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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.

Letter to a Stepdaughter’s Therapist: Is the Letter Confidential?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My husband’s ex-wife started taking my 15-year-old step daughter to see a therapist. My husband would take his daughter to every other appointment. I was asked to come in and meet with the therapist and my husband joined us. At the end of the meeting I was asked to come back again in the [...]

Loss of Trust After Break-Up

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My girlfriend recently hurt me very badly by leaving me. She left because she was curious about other men and right after she left me she went for someone that she was friends with during our relationship. We’ve been separated for about 3 months, but we just recently got back together and I found [...]

Medications to Control My Anger?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I would like to know what is the best medicine that controls anger and helps to control the time-to-time urge to initiate arguments which lead to shouting and fighting with people close to me? A: Medications work best to control the “constant” urge to argue, shout, and fight with others. When this occurs from [...]

ADHD, Social Anxiety, or Asperger’s Disorder?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Our son is 13 years old and has been diagnosed as having ADHD (4 years ago). He is on Metadate for this. What I’m really concerned about is his awkwardness in social situations. It’s very noticable by his body language and almost painful for me to watch him even walk out of school. He’s [...]

Boyfriend is Depressed and Doesn’t Want to Be With Me

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My boyfriend is suffering from depression. We have been together for 7 years and our relationship is on the end, as he is saying he dosen’t really want to be with me. He is very confused, stressed and overworked, and it is making me depressed with the things he says and does to me. [...]

Stockholm Syndrome and the Ex-Husband

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My fiancee was abused by her ex-husband for almost 15 years. They were finally divorced around Feb. 2007. Recently I found that she had a secret cell phone that she uses just to contact her ex-husband and for him to contact her. I have also had run-ins with him and I realized that he [...]

Wife Chatting and Having Cybersex on the Internet

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: My wife is chatting and having cybersex on the internet. We have talked about this but she thinks it’s OK to exchange pictures and keeps them in her computer. She says that’s all it is, chatting and cybering. But am I wrong for thinking something else is going on? She puts the computer before [...]

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