Anxiety is one of the most common reasons adults in the Omaha area seek mental-health care, and it is one of the most treatable. At Midwest Mind & Body Healthcare, we provide evidence-based treatment for adults 18 and over experiencing generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, high-functioning anxiety, perinatal anxiety, and anxiety that co-occurs with ADHD, depression, hormonal change, or chronic stress.
Our founder, Kim Wohlwend, MSN, APRN, is a dual ANCC board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. That combination matters for anxiety care: anxiety rarely exists in isolation. Thyroid function, sleep architecture, hormone levels, stimulant and caffeine load, medication interactions, and lifestyle all influence how anxiety presents and how it responds to treatment. Looking at the whole picture — rather than bouncing you between three separate specialists — is part of how we practice.
Every visit is designed around you, not a template. The first appointment is a full 60 minutes, long enough to actually understand what brought you in, what you have already tried, and what you want treatment to accomplish. Follow-ups are focused and practical, with direct clinician access through the secure patient portal rather than being routed through layers of triage. Most new patients are seen within 1 to 2 weeks.
We serve Omaha patients in person at our office in Papillion — about 15 minutes from most of central and western Omaha — and by secure telehealth anywhere in Nebraska. Many patients do the first visit in person and then mix in-person and video follow-ups depending on the week. (If the Papillion office itself is your preferred home base, see our Papillion anxiety treatment page.)
Who We Help
Anxiety shows up in many ways.
We treat the full range of anxiety-spectrum conditions in adults 18 and over. You do not need a formal diagnosis to book — if worry, panic, or dread are interfering with your sleep, your work, your relationships, or your ability to enjoy daily life, that is reason enough.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Persistent, hard-to-control worry about work, health, family, money, or daily logistics, usually with muscle tension, fatigue, restlessness, and sleep disruption. The most common reason adults call us — and one of the most treatable.
Panic Disorder
Recurrent panic attacks with racing heart, shortness of breath, and chest pressure, plus ongoing worry about the next one. Often first surfaces after an ER visit where cardiac workup came back clean. Treatable with medication plus skills to interrupt the cycle.
High-Functioning Anxiety
You meet every deadline, perform well at work, and look "fine" to others, while your nervous system runs at redline. Common among attorneys, physicians, nurses, tech workers, teachers, and finance professionals. See our detailed guide to high-functioning anxiety.
Social Anxiety
Fear and avoidance of social or performance situations, often rooted in concern about judgment. Responds well to medication plus graduated exposure strategies.
Health Anxiety
Persistent worry about symptoms or serious illness, often amplified by online searches and multiple specialist visits. We coordinate with your primary care provider to avoid the spiral of endless workups, and treat the anxiety itself.
Perinatal & Postpartum Anxiety
Anxiety that emerges or intensifies in pregnancy or in the year after childbirth, distinct from postpartum depression. Treatment is individualized with attention to pregnancy and breastfeeding safety. See our perinatal mood page.
Anxiety with ADHD
Adult ADHD and anxiety frequently co-occur, and each can masquerade as the other. Treating only the loudest symptom usually makes the other one worse. See our ADHD treatment page.
Anxiety & Hormonal Change
Perimenopause, postpartum transition, and thyroid dysfunction can all drive new or worsening anxiety in midlife women. Our dual psych/family credential lets us assess hormones, thyroid, and mental-health medications together, not in separate silos.
Our Approach
How anxiety treatment works here.
Comprehensive evaluation
A 60-minute first visit covers symptom history, medical and psychiatric history, current medications and supplements, sleep, substances, and life context. We order labs (thyroid, B12, vitamin D, metabolic panel) when relevant, and with consent we pull records from your Omaha PCP.
Individualized plan
Treatment typically combines evidence-based medication when appropriate, CBT-informed strategies you can apply between visits, and the lifestyle levers that matter most for anxiety: sleep, caffeine, movement, and boundaries. If you already see a therapist in Omaha, we keep them in the loop.
Close follow-up & direct access
Medication effects are monitored carefully, usually with a follow-up 2 to 4 weeks after starting, then at the cadence you and your clinician decide. You message your clinician directly through the patient portal — not a triage queue behind three staff layers.
Medication
Evidence-based medication options.
Medication is one tool among several. When it is the right tool, we use it carefully: starting at the appropriate dose, adjusting deliberately, and monitoring both benefit and side effects. We explain the reasoning in plain language, discuss trade-offs, and decide together. Many patients arrive having tried something already — we ask what worked, what did not, and build forward from there.
First-line options we commonly prescribe:
- SSRIs. Sertraline (Zoloft), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), and paroxetine (Paxil). Effective for GAD, panic disorder, social anxiety, and OCD. Generally well tolerated.
- SNRIs. Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) and duloxetine (Cymbalta). Effective for anxiety that comes with depression or chronic pain.
- Non-SSRI options. Buspirone (BuSpar) for generalized anxiety. Hydroxyzine for intermittent acute anxiety. Propranolol for performance-related physical symptoms — useful for attorneys, surgeons, and professionals with public-speaking demands.
- Adjunctive options. Gabapentin, prazosin for trauma-related nightmares (see our trauma and sleep page), and low-dose antipsychotics in specific circumstances.
Medication is never the only conversation. We work with you on sleep, caffeine and alcohol, exercise, breathing practices, and stress-management skills, because those interventions have meaningful effect sizes in anxiety. For deeper therapeutic work, we collaborate with trusted therapy partners across the Omaha metro — in West Omaha, Midtown, Dundee, and downtown — and we also treat anxiety that co-occurs with OCD or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Pricing & Insurance
Transparent pricing. Insurance accepted.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- UnitedHealthcare (including UMR)
- Midlands Choice
- Nebraska Total Care (Medicaid)
Self-Pay
- Clear, flat pricing. No subscription.
- Good-faith estimate provided on request.
- Currently out of network with Medicare, Cigna, and Tricare.
Plan coverage, copay, and deductible vary by patient. We recommend verifying your mental-health benefits before your first visit. If you need help reading your benefits statement, we can walk through it with you.
Local Context
Anxiety care for the Omaha metro.
Omaha is the largest mental-health market in Nebraska, and still one of the hardest places in the state to actually get a psychiatric appointment quickly. Based on public patient reports and published access data, new-patient psychiatric evaluations at Nebraska Medicine, the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, and CHI Health Behavioral Care commonly carry waits of roughly 3 to 6 months. Methodist Health System and most large group practices look similar. For someone in the middle of panic attacks or postpartum anxiety, that timeline is not medically reasonable. We see most new patients within 1 to 2 weeks, and we accept the same major insurers as the big Omaha systems.
Where our Omaha patients come from. Our office is in Papillion, a 15-minute drive from most of central and western Omaha. We regularly see patients from West Omaha, Dundee, Benson, Midtown, Aksarben, Blackstone, the Old Market, Elkhorn, and Millard, as well as from Bellevue, La Vista, Council Bluffs, and across rural Nebraska by telehealth.
Coordinating with Omaha primary care. With your written consent, we share notes and treatment updates with your PCP at Nebraska Medicine, Methodist Health System, CHI Health, or an independent Omaha-area practice. Coordinated care is especially useful when anxiety overlaps with thyroid, hormonal, or cardiovascular conditions, or when a recent ER workup at Nebraska Medicine, Methodist, or CHI ruled out cardiac causes for panic symptoms.
Serving adults across the Omaha metro.
Our office is in Papillion, about 15 minutes from most of central and western Omaha. We see patients in person at the Papillion office and by secure telehealth anywhere in Nebraska. Most of our Omaha patients mix the two — the first visit in person, routine follow-ups by video from home or work.
FAQ
Omaha-specific questions about anxiety treatment.
How long are the wait times at Nebraska Medicine or UNMC for psychiatric care?
Based on public patient reports and published access data, new-patient psychiatric evaluations at Nebraska Medicine, the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, and CHI Behavioral Health commonly carry waits of roughly 3 to 6 months, and sometimes longer. Waits vary by subspecialty, insurance, and season. By contrast, most new anxiety patients from the Omaha metro are seen here within 1 to 2 weeks — that speed is the primary reason people book with us.
Do you coordinate with Nebraska Medicine or Methodist primary care providers?
Yes. With your written consent, we share notes and treatment updates with your primary care provider at Nebraska Medicine, Methodist Health System, CHI Health, or an independent Omaha-area PCP. Coordinated care matters especially when anxiety overlaps with thyroid, hormonal, or cardiovascular conditions.
Can you help if I'm already seeing a therapist in Omaha?
Yes. Many of our Omaha patients come to us for medication management while continuing therapy with a clinician they already trust — at practices across West Omaha, Midtown, Dundee, and downtown. With your consent, we coordinate directly. If you are not currently in therapy and want to be, we can refer to trusted therapy partners in our Omaha care network.
What insurance do you accept for anxiety treatment in Omaha?
We are in-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare (including UMR), Midlands Choice, and Nebraska Total Care (Medicaid) for mental-health services — the same major insurers accepted across most Omaha-area health systems. Self-pay is $300 for the initial visit and $150 for follow-ups. We are currently out of network with Medicare, Cigna, and Tricare.
Do you see Omaha-area professionals with demanding schedules?
Yes. We see physicians, attorneys, executives, tech workers, nurses, teachers, and other Omaha professionals. Telehealth and flexible late-afternoon appointments make treatment realistic around a full workday. High-functioning anxiety is one of the most common presentations we treat.
Can I switch my anxiety medication from another Omaha provider?
Yes. Many patients transfer from another Omaha psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, or primary care provider. At the first visit we review what you have tried, how it worked, and what is and is not working now. We continue effective medications, adjust where appropriate, and — with your consent — coordinate with your previous prescriber for a warm handoff. For patient safety, we do not continue daily benzodiazepine prescriptions initiated elsewhere.
Do you see patients from West Omaha or Elkhorn?
Yes. Our Papillion office is a short drive from West Omaha, Elkhorn, Millard, Aksarben, Dundee, Benson, and central Omaha. We also offer secure telehealth anywhere in Nebraska, which most of our West Omaha and Elkhorn patients choose for routine follow-ups.
How does telehealth work if I'm in Omaha?
After booking, you receive a secure video link and a brief intake packet through our patient portal. You join the visit from any private location in Nebraska on a phone or computer. Prescriptions, when appropriate, are sent electronically to your Omaha pharmacy. Most patients mix in-person and telehealth depending on what works for that week.
What if I am in a crisis?
Our practice is not designed for crisis care. If you are experiencing a mental-health emergency, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911. In the Omaha metro, the Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health emergency departments also provide 24/7 psychiatric crisis evaluation.
Don't wait six months to feel like yourself.
If you have been on a wait list at Nebraska Medicine, UNMC, CHI, or Methodist — or are about to be — there is a shorter path. Evidence-based anxiety care from a dual ANCC board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, in-network with your insurance, most new patients seen within 1 to 2 weeks. In-person in Papillion, 15 minutes from central Omaha, or telehealth anywhere in Nebraska.
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