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Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD has answered the following questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.

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Marriage Counseling: Time to ‘Hang Up the Gloves’?

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I have been married for 27 years, and the last three have been devastating for both of us. We have both been in individual therapy for three years and spent six months in marriage counseling. I recently discovered email correspondence between my husband and his psychologist in which she 1) mentions three colleagues that [...]

Feeling Lost as the Middle Child in an Asian Family

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I am from an Asian family, and my family has this thing of sending their children to Asia to be raised by grandparents until age five, and then they come back to the U.S. I have two siblings, a brother and a sister. My age difference with my brother is two years, but the [...]

Having a Baby With a Donor

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I am using a donor to get pregnant because it I have not met the right guy with whom to have a baby. I am 35, with one very long relationship of nine years and a couple insignificant ones after that. I wonder how to tell my parents; they are very conservative, and I [...]

After Back Surgery, Is Mom Depressed?

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: My mom had back surgery that caused nerve damage two years ago, and since then she has left work. I think she might have a depression problem, possibly because of all the heavy medications she must take daily. She and my dad have now been having problems because she has no desire to “do” [...]

Having Trouble Meeting Perfect Women Online

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I am having problems in getting attracted to girls. I am 39 years old, male, never married, slim (57 kgs), and 5’6″ in height. I consider myself to look pretty young for my age and am extremely fit. I work in Bangalore. For the past 10 years or more, I have been searching for [...]

After 31 Years, Relationship With My Husband is Only Platonic

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: I am 49 and married to a 61-year-old man. We have been married for 31 years. I have been wanting to leave him for five years but am very worried about how he would survive on half the assets and income. He is also very solitary and never goes out socially without me. I [...]

Now I’m Pregnant, Will He ‘Man Up’?

By Dr Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD |

Q: Almost all of my life, for about 22 years (I am 39 now), no matter where I moved across the country I always thought about this guy I met when I was 16. Chemistry, or whatever, just took me over, and no matter if I was in Miami , Atlanta or New York, I [...]

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