Welcome to Olive Tree Counseling Center!
We are a group of experienced clinical counselors serving cross-cultural workers from every corner of the globe. It’s our prayer that you’ll find Olive Tree to be a place of incredible healing in your relationships and spiritual journey. We’d love to talk more about how we can serve you, or the people you support.
What We Do
CLINICAL CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
CRISIS RESPONSE & DEBRIEFING
WEBINARS
CONSULTATION FOR LEADERS
YOUR TIME & RESOURCES ARE VALUABLE.
That’s why we are dedicated to making the most of your experience with us. You’ll find a restorative setting in beautiful Antalya, Turkey where our gifted counselors can help you flourish in the work you’ve been called to do. We provide intensive counseling generally in two to three week blocks for individuals, couples, children, families and teams as well as provide consultation, crisis response, seminars and more…
STAFF
We are Christian licensed mental health professionals, dedicated to serving cross-cultural workers. Our varied expertise allows us to provide services to serve a wide range of individual, family or team needs including crisis debriefing and trauma counseling.
ANTALYA
Olive Tree is situated on the beautiful Mediterranean Sea in Antalya, Turkey. Located centrally for easy access from Eurasia and beyond, you’ll find this modern city to be a breath of fresh air during your visit.
WEBINARS
We host regular webinars for workers and member care professionals around the world. Don’t miss our regularly scheduled events and check out the recordings later. We hope these resources can continue to serve you – wherever you find yourself in the world.
OLIVE TREE COUNSELING CENTER HAS SERVED:
CLIENTS SINCE 2014
CLIENT'S PASSPORT COUNTRIES
CLIENT'S COUNTRIES OF SERVICE
“Olive Tree was holistic, balanced, careful and encompassed our entire family, even though we only came for our one daughter. Your willingness to enter our family’s crisis and give thought and guidance to us was an answer to our deepest prayers.”
“You’re changing the trajectory of my family, thank you.”
“When I came to OTCC, I was very hopeless. Today, I feel heard, acknowledged and valued. I just wish I could have come to OTCC some years ago, but I’m thankful that now we have and that there is still time to correct the course of life.”
“I think this is the best investment we’ve ever made for our family.”
“I am so grateful for the services that you provide for us as workers. It is the best experience I have ever had with prolonged counseling. I feel like some of the answers that I have been looking for were clearly presented in ways I could understand and apply.”
FROM THE BLOG
TRAUMA & RECOVERY
by Steve Scruggs, Psychologist You may have had a difficult experience at some point, and find yourself asking- “Was this a trauma?” If you’re not certain, it’s not surprising- even experts
PREPARING FOR SUCCESS
by Nick Steffen, LMHC Attention is costly The primary mechanism of our computer’s ability to multitask is something called “context switching.” Essentially, the processing unit saves a task off
ADJUSTING TO THE “NEW NORMAL”
by Lisa Green, LPC-MHSP The Corona Virus pandemic has created an unprecedented season in the lives of almost everyone around the world, and all of us are now trying to get our bearings and figure out