.
Explore services“As a guy, I was hesitant to pick up the phone and call a therapist. Cindy helped me realize I was “falling down on the job” as a husband and father and it was time to develop some new habits. My wife and I wouldn’t be together now without her assistance.”
Todd
Your Omaha couples therapist
Cindy Ridgway, LMHP
For nearly three decades, Cindy has been the therapist Omaha couples call when things feel past fixing: the affair that came out, the fight that never ends, the marriage that drifted into roommates. She also helps engaged couples start on the right foot, and adults carrying anxiety, depression or stress on their own.
Her style is direct and down-to-earth, with a light dose of humor. She draws on humanistic therapy, Gottman principles, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), CBT and mindfulness, and she tailors every plan. No cookie-cutter therapy, and no crowded waiting room.
- Years in practice
- 28+
- Years in practice
- Licensed in Nebraska
- LMHP
- Licensed in Nebraska
- Univ. of Nebraska
- MSW
- Univ. of Nebraska
Sessions & packages
Pay As You Go
(4 sessions)
Pay for each session as you go. A 90-minute first visit, then 60-minute sessions booked as you need them.
Includes
- A 90-minute first session to cover your full story
- 60-minute sessions after that, booked as you need them
- No package commitment and no minimum number of sessions
- Practical feedback and ideas to try between sessions
One Time Relationship Power Consult
(1 session)
One 2-hour consultation on a single problem area, with specific tasks to take home.
Includes
- One 2-hour consultation with Cindy
- Focused attention on a single problem area you choose
- Direct, practical feedback on what’s driving the problem
- Specific at-home tasks to start easing the stress
Pre-Marital Package
(3 sessions)
A Gottman-based assessment, questionnaire, feedback session and skill-building session for couples preparing for marriage.
Includes
- One 90-minute assessment session for both of you
- A relationship questionnaire for each partner, reviewed by Cindy
- One 60-minute feedback session on your results
- One 75-minute skill-building session tailored to your relationship
The Relationship Tackle Box
(4 sessions)
A 90-minute assessment plus three 60-minute sessions focused on two problem areas in your relationship.
Includes
- One 90-minute assessment session
- Three 60-minute sessions focused on your two problem areas
- Clear identification of the issues driving the most conflict
- At-home assignments between sessions
The Dynamic Duo Package
(10 sessions)
A written relationship assessment, a 90-minute session and nine 60-minute communication-skills sessions.
Includes
- Written relationship assessment tool
- One 90-minute session reviewing your strengths and problem areas
- Nine 60-minute communication-skills sessions
- Between-session practice to build lasting habits
Pre-Baby Couples Counseling Package
(5 sessions)
Five 60-minute sessions for expecting couples to strengthen the relationship before baby comes home.
Includes
- Five 60-minute sessions for you and your partner
- Conversations about roles, chores, money and family expectations
- Communication skills for tired, stressed new parents
- Planning for grandparents, work and time together
The Mommy’s
(Monthly · Thursday mornings)
Support for moms of children under five: stress, in-laws (and out-laws), sleep, discipline, and taking care of yourself.
Includes
- Small, confidential group
- Practical topics each month
- Support from people who get it
- Led by Cindy
Happy Wife, Happy Life
(Monthly · Thursday evenings)
For husbands who want to understand their wives better, fight fair, and bring the romance back. Expect a few laughs.
Includes
- Small, confidential group
- Practical topics each month
- Support from people who get it
- Led by Cindy
Support groups
“When I first saw Cindy, my girl had packed my things up and put them on the front porch. Needless to say, I was not in a good place. Cindy helped my girlfriend and I stop bickering and patch up the mess I’d made of things. I’m happy to report that we got married last month.”
Tom
Your positive beginning
It’s time to stop the bickering and start moving forward.
You love each other, or you used to, and you want that back. Or you’re carrying something on your own that has gone on long enough. Either way, you don’t need a therapist who nods quietly for six months.
Cindy will help you understand what’s really happening, give you tools that work at home, and tell you honestly how it’s going. Day, evening and weekend appointments are available, and for people in crisis she does her best to find a time within 48 hours.
Call or send a request to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
My partner and I are having problems. Should we be in individual counseling or come together?
If you’re concerned about your relationship and you would both like to work with me, I start with both of you together. Afterward, if one of you would like to continue in individual sessions, I can work with just one of you. It isn’t helpful to move from individual work into couples work with the same therapist, because it can create trust issues for the partner who joins later.
Does Cindy only see couples?
No. Couples and marriage therapy is Cindy’s specialty, but she also sees adults individually for anxiety, depression, stress, anger, self-esteem, grief and life transitions, and works with parents and blended families.
When are appointments available?
Day and evening appointments are available, and weekend times can be arranged by request. For individuals or couples in crisis, I do my best to find an appointment within 48 hours, schedule permitting.
How much does therapy cost?
You can pay session by session (a longer first visit, then 60-minute sessions) or choose a couples package. Call (402) 306-4842 for current fees, and Cindy will explain everything up front so there are no surprises.
I’ve never talked to anyone. I’m used to handling things on my own. Aren’t people who go to therapy weak?
Not at all. People who ask for help know when they need it and have the ability to reach out. Everyone needs help now and then. You already have strengths you’ve used before; for whatever reason they aren’t working right now. Maybe the problem feels so overwhelming that it’s hard to reach them. In our work together, I’ll help you identify what those strengths are and how to use them again in what’s happening now.
12 Simple Stress Tips
A free guide from Cindy
Free resource
Simple Stress Management Tips
Twelve small, doable habits Cindy has shared with clients for years, from saying “no” to finally putting down the rear-view mirror.
Read the tipsFinding the office
A quiet West Omaha office, just off West Center Road
12305 Gold Street, near 123rd Street, across from Westwood Plaza and about a mile west of I-680. Clients come from all over the metro:
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Start looking forward to tomorrow.
Call, text or send a request. Cindy returns messages personally, and for people in crisis she does her best to find an appointment within 48 hours.