Q: I am a mother of a 15-year-old teenager who has been suffering from anorexia for two years. She also has obsessions about eating the same type of food (e.g., she eats only food which is white in colour — such as bread pasta, fresh cream, and rice, and avoids food which is dark in [...]

Q: I went to a clinical psychologist-nutritionist in my university for treatment for disordered eating. For the past few years I’ve been restricting food intake and within a week started to count calories and used fiber to purge. Then I’ll start to “binge” on sweet stuff like chocolates and ice-cream, and eventually substitute my main [...]

Q: My friend is 27 years old and has lost a lot of weight within the past few months. She says that guys give her attention that she never received before when she was heavier. When we go out to eat, she’ll eat a little bit and then push around the rest of her food. [...]

Q: A couple of years back, I had dreams for two consecutive nights of being molested as a child. All this while, I have ignored the dreams, but I must say that whenever I think about it I feel disturbed. However, I had managed to keep it from everyone all this while — even my [...]

Q: I have a problem with staring at women’s breasts and men’s crotches when interacting with people. The problem started about 11 months ago. Before that, I was rather a normal person, loved and respected by my friends and business associates. I have had different obsessions throughout my life, as well as other problems ranging [...]

Q: I was under the care of a clinical psychologist for 13 months before we terminated in December. That therapist only did brief therapy, and we had a plan for 12 structured sessions that was eventually extended to 34. We dealt with issues ranging range from trauma and relational issues to intense mood swings with [...]

Q: My son is 14 years old. He is stealing and lying. He started this behavior a few years ago, first with family only and later with outsiders, schoolmates, and now friends, too. He mainly steals money. I want to say that he is usually a good kid; he understands it is wrong and that [...]