About 

Live for Life Today Counseling and Consulting is a business owned by Olivia B. Alston. Ms. Alston has over 20 years of diverse experience focused on serving communities, families, and individuals facing personal and professional challenges. She is extremely passionate about helping people understand the emotional and mental connection between traumatic events and their daily functioning. Olivia’s clinical approach to support is rooted in compassion and honesty. She believes in creating a safe and supportive environment to explore thoughts, and feelings, and develop coping strategies. Through a combination of evidence-based techniques with personalized strategies, Ms. Alston currently works as a clinician in a private practice group. She takes a collaborative approach with individuals experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Financial Trauma, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and other disorders. Ms. Alston has conducted many financial group sessions for adults in the metro Atlanta area.  

​

Olivia Alston’s educational background includes a strong foundation in clinical social work and sociology. She has dedicated most of her professional life to helping families and individuals achieve emotional stability and obtain their personal, financial and professional goals. In addition to her Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) credential, Olivia Alston holds a Master of Clinical Social Work from Clark Atlanta University, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a minor in Social Work from Lincoln University of Missouri. Additionally, she is Trauma-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) informed, which deepens her capacity to support clients in addressing and overcoming traumatic experiences, including those of a financial nature.