Honoring your uniquely wired mind.
Therapy to restore your nervous system.
Children, teens, adults, couples, & families in AZ.
We Value:
Helping others access their inner-strengths.
As a neuroaffirming therapy practice, we are dedicated to supporting all neurotypes across the lifespan by honoring their unique strengths, identities, and lived experiences. Our team provides comprehensive, evidence-based mental health services, helping to understand each person’s specific needs while fostering emotional regulation, resilience, and authentic connection.
About Olive Branch
Hey there, I’m Rachel! I am the owner and Clinical Director of Olive Branch Counseling, a group practice in Tucson, Arizona.
As someone who went my whole childhood with undiagnosed neurodivergence, I’m passionate about creating spaces where others have a safe place to land and explore their identity — finding clarity and validation.
We’re about helping people of all ages who are neurodivergent (ND) and may feel different, highly sensitive, or misunderstood. Every person you come across here has a passion and commitment to neuro-affirming and evidenced based care.
We show up unmasked — with sarcasm, some cursey words, and humor in hopes that you can give yourself permission to unmask, too.
Common concerns we support.
These areas are often a big part of the treatment process as we work together to explore strategies to improve executive functioning.
Memory — Losing items, disorganization, difficulty with short-term memory recall, challenges with focus and getting tasks complete.
Black and White or Rigid Thinking - Trouble having flexible thinking, seeing things in absolutes with no middle ground.
Emotional dysregulation — Meltdowns, shutdowns, fight/flight/freeze response.
Struggle with transitions — Needing a lot of preparation and priming before small and bigger transitions, distress when things change suddenly in routine.
Time management — Time blindness, difficulty prioritizing daily tasks, difficulty feeling how much time passes.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy offers dedicated one-on-one time with your therapist to work through the concerns most important to you. Sessions are 50 minutes and typically provided on a weekly or biweekly basis in the beginning to make progress.
At the first appointment, we’ll complete an initial evaluation where we gather information to determine treatment goals, approaches, and any diagnosis that might be beneficial to explore for you or your loved one.
We’ll use the goals to then craft a personalized path forward that supports meaningful change.
Family + Parenting
Whatever family constellation you bring to the table, we are ready to support. We work with parent-child relationships where attachment and attunement are needing some support, families, and parents coming in for additional tools and resources to support their child.
We coilaborate with our parents to ensure long term changes for the family as a whole. Sessions are 60 minutes long.
Neurodivergent Couples
We are passionate about supporting relationships of all types with a particular emphasis in relationships where one or both partners is neurodivergent.
Our focus is on restoring intimacy, trust, communication, and accountability. Couples sessions are 60 minutes.
Occupational Therapy
Alex Walcott is our Pediatric Occupational Therapist who is offering OccupationalTherapy for children ages 3+, teens, parents, and families specializing in emotional regulation, activities of daily living (hygiene, morning routines, chores, etc.) and neurodivergent care.
Clarissa is a clinical intern from the University of Arizona and has immediate availability and affordable rates.
Availability on weekdays, weekends, and evenings, both office and telehealth.
Ages 5+, adults, couples, and families.
Reduced fee slots available.
Play Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gottman Method, and Humanistic approaches.
Receives ongoing trainings and clinical supervision to provide high quality care.
Welcome, Clarissa!
Meet Our Team
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Alex Walcott, Occupational Therapist
Telehealth + office
Accepts ESA + private pay
Ages 3+ and families for OT services -
Brynn, Clinical Intern - Starting Feb 23rd
Telehealth + office
Accepts private pay only - reduced rate
Ages 5+ and adults -
Bria, LAC-T
Telehealth + office
Accepts ESA funding + private pay
Ages 5+ and adults -
Christy, Clinical Intern
Telehealth + office
Accepts private pay only - reduced rate
Ages 5+ and adults -
Clarissa, Clinical Intern
Telehealth + office
Accepts private pay only - reduced rate
Ages 5+ and adults -
Krista, LMSW
Telehealth Only: Evenings + weekends -EMDR trained
Accepts ESA + private pay
Ages 8+ and adults -
Madison, Clinical Intern
Telehealth + office
Accepts private pay only - reduced rate
Ages 5+ and adults -
Maya, LAC-T
Telehealth + office
Accepts ESA + private pay
Ages 8+ and adults -
Rachel, LPC, Clinical Director
Waitlisting new clients
Accepts ESA, Lyra EAP + private pay
Ages 3+ and adults
Get in Touch
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To learn more about our services, please reach out. We look forward to talking with you!