Learn more about the quiz
Communication
Communication is sexy!
Most people will know that open and honest dialogue creates a safe space to be vulnerable, sharing your innermost thoughts without fear of judgment, which is the foundation of intimacy.
Affection
The questions in this category aim to understand how you and your partner talk about feelings at the current moment in your life. When taken in the context of the rest of the quiz results, we can describe ways to help improve intimacy even more.
Resolution
When a couple lacks conflict resolution skills and cannot find helpful ways to resolve disagreements, anger, resentment, and hurt feelings build up. It's impossible to strengthen relationships or develop intimacy when these emotional wounds exist.
Equilibrium
Intimacy is strained in a marriage or connection when a couple tries to connect, and there's inequality. It's not about ensuring things get divided equally but ensuring that imbalances are discussed and worked through.
About My People Patterns!
Hi! I'm Oliver, a licensed couples and family therapist in California.
British-born Oliver Drakeford is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Certified Group Psychotherapist in Los Angeles. He has a decade of experience providing therapy to adolescents and adults individually, as well as providing family counseling and group therapy.
While training at the esteemed Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, Oliver explored his interest in psychoanalytic theory which he continues to explore in his studies in Modern Group Psychoanalysis in New York.In addition to private practice, he occasionally teaches Group Process at Antioch University in LA, and offers consultations and trainings in group and family therapy.
Oliver was the Clinical Director of an adolescent treatment center in Malibu for over three years and developed a family systems-focused approach to helping teens and their families connect and strengthen relationships. Oliver enjoys working with families, couples and adults in private practice and continues to train, teach and supervise in Family Systems Theory.