Morningstar Counseling and Consultation, P.C.

Jaynee Bohart, Ph.D., LP 

Training Director 
402-327-9711 
dr.bohart@morningstar-counseling.com 

Welcome to Morningstar Counseling and Consultation, P.C.! Thank you for taking the time to review our site. At Morningstar, we are committed to supporting the development of multiculturally-competent and ethical professionals with specific expertise in working across the lifespan with and within tribal nations and communities. Interns receive training on the history of tribal communities, specifically with the Winnebago and UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nations in Nebraska. They will hear from community members, and professionals working in the communities to learn about family structure, kinship roles, and traditional healing practices. Additionally, interns will receive extensive training in historical trauma, life on the reservations, and training focused on their own development of cultural humility and practice. 

It is an honor to be invited into someone’s life to support them in their journey of healing. This invitation creates a relationship between the therapist and relative that is intimate and built upon trust. We honor this by recognizing those we serve as relatives due to the respect we have for that relationship and that individual. Interns have the opportunity to work with relatives across the lifespan through our K - 12 tribal schools and the telehealth services we offer throughout Nebraska. 

Morningstar has developed a decolonized model of supervision focusing on four quadrants of supervision training. Our first quadrant focuses on the systemic and societal norms (e.g., historical trauma, conflicting worldviews, and privilege) that impact training and supervision. The second quadrant focuses on the protection of providers (i.e., supervisees) who often experience secondary trauma, burnout, microaggressions, and imbalances in power throughout their training experiences. The third quadrant highlights the exclusion of culture in supervision models and training and ways supervisors can adapt current models and practices to address power differentials in supervision. The fourth quadrant speaks to the clinical adaptations that can be made (e.g., aesthetics of clinic, cultural integration, and policies and procedures) to ensure that supervision and training are equitable and responsive to all supervisees’ needs. 

Consistent with our model, interns are intentionally integrated into our staff community. We welcome interns as equally contributing members of our team and value the expertise they bring to Morningstar over the course of their training year. We invite them to learn from a diversity of perspectives, become exposed to professional life, and participate in a multitude of training experiences. Our staff are dedicated to our tribal communities and the work we do to support health, healing, and hope. Here, you will become a member of a community that embraces cultural humility, integration of culture into practice, and all forms of diversity! 

I hope the information provided below is useful regarding our programs' components, goals, and application process. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at dr.bohart@morningstar-counseling.com. 

With best wishes, 
Jaynee Bohart, PhD, LP 
Agency Training Director 

Program Overview

This program is a unique, specialized learning experience, working with tribal nations and communities across Nebraska. Interns will work collaboratively alongside clinicians from Morningstar Counseling and Consultation, P.C., (MCC) who have extensive experience in treating trauma, issues in diversity, and serving rural and reservation areas. This focus ultimately serves to reduce health disparities among Native/American Indian peoples while providing interns with unique training opportunities. These training opportunities offer rich experiences in school-based consultation and treatment, along with the chance to provide virtual services to individuals across Nebraska, expanding impact beyond the local community. Our partners include: the Santee Sioux Nation, UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public Schools, Winnebago Public Schools, and other tribal nations and colleges across the U.S. 

Internship Training Model 

In addition to Morningstar’s decolonized model of supervision, we also follow a culturally-adapted developmental model. In this culturally-adapted developmental model of supervision, interns will have the opportunity to observe/shadow MCC clinical staff during the intake process, and on-going sessions if needed, prior to taking on their own caseload. We hope this will reduce any anxiety about working with the community and help interns feel more knowledgeable about Native/American Indian behavioral health needs prior to seeing relatives. Our goal is that as interns move through the internship year, they will begin to work more independently and begin to create their own presence within the reservation and nearby communities. 

Location

Morningstar provides services on the UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Reservation in Macy, NE, and the Winnebago Reservation in Winnebago, NE. Interns also work with individuals across Nebraska through telehealth services. Interns are encouraged to live in Omaha to facilitate easy travel between the reservations and to better connect with other interns in the NICPP cohort.   

Typical Day

At Morningstar Counseling, interns are engaged in a comprehensive and culturally integrated training program that emphasizes collaboration and self-directed growth. Interns commit to four full clinic days and one administrative day per week, balancing direct client work with professional development. Each week, interns typically engage in 15-20 hours of direct client contact and spend an additional 10-15 hours on client interaction, report writing, and case management. An additional 10-20 hours are dedicated to didactic training and professional development activities, which include meetings with the MCC training director, secondary supervision, and culturally responsive educational sessions. 

Interns receive 4 hours of supervision weekly, allowing for in-depth collaboration with supervisors. This supervision supports interns in self-identifying and pursuing their professional goals, ensuring that their learning experiences are aligned with both their personal interests and the needs of the communities they serve. The total time commitment for this training program averages 40-45 hours per week, providing a well-rounded, culturally attuned foundation for their professional development. 

Supervision

Interns receive a minimum of two hours of weekly individual supervision by a licensed psychologist. A supervisor is always on site or within the nearby community with the intern and at minimum 50% of individual supervision is in person, face to face. In addition, interns receive supervision for group therapy (if applicable), supervision for the provision of supervision (if applicable), assessment (if applicable), and group supervision (if applicable). Typically, interns receive a minimum of 4 hours of supervision per week (2 hours of individual supervision and 2 hours of group supervision). In addition to their own supervision, interns may have the opportunity to provide supervision to our master’s level externs. This opportunity varies by training year and depends on the size of the extern cohort. 

Required Intern Meetings

• Individual Supervision (weekly) 
• Group Supervision (weekly) 
• Didactics (monthly) 
• Intern Research Seminar (monthly) 
• MCC Staff Meeting (monthly)  

Additional meetings/supervision may need to be scheduled depending on the activities the intern is involved in (e.g., group supervision, supervision of supervision, outreach meetings) and optional meetings may be available depending on the interests of the intern (e.g., MCC Staff Case Consultation). 

Professional Development Training

Interns training with Morningstar can expect to receive didactic training in Native/American Indian behavioral health, historical and intergenerational trauma, cultural healing practices, and a thorough introduction to the UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation and Winnebago Public School systems. They will also be introduced to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) that has been adapted to working specifically with the Native/American Indian community. These training techniques will guide interns in the treatment of multiple forms of trauma, grief, adjustment disorders, and other serious emotional concerns. As part of our orientation, interns will receive clinical and cultural training along with introductions to Morningstar and our community partners. 

Benefits

The internship stipend is $40,000, which includes paid health insurance, 11 paid holidays, up to 10 days of Paid Time Off, and up to 5 days of Sick Leave. Interns also have access to a MCC laptop, copying and phone services, and media services for the development of presentations. 

To Apply:

A completed application for the doctoral internship in health service psychology through NICPP at Morningstar Counseling and Consultation, P.C. (APPIC Match Code - 141623) must be received no later than November 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CST for the 2026-2027 training year. 

For details on the steps for completing the NICPP application, please go to the NICPP website. 

Program Match Number: 141623

Training year: August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027