The following questions are related to ‘Ethics’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have heard and read that if you think your therapist does not like you, you should find another one. Is this true? I was under the impression that it didn’t matter whether they liked you or not because a good therapist should be able to put your best interests first and do their [...]
Q: I have found your website is to be unique source of wisdom on the blight of manipulative people. But there is a potential manipulator’s “defense” that has had me confused for some time. In any relationship, particularly a partnership, if one party does something the other finds completely unacceptable (overstepping their personal boundaries or [...]
Q: I really need some help. I was not satisfied in my married life and fell in love with a colleague. He felt the same about me but also said he was happily married. His marriage was “arranged” and he has children. But he said he found me to be his “ideal” woman, and we [...]
Q: I would like to see a physician for a check-up and even to begin therapy, but I’m afraid that because of scars I have from when I was much younger, I might end up being forced into drug treatment or some other type of psychiatric care I don’t want. During my late teens to [...]
Q: I am dealing with a lot of confusion and hurt and hope to gain some relief by simply sharing. I was in therapy with a female psychologist for two years, being treated primarily for depression, anxiety, and alcohol dependence. My therapist and I worked through many things, and I really think I was getting [...]
Q: I have a boyfriend whom I met on the internet. We haven’t met in real life. I think we have a serious problem that I created, and I don’t know what to do. I could say that I cannot trust this boyfriend all that much. Maybe it’s because I don’t really know him yet. [...]
Q: My question is whether it’s possible or appropriate for a counselor to make a diagnosis in just one, brief visit? The visit lasted less than an hour. Also, the visit was during a time when I was undergoing a very stressful situation. Is it even possible for a counselor to assess an individual’s normal [...]
