Oliver Drakeford Therapy

I just finished teaching Group Process to another amazing group of up coming therapists at Antioch University Los Angeles. The class I teach on multifamily group therapy is always a highlight for me.

I was invited to give a training to up-coming therapists at The Maple Counseling Center yesterday on Modern Analytic Theory. As well being an exceptionally well-respected training site, The Maple Center provides low-cost comprehensive mental health services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families throughout Los Angeles County.

Do you know your ACEs? California’s first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, announced an ambitious plan to screen every student for childhood trauma before entering school and sites the Adverse Childhood Experiences as an essential tool to understand this. Her research team found that patients who had experienced severe trauma were 32 times more likely to be diagnosed with learning and behavioral problems than youth who had not. This is one of the very first tests I... administer for clients and their families, as they enter therapy as part of my trauma informed approach to treatment. It's an essential and easy way to know how to help clients. https://www.nbcnews.com//california-s-first-surgeon-genera

I'll be talking about working with families and teens this weekend, and the family focused approach to treatment we have at Pacific Teen Treatment

The AGPA approved me as a Certified Group Psychotherapist: The CGP title attests that therapists are an expert in group therapy, and an ethical practitioner who has met national standards for providing group psychotherapy. American Group Psychotherapy Association