Q: In my two year relationship with a gentleman and his child, I am struggling with an ex-wife who is determined to call almost every day, change the visitation schedule on a whim, and ask the dad to drop what he is doing (even if he has other plans) to take care of her last [...]

Q: I recently married a man I love dearly. But we aren’t living together yet and, to make matters worse, he is living with his ex’s parents. He has three teenage daughters, and only one likes me. He spends the whole weekend with his daughters. He spends some week days with me but I have [...]

Q: I have been seeing a therapist for nine months and I am just coming around to fully trusting her and feeling secure with her. I was initially referred to her for PTSD. Over the past few months, I have started developing and maintaining boundaries with people in my life. My adoptive mom happens to [...]

Q: I’ve been having this problem with my mother all my life. She is the kind of person who likes to be in control of everything and everyone around her and most of all she likes controlling me. She’s always been that way — always imposing her rules and never allowing me much freedom. During [...]

Q: My name is Nataly and I’m from the Ukraine. The problem is about my brother, who is 32. He used to be very healthy but a year and a half ago he had some problems at work and he has still not recovered. He gets terrible headaches, his heart beats very fast, and he [...]

Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her [...]

Q: My husband is a psychologist and would like to do Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) with two of my girl friends. Is that appropriate? A: You’re writing in to ask about this, so it sounds like you have your doubts about whether or not this arrangement is a good idea. The American Psychological Association Ethical Principles [...]