Author Archive for Holly Counts, Psy.D.

Do you have suggestions on potty training a 4 year old?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Monday, October 15th, 2007
Q: I believe that my 4 year old son has OCD. He is very particular about the way things are done and does not like change. I am getting very frustrated with potty training. I have tried every trick in the book but he ...
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My ex-boyfriend was abused by a priest as a teen and now has commitment issues. How can I hlep him?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Monday, October 15th, 2007
Q: My previous boyfriend was abused by a priest when he was an altar boy in his teens. We were together for over 7 years. He is on one hand sweet but not able to commit to a relationship. He dissociates and does not ...
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My parents are doing illegal drugs.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Q: Hi I’m 14 and I live with my single mother and also my grandparents live 3 houses down so I basically live with both. I recently found out all three of them are doing an illegal drug marijuana(pot). I believe in the smoking way ...
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Is 6 and a half stone and 5 foot overweight?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, September 30th, 2007
I always feel horribly fat and ugly! I do loads of exercise every day and try to eat around 500 calories a day, 900 at the most and then I feel terrible! I've tried making myself sick before but it hasn't worked so when I ...
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We will lose everything if husband doesn’t get help!

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Friday, September 7th, 2007
Q: My husband and I have been married for 30 years. When we first lived together he was attending a prestigious college on a full ride scholarship. He was taking a double major that his mother thought he could handle. At the time his parents' ...
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Could early masturbation mean I was sexually abused?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Friday, September 7th, 2007
Q: I've been masturbating, not 'exploring', since a very young age. At least 3 1/2. Could this be a sign of inappropriate touching when I was younger? A: I would say that without any other convincing evidence that you may have been molested, excessive ...
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What can we do about grandchild using credit card?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Friday, September 7th, 2007
Q: My sister has mental problems, she just recently went on social security for her condition. I don't know much about it, but I know her oldest daughter’s life was a unhappy one. My sister and her daughter had a fight 3 years ago and ...
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Husband accused of sexually abusing daughter.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Q: My husband (26) and my daughter (14) were caught exchanging sexually explicit text messages. My daughter admitted to having sex with her step-father and of course he is denying it. DCS and the police are investigating and they have removed him from the ...
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What is the importance of separating the abused from the abuser?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Q: From the time I was 15-18, I was abused mentally and sexually by a very close adult mentor/friend. Aside from the abusive part, he was a great role model for me. I'm almost 20 now, and I have not spoken with him or ...
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What can I do about my boyfriend’s childhood abuse?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for about a year and a half now and we have lived together for about 6 months. He does have a bad temper and sometimes throws things during fights and other things of that nature, but I ...
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Eating Disorder and Cutting

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Q: This is my second episode of having an eating disorder. I got help about 2 years ago and mostly recovered from it, but relapsed about 2 months ago. When my mom found out the first time, she had no idea what to do ...
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My best friend died and I don’t know what to do.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Q: My best friend died last spring when a car hit her on her bike. I've known her since we were toddlers and her parents live across the street. I feel empty without her and I know it'll get worse in school, because I ...
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