About
The Cord: Where Science Meets Connection is an attachment and trauma-trained mental health facility dedicated to helping adults, children, teens, and families heal, grow, and reconnect. Located in Omaha, NE, with additional locations in Council Bluffs, IA, and Fremont, NE, the practice provides family-centered trauma counseling and specializes in adoption, trauma, and PTSD. Their approach is grounded in the understanding that relationships are the foundation of emotional well-being, and that trauma, whether big or small, shapes how individuals experience the world and themselves. The Cord integrates cutting-edge, science-backed therapeutic interventions, including Attachment-Based Therapy, EMDR, Somatic and body-based techniques, and Neuroscience-informed tools, to support healing at the root, where attachment and trauma intersect. Their team is highly trained in evidence-based methods that help clients move beyond symptom management toward lasting change and resilience. The Cord believes that healing happens in connection, not isolation, and that collaboration with parents is essential for whole family healing. Parents are a vital part of treatment for children and adolescents who are suffering, and their therapeutic presence and participation in sessions provide the deep, emotional connection children and adolescents need for healing.
Insurance & payment
The Cord accepts Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna and Evernorth, Coventry, Medicaid, MHNet Behavioral Health insurance plans.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Coventry
- Medicaid
- MHNet Behavioral Health
- Midlands Choice
- Optum
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare
- Centene
Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
Attachment-Based Therapy
to foster safety, connection, and healthy relational patterns
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
to help reprocess and release trauma
Somatic and body-based techniques
to integrate the body’s wisdom into the healing process
Neuroscience-informed tools
to support regulation, resilience, and growth
Family and systems work
to strengthen connections and repair relationships