Olive branch against a blue sky, a symbol of reaching out to an estranged family member

Olive Branch

An expert set of ears on your tangled family situation. A week of voice messages, just you and me, to find out what's actually happening underneath that same painful loop.

You try to do what they ask of you, and it's never quite enough.

So sometimes it's easier to just avoid them — but that breaks your heart, because distance isn't what you actually want.

When you do talk, the emotion floods in fast, and you feel attacked before you even know what happened.

What you really want is simple: to feel relaxed around each other again.

Just you and me, in Voxer

What Olive Branch is

A private, voice-message intensive — just you and me, in Voxer, over about a week. It’s a private, lower-cost way to talk through a family conflict, without sitting down face to face or booking a live session.

You'll tell me the whole tangle. I'll listen for what's actually underneath it — not just what's being said, but the pattern driving it, and the part you're playing in that pattern (without an ounce of shame attached to it). I'll reflect back what I'm sensing, ask what needs asking, over 5–7 exchanges.

This isn't a course. It's not a framework. It's an expert set of ears and 20 years of sitting with families in pain, applied to your specific tangle.

How it works

Exchange 1 — The Full Tangle

You pour it all out in a voice message. The whole situation, unfiltered. You feel heard.

Exchange 2 — The Pattern & Your Part

I reflect back what I'm hearing — the loop you're stuck in, and the role you're playing in it. No shame. Just clarity.

Exchanges 3 and beyond— The Older Layers

Back and forth, as it unfolds. I reflect what I sense underneath the surface pattern. You start to see the older part of you that's been protecting itself in this dynamic — and what that means for what's actually possible between you and this person.

Typically 5–7 exchanges over 7–10 days, paced to what the work needs — not rushed.

What you'll leave with

●      A genuinely fresh perspective on the tangled dynamic

●      Clarity about your own role — without shame

●      A glimpse of what might be happening for the other person

●      A clear sense of what comes next

●      The experience of being truly seen and held in something this hard

The details

Format: Asynchronous voice messages through Voxer

Length: up to 15 minutes per message, each way.

Timeline: Five to seven exchanges over about a week (7–10 days)

Investment: $149

Coaching Disclaimer

Olive Branch is coaching, not psychotherapy, and is not a substitute for it. It does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. This offer is available to individuals anywhere — there are no location restrictions, since coaching isn't governed by state licensure the way therapy is.

Sage-green yarn heart, a symbol of love and connection in family relationships

Ready to find out what's actually going on?

Extend your Olive Branch and get clarity on the tangle you've been carrying alone.

Start Olive Branch

Olive Branch stands on its own — it isn't a deposit and it isn't a trial run.

If you finish it and want to go further, the Untangling Session is the next step.