About Brandon
Dr. Brandon Olive is a clinical psychologist based in Kentucky who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and trauma. He brings 21 years of experience to sessions and aims to work with each person as an expert on their own life.
He emphasizes a collaborative style. Conversations are straightforward and focused on practical steps for planning, thinking, and reacting differently. He draws on research-backed approaches while respecting a person's cultural background and beliefs.
Background and approach
Over two decades Dr. Olive has worked in a variety of settings and with people experiencing a wide range of problems. That experience includes extended work with people who have had severe symptoms, hospital care, medication management, traumatic brain injuries, and psychotic symptoms.
When appropriate, he may suggest additional forms of support beyond counseling. Sessions typically combine listening with clear strategies. He uses methods that aim to reduce symptoms and help people build routines and coping skills.
He also helps clients think through life changes, career concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, and issues related to identity and gender. Dr. Olive encourages an initial conversation so a person can decide if the fit feels right.
He values honesty about goals and expectations and designs care around what each person needs. His license is KY Psychologist 129242 and he practices from Kentucky.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person, helping them feel heard and supported while they figure out next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, and then suggest methods that match the client's needs. That decision is made together and can be adjusted over time based on what is working.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video can mirror an in-person visit when visual cues help work through issues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or movement is limited. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, step-by-step problem solving, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep work moving forward between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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