Resolve Relationship Conflict

How to Deal with Conflict In A Relationship Conflict in romantic relationships can be extremely distressing at times, so it is important...

Communication Skills in Family Therapy - updated

As a family therapist, I believe our families profoundly impact the way we think, feel and behave. The connectedness and reactivity we...

How To Learn More about Family Systems & Family Therapy

If you're looking to learn more about family therapy and in particular family systems therapy, consider being part of my monthly...

FAMILY THERAPY: The Six Fields Of Family Functioning

As a family therapist, one of the ways I try to explore what is going on in relationships and how best to help the family is to...

Childhood Trauma - The ACE's

California’s first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, announced an ambitious plan to screen every student for childhood trauma...

Multifamily Group Exercise: Build A Tower, Build A Family.

This week in the multifamily group we used the infamous 'Build A Tower, Build a Team' video which has been viewed over 4 million times. I...

Building Better Boundaries

The most loving and compassionate people are the ones with the most boundaries- they're essential in all of our relationships, especially...

How To Know When To Get Therapy - Los Angeles.

We all encounter challenges at some point in our life, be it in relationships with our partners or difficulty with family dynamics. Most...

Teen Therapy: Mental Health & Adolescents, Statistics & Influences

One in eight people aged under 19 in England have a mental health disorder and approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 experiences a severe...

The Discomfort Of Change

Inevitably with the teenage clients I work with, there comes a point in the process in which they tell me they are struggling. I often...

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Oliver Drakeford
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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #104987

transformational therapy for all your relationships