Behavioral Health Clinic
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Behavioral Health Services for Youth of All Ages
The Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic offers outpatient services for families with children from infancy to 22 who are experiencing social/emotional, academic, or behavior concerns. Learn more about our clinic and our staff below.
To make an appointment please call 308-381-8851 or for more information, email us at
gi-bhc@boystown.org.
About Our Clinic
Our staff is comprised of professionals with the training, experience, and expertise necessary to provide your family with the support and guidance to succeed. If you are a physician, educator, or parent who is concerned about a child or adolescent's current functioning, turn to the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic. We work with families to develop effective strategies for a range of challenges such as:
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors
- School-Based Behavioral and Academic Problems
- Anxiety/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Worry
- Depression
- Anger, Irritability and Tantrums
- Sleep and Bedtime Problems
- Difficulty Following Instructions and Accepting Decisions
- Peer and Sibling Conflict
- Fears and Phobias
- Bed-wetting and Toileting Concerns
- Habits (hair pulling, fingernail biting, skin picking and thumb sucking)
- Vocal and/or Motor Tics
- Picky Eating and Unhealthy Eating
- Screen Time Management (Video game, tablets, phones, etc.)
- Trauma
- Difficulties with Adjustment (Significant changes in the family)
The Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic specializes in creating a comprehensive care approach. Our mission is to care for problems before they develop into more serious health and behavioral issues by involving the whole family. We provide the following services:
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Parent Behavior Management Training
- Psychological Assessment
- Academic Assessment
If you are concerned about your child's behavior, Boys Town can help. To assist you in getting services we accept a variety of insurance plans. To get started with services call 308-381- 8851 to schedule an intake appointment and complete our intake forms.
Our Professional Staff
Our staff actively works to coordinate care with your family, primary care physician, school teachers and others to provide a comprehensive, inclusive approach that ensures long-term success.
Carley D. Starling, Psy.D., Clinic Director
Carley Starling, PsyD has been working with children, adolescents, and adults since 2006, providing behavioral therapy, developing behavioral plans, and conducting diagnostic assessments. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs in 2009, her MA in Psychology in 2015, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a concentration in Neuropsychology, in 2017.
Client Forms
Below are the forms that you will need for your appointment at the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic. The first two groups of forms are mandatory. If you have any questions, please contact 308-381-8851.
Thank you for choosing Boys Town!
New Client Forms to Complete and Bring With You (Mandatory)
New Client Information and Notices
Additional Consent and Release Forms (When Needed)
Insurance Accepted
We currently accept the following insurance:
- Aetna
- Beacon
- Beacon Health Options
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Coventry HealthCare National-First Health
- Health Alliance
- Midlands Choice
- MHNet Behavioral Health
- Nebraska Medicaid
- Nebraska Total Care
- PHCS – Multiplan
- QualChoice
- Tricare
- UBH
- United HealthCare Community Plan Nebraska
- Wellcare of Nebraska
Please call for our affordable private pay rates.
Testimonials
We pride ourselves in providing unmatched care to children and families in need of outpatient services, but nothing means more to us than hearing how we helped a family handle a difficult time.
"My son is 8 years old. He was diagnosed at 5 years old by the same woman we see today. In three years his diagnosis has evolved and we've slowly cracked the cover and are beginning to understand a person that I've wanted nothing more than to understand for his entire life. My son was the happiest kid when he was allowed to play and be himself all day long, but when school started and expectations of normalcy mounted he quickly became an aggressive, difficult-to-control shell of his former self. Slowly we withdrew from our "normal" life because the slightest inconvenience would set him off and we'd have to leave anyway - so why bother going? I caused both of my children immeasurable misery by not understanding. Our school district didn't understand - they told me throughout dozens of meetings he was a just difficult kid, he needed time to adjust. No amount of working at home or school was making a difference. He was withdrawing, I could see it and I was losing hope as quickly as he was. I reached out to services recommended by friends in the community - it took months to get into services but when we did - we landed a proverbial unicorn. I can't imagine what our lives would be like without the services we receive from Boys Town Behavioral Health and Dr. Carley Starling. We live 45 minutes from the clinic - we've sometimes had as many as two appointments a week to manage my sons' mental health. We make the drive to receive the quality care that is provided. I'm sure that you can all see the glaring issues with today's mental health sparsity. The disregulation of insurances and their provision of care (specifically ABA care to kids who need it), the availability of day programs, the excessive wait list for programs that ARC of Nebraska is fighting for. I don't expect to wake up one day to a litany of laws that make everything better - but I'd like to think that a lawmaker somewhere is willing to match the effort that my son puts in to make it through a simple day of going to school. I'd like to think that you'd put in the same level of effort that I put in working my full-time job, part-time job, as well as the hours I put in traveling to receive crucial mental health services and the time I spend reinforcing them for the benefit of my son and those he comes in contact with. Given the strain the last year and Covid-19 has placed on the nation it's safe to say that without more readily available mental health services we may find ourselves spiraling into a depression that no amount of bailouts can fix. "
- Carrie Lurz
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