Archive for August, 2007

Is my boyfriend a pedophile?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, August 24th, 2007
current_problem: I have been dating my boyfriend on and off since I was 14 years old, while he was 20. We are 6 years apart. We would see each other secretly for years until I was about 16 and then we made it public that ...
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How do I get my husband to get into therapy?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, August 24th, 2007
From a massage therapist: My husband and I are in dire need of therapy, both individually as well as marriage counseling. We both have issues that need dealing with. He has a lifelong history of depression. I need help coping with his ...
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How do I help my depressed daughter?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, August 24th, 2007
From my daughter's late teens she has experienced episodes of depression. She was abused physically and verbally from her faher who is and was an alcoholic. She is now in her late thirties and abuses herself, she has always had problems with personal relationships and ...
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Her boyfriend is isolating her.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, August 24th, 2007
I met a man online a year ago, and after some time, as friends, we got together. It's been about eight months that we've been seeing each other. He is intelligent, handsome and fun. I really feel close to him. We have shared ...
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Fear of being abandoned

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Q. I am 23 years old and my mother is moving to Kansas. When I was ten I was adopted by my mom that I have now. She was the first one to show me what a mother's love was supposed to be. She ...
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Bipolar and anger with regard to my son

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 20th, 2007
Q. My son is 20 yrs old has bipolar (has seen a doctor for this) But now we are having a big problem with anger management and anger outburst, such as hitting walls, screaming at us, cursing very bad the outbursts last anywhere from ...
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Bipolar Challenge

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 20th, 2007
Q. I am twenty-five years old, single and no children. I was evaluated by a doctor and told that I have Bipolar Disorder 1 and Social Anxiety about two years ago. I tried medication (Equetro) for about four months, but the guilt from the knowledge ...
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What kind of doctor should I seek?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 20th, 2007
Q. I found your website through a Google search. I'm looking for advice about what kind of doctor to see. I don't know if I should go to a psychiatrist or a psychologist. I have a list of doctors but I'm not sure what ...
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How can I control abuse by my father?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, August 20th, 2007
Q. My father is an abuser he hits my mother and hits us and never contributed to this family besides the finances. Well I saw my father hitting my mother through my growing up and this feeling of hatred grew up too. Recently he had ...
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My sister miscarried and isn’t acting herself.

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, August 19th, 2007
My sister is getting a divorce and it came out of nowhere, she had a miscarriage a couple of months ago and I think she is depressed. I know she is unhappy but I think she has snapped. We have some history of mental illness ...
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Possible depersonalization/derealization, anxiety or physical health?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Q: I've been seeing many doctors over the last 3 weeks and no one seems to be able to conclusively decide what exactly I'm going through. Perhaps, someone here can give some helpful words. Here's the back-story. About 3 weeks ago, during a routine ...
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Problem with husband’s children and trust.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Q: My partner of almost 8 years has two daughters, aged 15 and 18. He met me while he was still married to their mother. He has been divorced now for nearly 5 years. They have never met me, apparently having refused to do so ...
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