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Access the Experts: Elizabeth Tolliver

Are there external factors that lead to depression and mental illness, and how can a person manage those factors to achieve optimum mental health, especially during the winter months?

  • published: 2021/01/12
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Access the Experts is an innovative partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and News Channel Nebraska (NCN), where viewers submit their questions to be answered by UNO faculty members.

In This Installment of Access the Experts

Elizabeth Tolliver, Ph.D., assistant professor of counseling, answers the question: “Are there external factors that lead to depression and mental illness, and how can a person manage those factors to achieve optimum mental health, especially during the winter months?"

About Tolliver

An expert in counseling, mental health, and counselor education, Toliver’s teaching interests include counseling theory; counseling skills and techniques; school counseling specific courses; substance dependence; multicultural and diversity counseling; as well as grief and loss counseling. She is a recent graduate from the doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision program at the University of Northern Colorado.

Access the Experts

Access the Experts is an innovative partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and News Channel Nebraska (NCN), where viewers submit their questions to be answered by UNO faculty members.

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