Services We Provide
The counselors at Olive Tree Counseling strive to bring a wide variety of counseling and support services to meet the needs of our diverse community and clientele. We treat anyone from youths to seniors, and our specialties include marriage and couples therapy, individual counseling, lifespan integration, and mental health.
​​Counseling Services
​​Specialty Services
  • Self-pay Discounts
  • ​Pastoral Discounts
  • Adolescents and Children
  • Remote / Online Services
  • Saturday Telehealth Appointments

Insurance Information
We accept most insurance companies. Services may be covered in part or in full by your insurance or employee benefit plan. Please check with your carrier about mental health benefits and coverage.
  • ​Olive Tree Counseling is a preferred provider for Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • We will bill your primary insurance. You will be responsible for billing your secondary insurance.​
  • Our services are also covered under Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA).
  • Unfortunately, we cannot accept Medicaid, Medicare, or Denali Kid Care.

Download Forms Online
Have an appointment? Easily print the corresponding forms via the buttons below and send them to the following email address: intake@olivetreecounseling.com, or visit our FORMS page for our full list of forms. *Please Note: All paperwork must be submitted to OTC at least 24 hours before your first appointment to avoid rescheduling. *We cannot legally see clients without the necessary authorization.
Request for Therapy Form
If you don't have an appointment and would like to start counseling with us, please fill out the attached form and email it back to us. You may also call our front desk from 10 am to 4:30 pm, Mon—Thu. After our available therapists have a chance to review your information, we will contact you via your provided phone or email to make an appointment or refer you to a more suitable provider.

Our Counselors

Holly Hoff, LPC
Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)

Holly Hoff is the current owner of Olive Tree Counseling and a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience in various group and individual counseling settings. Holly is dedicated to the personal growth and healing of each client. She desires to walk alongside individuals and couples experiencing various mental health concerns and guides them to a self-discovery of their personal strengths and resiliences. Holly’s strengths include nurturing a relationship with God and showing love and respect for His created beings. Holly has lived in Alaska since 1980 with her husband. Mother and grandmother, Holly enjoys family and friends, holistic health and wellness, music, camping, and her dogs.

Derek Sandlin, LPC

Derek Sandlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2011. He has specific inpatient and outpatient experience providing therapy for adolescents, families, and groups. Since 2008, he has served various populations throughout his 10+ years of clinical experience. These include children and families from low-income homes with behavioral challenges, felony offenders with psychotic disorders through a brief stay at the State of Alaska Department of Corrections, partial hospitalization treatment of adults with substance use disorders, and extensive work with children and adolescents during the past 5+ years at a local outpatient practice. Derek desires to serve individuals and families to allow them to reach their emotional and behavioral goals, while utilizing compassion to allow them to see themselves from a position of hope and joy, rather than a self-defeating perspective. Derek moved from Oklahoma to Alaska in 2011 and has never looked back. He loves the breathtaking beauty of Alaska's landscape and its people. Derek is a husband and father who enjoys playing drums, music, sports, spending time with family, camping, hiking, and the outdoors.

Brittney Punt, LCSW

Brittney Punt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with specific inpatient and outpatient experience providing therapy for adolescents, families, and groups. She has specialized training to work with individuals using Lifespan Integration, EMDR, and Brainspotting used in treating trauma. Mrs. Punt moved from the Midwest to Alaska in 2013 and is proud to call Alaska home. She is a wife and mother who enjoys painting, camping, hiking, and the outdoors.

Ken Brewington, LPC

Ken Brewington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor with experience in a wide range of individual and group therapy settings. Ken strives to connect with and help empower each client with tools to steady themselves through life's storms. He aims to support clients in replacing self-defeating thoughts, self-doubt, and low self-esteem/self-worth with a belief: "I can do all things because I am strengthened by an ALL POWERFUL GOD." Ken desires to partner with individuals and couples who are convinced there is a better way of life than the one they are living. Originally from the Tar Heel State (North Carolina), Ken has been in Alaska since 1995. He enjoys spending time with his two adult children and their grandchildren, family, friends, meditation, sports officiating, fishing, and traveling. 

David J. Banks, LPC
Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)

​David Banks, LPC specializes in the area of marriage and family therapy and addiction recovery, served twenty-five+ years as a minister providing biblical and pastoral counseling, is a clinical member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and a participating member of the National Association for Christian Recovery. The Bible is used as a guideline for building and strengthening healthy marriages and family relationships. He sees individuals, couples, and families, working primarily with adults but will provide therapy for children in the context of a family unit. He teaches marriage preparation and marriage enrichment classes, as well as individual pre-marital counseling. He operates primarily from a family-systems philosophy, always considering the family as a systemic unit. Goals are set collaboratively with the client, seeking to ease the issues for which the client comes into therapy.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
      PROVERBS 3:5-6
Phone: (907) 357-6513
Fax: (907) 357-6514
1981 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Ste 220
Wasilla, AK 99654