Olive Branch Psychotherapy

Olive Branch Psychotherapy is a mental health practice that provides counseling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families in Montana and Colorado. Our practice is led by Dr. Stephen Parrish, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy with over 30 years of experience in the field. Dr. Parrish's mission is to create a safe and supportive environment where individuals, couples, and families can explore their current or long-standing problems and find realistic solutions.

Our Services

At Olive Branch Psychotherapy, we specialize in providing individual, couples, and family counseling. Our treatment specializations include:

• Marriage and Couples difficulties: We help couples strengthen their relationships by addressing communication issues, conflict resolution, and intimacy problems.
• Teen Issues: We work with teenagers to address issues such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and identity.
• Adolescent Crises and Developmental Challenges: We assist adolescents and their families in navigating the challenges of adolescence, including peer pressure, academic stress, and identity development.
• Parenting and Family Issues: We provide support and guidance to parents and families dealing with issues such as discipline, communication, and boundary-setting.
• Depression and Anxiety: We help individuals manage and overcome symptoms of depression and anxiety through evidence-based therapies.
• Sexual and Relationship Concerns: We provide counseling and therapy for individuals and couples dealing with sexual and relationship concerns.

Our Approach

At Olive Branch Psychotherapy, we believe that every individual, couple, and family has strengths and vulnerabilities that need to be empathically recognized and understood. We work with our clients to carefully and mutually develop an appreciation of their actual qualities and circumstances. We provide a safe and supportive environment where our clients can explore their troubling issues, gain insight into life patterns, improve self-esteem and confidence, and find realistic solutions to their problems.

We use several therapeutic approaches with emphasis in narrative, structural, and cognitive/behavioral therapies. Our approach is caring, gentle, and straightforward. We work hard to provide a safe environment in which our clients can explore troubling issues, gain insight into life patterns, improve self-esteem and confidence, and find realistic solutions to their problems.

Our Therapist

Dr. Stephen Parrish is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy with over 30 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Great Falls in 1986 with a major in Sociology, with a minor in Ministries through Platte Valley Bible College. He received his Masters from the University of Phoenix in 2009, in Marriage, Family and Child Therapies. He received his Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University, Denver in 2013.

Dr. Parrish is known for his caring and gentle, yet straightforward approach in his work with clients. He has extensive experience working with children, teens, individuals, and families in a variety of settings, including residential and state group homes, churches, private homes, and public schools. From 1988-2007, he worked as a counselor and supervisor at Intermountain Children's Home in Helena, Montana, where he gained invaluable experience and insight into the difficulties, challenges, and struggles many of us face.

Our Areas Served

We are based in Great Falls, MT, and serve the surrounding area and those willing to travel throughout all North Central Counties.