Author Archive for Holly Counts, Psy.D.

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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I’ve had a 15 year history of depression and my family of origin just doesn’t get it.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Q: I've been struggling with depression since I was about 23 yrs. old. I went to therapy for about 12 years and have been on various meds. They don't seem to be helping much right now. I'm close to my mother and 2 older ...
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We think our daughter might have been sexually abused. What should we do?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Q: I think that my ten year old daughter has been sexually assaulted some time ago, maybe even many years ago, it just came to the surface days ago. We found out that she was engaging in sexual acts with children younger and older than ...
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I like my best friend who is also female.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Q: I am a 21 yr old female and I am having sexual thoughts about my best friend who is 41 and she's also a female. She is married and has 2 kids my age. We’ve helped each other through a lot of tough times ...
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What can I do about my boyfriend’s marijuana addiction?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Q: Hello, I have been living with my boyfriend for over 5 years. He is a musician, often on the road, who smokes pot every day. He doesn't take any other drugs, doesn't drink much. He is very social and hard working. Why should he stop? ...
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Un-Happy Marriage

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Q: I have been married for 4 years. I do not feel like I have a life partner, it is like we co-exist with each other. He goes his way in the house and I go mine. I know he has depression and takes ...
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How can I help an elderly friend?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Q: I have a friend that is in her early 70's. She has a three bedroom house. She sleeps in her recliner because she cannot get into her bedrooms. She has a problem with saving everything. Her stove top is covered with ...
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My mom is bipolar and my dad is dyslexic.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Q: My mom was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder last year and my dad has had Dyslexia since child hood. I am often the responsible adult in the house. My dad's family, in their own intrusive way tries to help. All they do is cause ...
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My four year-old has strange violent and sexual tendencies, are they normal or am I paranoid?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Q: I am a single mother of 3 children. Their father has been out of their lives for a short time now, however my son's tendencies began before this. My four year old son is erratically violent and sometimes uncomfortably sexual. He ...
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Please help me help my sister.

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Q: I feel my sister is very depressed at the moment for a number of reasons. Her problems all started quite a number of years ago when she was 16, she was raped on her birthday by one of her fella friends, she never really ...
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How do I get help for disability and new dislike of people in general?

By Holly Counts, Psy.D. on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Q: I've looked all over your site and haven't been able to find anyone or any situation like mine. I should start by telling you that I am physically disabled. Between 1999 and 2003 I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Sjogren's Syndrome, and Spondylitis. In general, ...
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