Oliver Drakeford Therapy Blog: West Hollywood

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Taking the Toxic Family Test: Understand Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

a 'toxic family environment is where the interactions and dynamics between members are harmful, negative and dysfunctional

The Importance Of Dealing with Resistance in Group Therapy

Our job as therapists or is not necessarily about managing resistance; our job is actually to help uncover and work through them

Under and Overfunctioning in Relationships: A Bowen Family Systems Approach

In over and under-functioning relationships, it's as if the over-functioning couple takes on all the chronic anxiety of the relationship

Differentiation: Why and How to Focus on Yourself in a Relationship

'How to focus on yourself in a relationship' is a theme I see frequently in my private practice as a marriage and family therapist. I...