Oliver Drakeford
Therapy
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #104987

  • Home

  • Family Therapy

  • Gay Men

  • Consultation

  • Experience

  • Blog

  • Contact

  • Associates

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.

    transformational therapy for all your relationships

    SCHEDULE A CALL

    Schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me here.

    Recent Posts

    Resolve Relationship Conflict

    Resolve Relationship Conflict

    Communication Skills in Family Therapy - updated

    Communication Skills in Family Therapy - updated

    How To Learn More about Family Systems & Family Therapy

    How To Learn More about Family Systems & Family Therapy

    Archive

    • February 2022
    • January 2022
    • November 2021
    • October 2019
    • July 2019
    • March 2019
    • January 2019
    • November 2018
    • October 2018
    • September 2018
    • August 2018
    • July 2018
    • June 2018
    • April 2018
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • August 2017
    • July 2017
    • June 2017
    • May 2017
    • April 2017

    Tags

    No tags yet.
    5 Reasons Your Work Team Needs Therapy

    5 Reasons Your Work Team Needs Therapy

    Working with other therapists is not completely without its difficulties, but mainly, (and I am biased obviously), working in an office while being surrounded by other therapists is amazing. Most of these good feelings are to do with the fact that we are trying to be compassionate, sensitive people, but also, most therapists, at least in the beginning of their career, are in their own therapy too. It struck me recently how different companies might be if, at every job, all o
    Psychoanalysis is not dead.

    Psychoanalysis is not dead.

    I was shocked to hear recently that there are over 1400 different types of therapy, each offering a range of promises or solutions for a plethora of problems one might face. Most of the newer styles of therapy offer a seductive 'quick fix', and aim at changing behaviors or alleviating symptoms. In this culture of 'likes' and instant gratification, it's easy to see why these forms of therapy are so popular. But while they may provide tools and create space to generate awarenes
    Therapy with The Royal Family

    Therapy with The Royal Family

    “I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but my work as well," Prince Harry said in an interview recently regarding his mother, the Princess of Wales who died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. As an Englishman, I recall watching the funeral of Princess Diana quite intently, and being incredibly moved by the handwritten note on
    Anxiety: would you know what it looks and feels like?

    Anxiety: would you know what it looks and feels like?

    Anxiety is a word we throw around a lot these days, yet I’ve been struck by how different it feels for each person who lives with this often crippling disorder. There are also times when I’ve suggested to people that the symptoms they’re describing sound like anxiety, and it comes as a surprise. Inevitably they’re relieved to be able to put a name to their feelings and it started me thinking about how I'd go about explaining what anxiety feels like to some people. I combine
    Family Dinner: More Than Just A Meal

    Family Dinner: More Than Just A Meal

    I stumbled across this adorable video the other day, and started to think about how important dinner as a family is. From my experience, it's an often overlooked event that has the potential to really connect all members of the family in a rewarding and supportive way. Even if the whole family can only come together a few times a week, I think the benefits are substantial: Brain Power - Younger kids who have frequent family meals were seen to have a higher working vocabulary.
     

    OLIVER DRAKEFORD:
    INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY THERAPY WEST HOLLYWOOD

    Follow

    • linkedin
    • facebook

    Contact

    Oliver@OliverDrakeford.com

    Call: 262 509 0210

    Address

    8702 Santa Monica Blvd,

    West Hollywood, CA, 90069

    ©2017 BY OLIVER DRAKEFORD: PSYCHOTHERAPY.
    LICENSED MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST

    CERTIFIED GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPIST
    CALIFORNIA LICENSE #104987