The Ultimate Non Monogamy Chart: Mapping Modern Love Beyond Monogamy
If you can’t tell your polycules from your primaries, or if you're wondering whether you're polycurious or just polysaturated, you're in...
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OLIVER DRAKEFORD THERAPY BLOG
Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Sep 2
- 7 min
the dangers of social media: Teens Hooked on Short FoRm Videos?
Short-form video content like TikTok and YouTube Shorts are reported to be increasing sleep problems and social anxiety in teen consumers
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Oliver Roberts
- Aug 31
- 14 min
Free Relationship Advice: Life Lessons for Couples
I've been a therapist for nearly a decade, helping countless couples, parents, and families navigate their most challenging relationship...
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Aug 22
- 7 min
What to Do When Your Teenager Won't Talk to You: 10 Expert Tips
If you're a parent to a teen or tween, it can be frustrating and worrying when your once-talkative child suddenly becomes a tight-lipped...
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Oliver Roberts
- Aug 13
- 6 min
The Summer 2024 LGBTQ Newsletter Update
As summer 2024 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on some of the most significant moments in our LGBTQ newsletter. From historic...
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Aug 5
- 6 min
Dating and dealing with emotionally immature people
If you're sick of dating emotionally immature people, or perhaps you're already in a relationship with someone you think is emotionally...
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Oliver Roberts
- Jul 20
- 10 min
Couples Therapy: How to Stop Arguments In Relationships
As a couples therapist, a lot of couples come to see me for marriage counseling, hoping to reduce conflict in their relationships and...
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Jun 10
- 13 min
Helicopter Parenting Effects: KIDS and Young Adults.
These are 20 ways helicopter parenting affects children and young adults.
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Jun 1
- 9 min
the FeelinGS Wheel PDF: Enhancing Emotional intelligence
The Feeling Wheel PDF is a breakthrough tool for gaining insight into your emotions. Get a free download in this post
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- May 31
- 12 min
Enmeshment in Marriage and Couples Therapy: Differentiation of Self:
In this blog post, we will explore the concepts of differentiation of self and enmeshment in marriage and rcouples therapy. I’m a...
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Oliver Roberts
- May 29
- 9 min
Gay Relationship Advice: Navigating Age-Gap Relationships
I’ve been an LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapist for nearly ten years, and quite often, the topic of age differences comes up with my single...
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Oliver Roberts
- May 28
- 11 min
Top 5 Tools For Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills
These are my Top 5 Tools For Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills. We all kind of know what Emotional intelligence (EQ) is -...
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Oliver Roberts
- May 22
- 7 min
Thoughts on Psychoanalytic Theory and Anxiety
Understanding Anxiety and How Psychodynamic Therapy Can Help Anxiety is a common mental health issue that affects millions of people...
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Oliver Roberts
- May 20
- 8 min
The 5 Stages of a Relationship And What To Do About Them
Understanding the 5 Stages of a Relationship Have you ever wondered why the honeymoon phase in a relationship feels so magical but...
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Apr 30
- 6 min
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
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Apr 29
- 8 min
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
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Oliver Drakeford, LMFT CGP
- Apr 24
- 6 min
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
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Oliver Roberts
- Apr 16
- 11 min
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...
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Oliver Roberts
- Mar 27
- 7 min
Pursuer Distancer Syndrome: The Hidden Factor Ruining Relationships You Need to Know!
Understanding the pursuer distancer dynamic is easier through the lens of family systems theory, which as a family therapist in Los...
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Oliver Roberts
- Mar 16
- 7 min
The Active Listening Worksheet - A Guide and Experiential Activity.
One of the first skills we learn in therapy school is 'how to listen to a client' in a way that communicates that we are trying our...
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