A steady presence that can hold even the most complex emotions.
If you’re carrying grief, trauma, or questions about identity and faith, and you want a therapist who can hold the emotional, spiritual, and relational layers all at once, Olivia Blakey offers exactly that. She helps adults, teens, and couples heal, grow, and reach their full potential.
Olivia is a Nashville-based therapist often described as wise beyond her years, bringing warmth, intelligence, and deep attunement to a grounded, collaborative, and safe space for clients to explore their stories.
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How Olivia works
Olivia’s approach is integrated and flexible, drawing from multiple modalities to meet each client’s needs. She is trained in Somatic Attachment-Based EMDR, which helps clients process trauma through both the mind and body, and in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidence-based form of CBT used specifically for trauma and PTSD. Her work helps clients understand their nervous system, release stored trauma, and build deeper emotional safety within themselves and their relationships.
A distinctive part of her style is the use of experiential and play-based methods. She believes creativity, imagination, and embodied expression open access points to emotions and insights that traditional talk therapy sometimes cannot reach.
Areas of focus
- Grief and loss in all its forms
- Trauma, PTSD, and attachment wounds
- Spiritual trauma and religious transitions
- Identity questions around sexuality and spirituality
- Infertility
- Relationship and communication challenges
- Life transitions and caregiver stress
- Chronic illness
Couples counseling and relationship work
Olivia is passionate about working with couples navigating communication problems, emotional intimacy and vulnerability, betrayal or disconnection, parenting-related stress, life transitions, family-of-origin patterns, and recurring conflict. She draws on her Gottman Level 1 training and Prepare/Enrich Certification to support pre-engagement and pre-marital counseling as well as ongoing relational challenges.
Education and background
Olivia earned a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lipscomb University and a Bachelor’s in Pre-Law and Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is an Associate of Marriage & Family Therapy (AMFT), supervised by Dr. Dan Goldstein at Nashville Psych and Dr. Dave M. Morgan, LMFT.
When she’s not with clients, Olivia is often searching for the best espresso in Nashville, practicing hot yoga, reading fiction, or planning her next weekend adventure with friends and family.
Ready to work together?
If Olivia’s grounded, integrative, and deeply attuned approach feels like the right fit, she would be glad to hear from you.
Call (615) 582-2882 or email clientcare@nashvillepsych.com. We respond quickly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Olivia work with?
Olivia works with adults, teens, and couples, with particular strength supporting clients through grief, trauma, spiritual trauma, identity questions, and relationship challenges.
What is Olivia’s therapeutic approach?
Her approach is integrated and flexible. She is trained in Somatic Attachment-Based EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and PTSD, and incorporates experiential and play-based methods to reach emotions talk therapy alone sometimes cannot.
Does Olivia work with couples?
Yes. Olivia draws on Gottman Level 1 training and Prepare/Enrich Certification to support couples with communication, intimacy, repair after disconnection, and pre-marital and pre-engagement counseling.
Does Olivia support clients with spiritual or religious trauma?
Yes. Olivia is especially attuned to clients navigating spiritual trauma, religious transitions, and identity questions around sexuality and spirituality.
How do I get started with Olivia?
Call (615) 582-2882, email clientcare@nashvillepsych.com, or request an appointment online. We’ll respond quickly and help you take the next step.