Dr John Drimmer    

          PRE-MARITIAL THERAPY

                    POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

310 491 1472                  Santa Monica/West LA      

BUILDING A WONDERFUL MARRIAGE

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Your Marriage will have greater impact on your happiness throughout your life than any other choice you ever make.

What Can You Get from PRE-MARITAL THERAPY?

You’ll learn specific skills and strategies that can improve your relationship -- and give you insight that can enrich your life in ways that can be of immeasurable value.

Yes, romance is partly magic -- but it needs understanding and know-how. Skills that none of us were born with -- and many of us didn’t learn enough about as kids. . You and I are relational beings.  So is everyone on Earth. We live in relationships. The work that couples do here can improve their careers, and their bonds with friends and families.

The  Startling and Remarkable Science of POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY and Happy Relationships

In the last 15 years researchers have been intensively studying what actually makes a relationship work.  Up till then what most everything we knew was based  astonishingly on assumptions. The results of this  groundbreaking work, done by Gottman, Tatkin, Christensen and others, is a treasure chest of wisdom and practical skills and strategies. This is all part of what I teach. And I’ll almost always suggest homework.

Becoming better communicators

You will grow in your understanding of how to better communicate with each other, and, perhaps more importantly, you will gain insight into each other’s lives. Problems around communication, sex, money, trust, intimacy, parenting and addiction all become issues around which you come together.

The work you do with your partner is some of the most powerful counseling possible. I look forward to working with you and your partner.

Or to find out about how to make an appointment: MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

310 491-1472

johndrimmer@positivepsychologyla.com

MY APPROACH

My work is grounded in Positive Psychology as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, Buddhism, Gestalt, and the wisdom traditions.

What is Positive Psychology?

Positive Psychology focuses on how we can grow happiness, meaning and connection in our lives.. Unfortunately traditional psychology sometimes focuses on your problems and your defeats. Its goal is to take you from -5 to 0. Positive Psychology says neutral isn’t enough. It aims to go from neutral to +10.

I've taught the science of positive psychology to the med students at UCLA. (If you want to know more about this click on my page called Positive Psychology)

Here’s my office.  I work with people throughout Los Angeles, including Santa Monica, Venice, Westwood, Culver City, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood.

I like to answer questions.  You can call me at the office

Dr John Drimmer    310 491 1472

Suite B

179 So Barrington Place

LA CA 90049

2901 Wilshire Blvd

Santa Monica 90405

I work out of two offices in Santa Monica and Brentwood in west Los Angeles.