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Olive Branch Counseling Associates, Inc.

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Olive Branch Counseling Associates, Inc.

Olive Branch Counseling Associates offers counseling and psychotherapy services to people of all ages. OBCA offers hope and help for real life solutions.

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Please call (708) 633-8000 Olive Branch is dedicated to bringing a sense of hope and help to our clients through counseling and psychotherapy. Every client comes into our office with a very unique life story. We believe each story deserves to be told and to be heard. The clinical staff at Olive Branch is trained to listen. We would consider it an honor to be of service to you or someone you love.

02/24/2026

Getting Our Bodies Back Blog Series: The Five Intentions Pt. 3

In the first blogs, we explored how to bring awareness to our bodies and introduced The Moving Cycle, a step-by-step process of reconnecting with our true essence. Now we will begin to dive into the five intentions within the Moving cycle. The five intentions are: to nurture, to support, to challenge, to reflect, and to create space. We will explore how each of these intentions helps guide us into a deeper understanding and self-discovery....

In the first blogs, we explored how to bring awareness to our bodies and introduced The Moving Cycle, a step-by-step process of reconnecting with our true essence. Now we will begin to dive into th…

02/19/2026

What is Counseling?

What resolutions have you thought about making this new year? The new year is a great time to take stock, reevaluate goals, and take positive action to resolve unsettled concerns or to work on improved wellbeing. It’s also a great time to begin counseling! Whether you’ve benefitted from counseling in the past or are considering it for the first time, the following information from the American Counseling Association (...

What resolutions have you thought about making this new year? The new year is a great time to take stock, reevaluate goals, and take positive action to resolve unsettled concerns or to work on impr…

02/17/2026

The Moving Cycle: A Somatic Model for Healing Blog Series Pt. 2

In the first blog of this series, we explored how Getting Our Bodies Back by Chrstine Cadlwell brings awareness to our bodies and how incorporating our bodies is essential to our wellbeing. Our bodies carry stories, adaptations, and wisdom shaped by living experience. In the following post, we will explore the Moving Cycle, which is a body-based model that helps us understand how awareness and movement can gently bring us back into connection with ourselves by slowing down and noticing what our bodies are feeling....

In the first blog of this series, we explored how Getting Our Bodies Back by Chrstine Cadlwell brings awareness to our bodies and how incorporating our bodies is essential to our wellbeing. Our bod…

02/12/2026

A Mindful Minute

As we start to better understand the human psyche and learn more about how the brain processes information, we have learned that brain cells can be regenerated. It takes 21 days to solidify a habit. When you think about negative things, you are creating neural pathways to keep the negative thoughts productive in your life. Yet, you can rewire your brain and change your life with positivity....

As we start to better understand the human psyche and learn more about how the brain processes information, we have learned that brain cells can be regenerated. It takes 21 days to solidify a habit…

02/10/2026

Getting Our Bodies Back Blog Series: Part One

In mental health, the primary focus is often placed on the mind, our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Yet this causes us to overlook the powerful role the body plays in our mental health. Our bodies are constantly communicating with us through sensations, tension, and movement, offering important clues about where emotions may be held or suppressed. In Getting Our Bodies Back, …...

In mental health, the primary focus is often placed on the mind, our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Yet this causes us to overlook the powerful role the body plays in our mental health. Our bodi…

02/05/2026

Coping with Uncertainty

Hello, I am new here at Olive Branch Counseling Associates. I have the privilege to conduct my undergrad internship here and learn from whom I believe are the best counselors in the area. I currently attend Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights as an accelerated senior. If you have not heard, my beloved College is closing at the end of May…...

Hello, I am new here at Olive Branch Counseling Associates. I have the privilege to conduct my undergrad internship here and learn from whom I believe are the best counselors in the area. I current…

02/03/2026

Embrace Your Emotions: The Path to Authentic Living

In a society that enforces positivity and Good Vibes Only and Stay Positive, it makes it difficult to make room for emotions that are seen as "unpleasant," “bad,” or “unwanted. Susan David's TED Talk. “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage” offers profound insights into why embracing all of our emotions, not just the good ones, is crucial for achieving a fulfilling life....

In a society that enforces positivity and Good Vibes Only and Stay Positive, it makes it difficult to make room for emotions that are seen as “unpleasant,” “bad,” or “unwanted. S…

01/30/2026

Writing for Healing and Growth: A 3-Part Blog on the Therapeutic Power of Writing

Part 3: Writing for Strength - How Positive Psychology Uses Writing to Build Well-Being Welcome to the final part in our series on therapeutic writing. Parts 1 and 2 explored how writing helps us process difficult emotions and make sense of our life story. Part 3 focuses on writing for self-development. Positive psychology writing exercises help build resilience, hope, meaning, and emotional strength....

Part 3: Writing for Strength – How Positive Psychology Uses Writing to Build Well-Being Welcome to the final part in our series on therapeutic writing. Parts 1 and 2 explored how writing help…

01/27/2026

The Quiet Weight of Guilt in Grief

Grief is a complicated and complex process that often shows up in subtle, unconscious emotions and, at other times, in more direct, noticeable ways. A feeling that can linger is guilt. Guilt can be confusing, heavy, and isolating. Yet guilt in grief is common, and understanding it can be an important step to understanding your grieving process and how it can be affecting your mental health....

Grief is a complicated and complex process that often shows up in subtle, unconscious emotions and, at other times, in more direct, noticeable ways. A feeling that can linger is guilt. Guilt can be…

01/23/2026

Writing for Healing and Growth: A 3-Part Blog on the Therapeutic Power of Writing

Part 2: Different Ways to Write - From Emotional Expression to Life Stories Welcome to Part 2 of this series on the therapeutic benefits of writing. In Part 1, we explored why writing heals. We learned that it can help us process emotions, regulate thought, and gain perspective. In Part 2, we’ll consider how writing therapy works. Writing therapy consists of multiple techniques, each with its own goals and strengths, from emotional expression to meaning-making and creative reframing....

Part 2: Different Ways to Write – From Emotional Expression to Life Stories Welcome to Part 2 of this series on the therapeutic benefits of writing. In Part 1, we explored why writing heals. …

01/19/2026

Writing for Healing and Growth: A 3-Part Blog on the Therapeutic Power of Writing

Part 1: Writing Can Heal - Understanding the Therapeutic Power of Putting Words on Paper In my recent blog, Handwriting Literally Rewires Your Brain, I explained how the process of handwriting can enhance comprehension, increase recall of information, sharpen cognition, and literally, reshape the brain. In this new 3-part blog series, I will expand on the value of writing by discussing its use for healing and growth within the counseling process and in everyday life....

Part 1: Writing Can Heal – Understanding the Therapeutic Power of Putting Words on Paper In my recent blog, Handwriting Literally Rewires Your Brain, I explained how the process of handwritin…

01/16/2026

The Quiet Strength Within: Reflections on Susan Cain’s “The Power of Introverts”

In a world that often rewards the loudest and boldest personalities, Susan Cain’s TED Talk, The Power of Introverts offers a much-needed pause. Her message is both simple and profound: there is extraordinary power in quiet. Cain reminds us that being reserved or introspective is not a weakness to overcome, but a strength to be honored. As I watched her TED Talk, I realized how relevant her words are in a world that tends to favor extroverts....

In a world that often rewards the loudest and boldest personalities, Susan Cain’s TED Talk, The Power of Introverts offers a much-needed pause. Her message is both simple and profound: there is ext…

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6819 W. 167th Street
Tinley Park, IL
60477

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 5pm

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+17086338000

Website

https://www.olivebranchcounselingassociates.com/

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