I’m pleased to introduce our first male therapist — Dr. Daniel J. Tomasulo — to join our Ask the Therapist team, a feature we’ve been running for the past 5 years here on Psych Central.
Daniel J. Tomasulo, Ph.D., TEP, MFA is a psychologist, psychodrama trainer and writer on faculty at New Jersey City University and formerly a visiting faculty member on fellowship at Princeton University. He has been in private practice for more than 25 years and works with individuals, couples, and groups, specializing in the use of psychodrama. He developed TheHealingCrowd.com, a research and training site devoted to the use of action methods in group psychotherapy.
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Welcome, Dr. Tomasulo!
About your background -Do you hae specialized expertise regarding how cognitive disabilities affect mental health and how mental health disabilities may interact with cognition?
I’m looking forward to reading your comments.
Yes, my research is in the area of providing therapy for people with a dual diagnosis of intellectual and psychiatric disabilities. In particular the work has focused on how people with intellectual disabilities are at greater risk for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. More information on this and other publications can be found at: http://www.TheHealingCrowd.com
Thanks for asking!
I have just met my real dad for the first time in 35yrs. I am now 36 so i have no memory of him!!
I need advice wheather or not i tell the family i grew up with or not say anything!!
If i do say something it will open a big big can of worms!!
I also have 3 kids!!
Kind regards
Briony
Daniel Tomasulo is a wonderful writer and a seasoned therapist. It is such a pleasurable and gaining experience to read his work.
Im a 52yr old female. Married my (I thought) high school sweetheart in 1975. Have two kids. One boy 29yrs. and one girl 34yrs. Had her at 18yrs of age. I came from a very physically and mentally abusive home. My husband now says I married him for a way out and now looking back maybe I did?? Im living a love/hate relationship. I dont trust people including my husband (he lies to me in fear of my reactions) and he trust everyone. He ALWAYS gets screwed. My problem is this: I love him in a way, because he has always provided for me financially and is the father of our children and grandchildren. Emotionally he is a hundred miles away. He treats me more like his child instead of his wife and is a MAJOR control freak. And for some unknown reason I let him control everything. I have AlWAYS been afraid of failure. Im desperate for happiness. Should I leave him and find MYSELF (whoever that is) or just stick it out and hope my life ends sooner than later?? Sad, but true, thats how miserable Iam and have been for a long time.
BTW Im not suicidal.
I am the mother of 3 divoreced re-married an officedr inthe miltary who has never been married and he has one daughter. The daughter’s mother still loves him, she is still married, but wants this friendship with him that I am so totally uncomfortable with. We married and the daughter and my 3 have a good relationship and the daughter and i have a good relationship. I’ve never meet her mother but she and I dont agree on many things. He has stop talking to them for a year. recently deployed he started texting the daughter. I am uncomfortable. I am ok with him talking ot the daughter but uncomfortable when the mother want s this friendship wiht him that is not just a friendship. She wants to sit on the phone and share laughs with him about his daughter and other stuff like they are friends. I dont wnat him to and he says he would do whatever I want him too. But the mother feels no relationship wiht her the daughter cant have a relationship with us. She wants us to go through her for everything. What do we do?
Hi Daniel,
I just heard of you from a colleague who specializes in Autism at Brock U. in Canada. I am a Life Coach specializing empowering families affected by chronic health conditions and disabilities – and I am one – a parent that is. I have a 26 year old son with NLD (non-verbal LD)similar to Aspergers, hydrocephalus and CP. I am very interested personally and professionally in your IBT – Integrative Behavioural Therapy and how it may help my son and others who are socially challenged and do not have the label of developmental delay as they do not have an intellectual disability. Please refer me to info and/or a conversation – if and when you have time. Thanks so much,
Shirley
Hello Dr. Daniel J. Tomasulo – I have a few concerns about my jealously issues and wanted to seek some help/advice. Its pretty long to actually write as its not similar to the other issues I have reviewed thus far. Can someone call me or email me to set up a one-on-one appt?
Thanks!
Jon
Please note – I go by Jon, but my real name is Adam. Thanks!
Jon