The Olive Branch

05/30/2026

05/25/2026

Thankful for those who have served!

05/02/2026

As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I sometimes get a comment intended as a compliment, but that actually really discourages me.

"You really do respond to my messages."
Or
"You really listen to me."
Or
"You always get me in when I need to be seen."

Somehow in healthcare, this has become the exception and not the norm. It makes me feel like I am trying to empty an ocean with a bucket.

I cannot control the current culture in healthcare, but I can absolutely control the care that I provide.

At The Olive Branch, you're the center of my attention. I am in practice alone so that nothing gets lost in the shuffle, no one becomes a number. This is "the big picture", the "final plan". There are no intentions to expand. I just want to intentionally serve a small group of people for whom I can make a significant impact.

If you need this level of investment in a psychiatric provider, reach out to me. Early morning, evening, and weekend appointments are routinely available. I don’t believe there is a schedule that I cannot accommodate!

New patient visits are at least 60 minutes and $300. Follow up appointments are at least 30 minutes and $150. I provide a Superbill you can submit to your insurance for out of network reimbursement. You can also use funds from a HSA/FSA.

Email mindy@olivellc.org with questions. I'm ready when you are.

03/17/2026

February Books Read! 📕 📖

If you’ve not read “Theo of Golden”, I highly recommend this book!

My friend Jenny read it first and loved it so much that she sent me a copy. With that endorsement, it went to the very top of the TBR pile.

I loved every word. This book should be required reading for all of humanity.

How you view people matters. Every person, every day.

Heartwarming, heartbreaking, and lots in between.

Read it!

P.S. Not ignoring the other two books!

“The Sweetness of Forgetting” is the book that really put Kristin Harmel in the spotlight for the first time. I enjoyed it.

“Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade” had a lovely premise but mediocre ex*****on. Both the plot and character development were lackluster.