- Person-focused care
- Practical coping skills
- Grief and loss support
About Randee
Randee Olive is a licensed social worker with 19 years of practice in Kansas. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and difficult life transitions. Her work is grounded in a straightforward, compassionate style meant to make the first steps less overwhelming.
Clients can expect a calm, listening approach that focuses on the person in front of her. Sessions look at relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy and self‑esteem concerns, and practical coping strategies for everyday strain. Randee also supports people managing career questions, ADHD, eating or sleeping difficulties, and caregiving burdens.
Her background blends several clinical approaches. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thought and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take doable steps toward them. Attachment-based and client-centered methods shape how she builds trust and explores relationship patterns.
Randee frames therapy as a collaborative process. She works with each person to set clear goals and tries techniques that fit their life. Over time the focus is on building resilience, improving communication, and finding ways to handle strong emotions.
Her practice also includes support around grief, end-of-life concerns, and aging issues. People who want to start can expect practical guidance, steady listening, and an emphasis on skills that carry into daily life.
Clients can expect a calm, listening approach that focuses on the person in front of her. Sessions look at relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy and self‑esteem concerns, and practical coping strategies for everyday strain. Randee also supports people managing career questions, ADHD, eating or sleeping difficulties, and caregiving burdens.
Her background blends several clinical approaches. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thought and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take doable steps toward them. Attachment-based and client-centered methods shape how she builds trust and explores relationship patterns.
Randee frames therapy as a collaborative process. She works with each person to set clear goals and tries techniques that fit their life. Over time the focus is on building resilience, improving communication, and finding ways to handle strong emotions.
Her practice also includes support around grief, end-of-life concerns, and aging issues. People who want to start can expect practical guidance, steady listening, and an emphasis on skills that carry into daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Kansas, Arizona
Languages
English
Approaches that fit online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship experiences shape current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Randee treats approach selection as collaborative and will help figure out what fits a client's goals, preferences, and daily life. Techniques can be adjusted over time as progress and needs become clearer.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. They also let people use tools like worksheets, behavioral experiments, and skills practice between meetings to reinforce changes made in sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and caregiving stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related challenges listed in her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and compassionate, combining practical skill-building with exploration of values and relationships. She aims to work collaboratively and adapt techniques to each person's needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Randee has 19 years of clinical experience working with people through life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where is Randee licensed and practicing?
She holds KS LSCSW and AZ LCSW credentials and practices in Kansas.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Randee?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.