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What would a psychologist say? There’s an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

How Does a Consultant Therapist Work?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: What is a consultant therapist and how does it work? Is it worth trying? I’ve been in therapy for some time — over two years with the current therapist. I have tried many different approaches he suggested over this time, from mindifulness and meditation to medication. Problem is my life has gone from a [...]

Chronic Depression and Improving Self-Esteem

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: What is the most effective and fastest way to build self esteem? I have been fighting depression and low self esteem for more than a decade. The effects have been paralyzing me in my many attempts to move ahead in my life. I feel bouts of hopelessness. Can you help… please? A: Chronic low [...]

Asperger’s Disorder, Delusions and Hallucinations

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My 15-year-old son is currently undergoing assessment for Aspergers, and 80% of what I see fits the diagnosis — except that he has very recently started to mention mild delusions or hallucinations of a type. Can this be due to him trying to figure out why he is so different? The last two years [...]

Graduate School Competition in Psychology

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I am currently a junior in college as a psychology major with my goal being to go to graduate school for a PhD in Clinical Psychology. As most people know who have chosen this path, the competitive nature of these programs requires only premium performance in multiple facets of one’s college experience. I’ve seen [...]

My Son Burned One Sock of Each Pair of Socks I Own

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My son is a very strange young boy. He becomes obsessed with things easily. He also has an extremely active imagination which has recently turned into a bad thing. Lately he has been saying that I treat him awfully, which is not true at all. To ‘get back at me’ he burned one sock [...]

Relationship With Friend of Violent Ex-Boyfriend

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I recently went out clubbing with some friends and I bumped into my violent ex-boyfriend’s friend. I always got on very well with him, but that night we both got very drunk and I ended up going back to his and having sex. It was amazing, and we both had an extremely good time [...]

I Constantly Lose My Friends, But It’s Not My Fault

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have a lot of friends, but also I have many friendships that ended. I am constantly thinking about some friends that I had before. For example, I had a very good friend but we had an argument and our friendship ended. I know that it was not my fault but still I feel [...]

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