Behavioral Health

Longfellow is helping me think in a different way and I’m very thankful for the help.Trancito Cardona

OneWorld’s experienced behavioral health and social assistance team works alongside our medical clinicians to help patients manage depression, family concerns, anxiety, trauma, risky behaviors, chronic diseases, child and adolescent well-being, ADHD, substance use and abuse, family violence and more complex conditions. Psychiatrists consult with our medical and behavioral health clinicians to ensure that our patients receive the best care through effective assessment and evaluation, diagnosis, medication management and therapeutic services.

OneWorld offers counseling in English and Spanish, and counseling in other languages is available using interpreter services. Social Assistance Workers are available to help patients access resources, address urgent financial issues and work through housing problems, violence, sexual assault and other issues with the goal of promoting self-efficacy in all areas of life that impact health and well-being.

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OneWorld Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

OneWorld is proud to offer Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for people who are struggling with substance use disorders. MAT combines behavioral health therapy and medications like Buprenorphine/Suboxone and others to treat substance use disorders. We provide a holistic, individually tailored program designed to address each patient’s individual needs.

Who can receive treatment?

We primarily use MAT to treat people who are addicted to opioids like heroin and prescription pain relievers, but we can also use it to treat people who have alcohol use disorders and smoking addictions.

What does the medication do?

The prescribed medications act to block the euphoric effects of alcohol and opioids, relieve cravings and normalize body functions without the negative effects that accompany the abused drug. We prescribe FDA-approved medications (Buprenorphine/Suboxone and others) based on each patient’s individual needs.

Why is behavioral health part of MAT?

Research shows that combining medication and behavioral health services can successfully treat substance use disorders and help sustain recovery. Different patients may need different types of behavioral health services.

What is the ultimate goal of MAT?

We want each patient using MAT to make a full recovery and to live an empowered, self-directed life.

To make an appointment to discuss MAT, please call (402) 734-4110.

Important:
Before using MAT, tell your provider if you are currently taking anxiety medications including derivatives of Benzodiazepine, such as Xanax or valium. Combining these medications with the medications used in MAT can be fatal.

For more information about MAT, visit www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment.

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Kelly Dorfmeyer,
MS, LIMHP, LADC, LPC

Behavioral Health Director

Meet Kelly’s team

Kelly Dorfmeyer earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she holds a Master of Science in psychology from California Polytechnic State University. Dorfmeyer came to OneWorld with 22 years of experience involving working with underserved populations. Prior to starting her position as OneWorld’s Behavioral Health Director in September 2019, she spent more than 13 years at Telecare Corporation’s secure residential program serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

In California, she spent time working with pregnant and parenting teenagers and doing child and family therapy. When she moved to Omaha, she provided individual and family therapy for adolescents and adults who had substance use or addiction issues and/or mental health difficulties. In addition, Dorfmeyer was involved in intensive outpatient group therapy for adolescents struggling with substance use and addiction along with mental health, legal and behavioral troubles, and she provided chemical dependency evaluations. Also in Omaha, Dorfmeyer developed, implemented and supervised adult and adolescent anger management programs while working as the group facilitator of both programs.

Dorfmeyer co-founded an outpatient private practice and, while shouldering the responsibilities of the operations and financial aspects of the business, she also served as a therapist. There, she provided assessment and treatment to individuals, groups and families who had mental health and/or substance abuse issues.

Dorfmeyer has provided training to other health professionals on compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. She is experienced in program development; fundraising; workplace culture transformation; quality improvement; research and outcome measures; crisis de-escalation; clinical supervision; and the recovery model, which is a holistic, person-centered approach to health care. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
When she’s not working, Dorfmeyer enjoys spending time with her husband, her two sons and her family and friends. Her favorite pastimes include spending time outdoors, working out, lifting weights, landscaping and riding motorcycles. She is also working on her Spanish proficiency—her goal is to become fluent.

I was drawn to work at OneWorld because I could feel the respect and compassion for all patients and staff as soon as I stepped in the door. OneWorld has this amazing feeling where you know everyone is accepted and everyone matters. Not only does OneWorld believe that everyone deserves access to the best health care, but the staff is also committed to having an open-door policy to provide those services to all people, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay … I truly believe that we need to lift up individuals and families to create healthier people and healthier communities, so I knew OneWorld was a place I wanted to be so that I could make a real difference in the lives of others.Kelly Dorfmeyer, MS, LIMHP, LADC, LPC, Behavioral Health Director

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Michael Pellecchia, LiMHp, LMSW

Associate Director

Michael Pellecchia, LICSW, attended Temple University, and he holds a Bachelor and a Master of Social Work. Prior to starting his position at OneWorld in November 2018, he held leadership positions at many clinics and organizations in Philadelphia, Wyoming, California, and Minnesota (Minneapolis and rural areas). Throughout Pellecchia’s 30 years of experience in the fields of social work and behavioral health, he has worked with a wide range of populations, including veterans, people within the LGBTQIA+ community and people in correctional facilities. He has helped patients across the country with everything from HIV/AIDS diagnoses and inpatient/outpatient addiction treatments to mental illnesses, trauma and traumatic brain injuries. He is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

When he’s not working, Pellecchia enjoys spending time with his husband, his two dogs and his friends. His favorite pastimes include eating out, attending theatre productions and symphony concerts, watching movies and being physically active. He is also working on increasing his Spanish proficiency.

I was drawn to work at OneWorld because of the privilege and honor of working with the underserved. I have dedicated my career to working with the underserved and was formally recognized for this commitment by the faculty of Temple University School of Social Work. I have arrived at a time in my career where I wish to utilize and harness my skillsets to assist as many people as possible before finally signing off.Michael Pellecchia, LiMHp, LMSW, Associate Director of Behavioral Health

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Join our Team!

Help those in our community who need you most! OneWorld is always looking for bilingual English/Spanish LIMHPs, LMHPs, LICSWs, PLMHPs or LSCSWs to provide high-quality, patient-centered care addressing the mental, physical, social, emotional and relational needs of underserved individuals and families in a cross-cultural primary care setting.

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