Family Articles

Lying about Dating Married Man

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 3rd, 2013
I have been seeing a married man for almost 2 months now. We work together and have been friends for two years. He and his wife are no longer happy together, but neither of them want to be alone. We recently have gotten very ...

Boyfriend’s Kids Disrespect Me

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
I have been in a committed relationship for 1.5 years to a man that truly loves me. He has 3 daughters 22,18,16. I have a 19 year old daughter who lives with me. We moved in together then 3 months later his 18 year old ...

Adopted Daughter May Have Reactive Attachment Disorder

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
My 8 year old adopted daughter has had 4 different therapists including neurotherapy. She has yet to have someone really diagnose or help us with exactly her problems. She was adopted at 2 years old and spent the first 2 years of her life ...

Getting Help without Insurance

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at age 15 but the doctors at the mental hospital did not even bother to look into the problem very well they just diagnosed me after my 2nd admission because i was hearing voices and seeing demons in the dark. Now ...

Always Crying

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Sunday, April 28th, 2013
I feel like crying all the time and I’m not able to concentrate on any task or talk to someone. My sister got divorced after a 2 year marriage and it has been 2 years and still she is not able to recover from the trauma. ...

Poor Relationship with Boyfriend’s Mother

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Saturday, April 27th, 2013
I am engaged to the man of my dreams but his mother and I can't seem to get along. Sometimes we are fine, but for the most part we are screaming and fighting with each other. She has a drug problem and steals from us ...

Newly Married and Afraid of Sex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, April 26th, 2013
hi, i am married last week. It is an arranged marriage . my husband is my relative whom i called brother till last year. though i like him,whenever he touch me i am afraid. he is pushing me into sex. i am a ...

Something is Wrong

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, April 26th, 2013
I am sorry to bother you, you probably get stuff like this all the time. Sorry. I um...theres definitely something up. With me. Ive always been nervous around people, but its getting worse. Thats not it though. Um...my brain feels weird, and sometimes I get ...

Normal Grieving or Depression?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Hi, Im wondering if what I went through was physical depression. When I was 7 my mother died and after that I would get sick almost everyday, it got better over the years and by the time I was 12 I was fine. Im 13 ...

Adopted Teen Wants “Normal” Family

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I am very confused right now. I don't know if I am happy because I always feel like something is missing in my life and I know I shouldn't ask for more. I was adopted when I was 3 years old by a single middle ...

Wife Unsure if She Loves Me

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
I have been married for 10.5 years now and we have 2 amazing children. About three years ago my wife approached me and said that she was basically done with the relationship unless I changed things. I feel that I have changed those ...

Problems with My Family

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Hi, I am one of four sisters and have four brothers. We are a total of eight siblings. My father past away almost six years ago and so did my grandmother from my mother’s side. My mother was left to care for us all. She ...