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 went to a psychologist and told him that I did not want to answer certain questions regarding my sexual life. He insisted that I answer them anyway. In addition he also insulted me several times. When seeking psychological help can you refuse to answer certain questions, and do you have to accept insults [...]
Q: I am trying to deal with something that has made my severe depression even worse, and I was wondering if you might have any information about the official guidelines on being a “mandatory reporter”. I am dealing with deep depression, and finally reached out to a friend, who I knew had dealt with mental [...]
Q: Today I found myself in a very tough, emotional situation with our key female employee. When I found her crying as she came out of the restroom, and asked what was wrong, she confided in me that last night her husband of 3 years admitted he had cheated on her last December. They have [...]
Q: I have contacted two different psychiatrists in two different locations and left a message to make an appointment. The first one never answered after two phone calls and I then wrote an e-mail to the office and requested someone to call back. My e-mail was answered by the receptionists (I believe) and said she [...]
Q: I am in therapy with a psychologist through e-therapy. I recently learned in my second session that he and I were together in the same dating chat room. He disclosed a lot of personal information to me and vice versa. What should I do? A: I would recommend finding another therapist. You didn’t mention [...]
Q: My husband and I were seeing counselors at the same counseling center to try and restore our marriage. My husband’s counselor almost immediately gave him 24 hour a day access to her. He was able to call her cell phone, home phone and office phone. He stopped seeing her after a few months and [...]
Q: After a series of stressful events (family surgeries, putting a son in jail, discovering another child’s addiction to meth, the death of an employee’s child, etc.) I finally had to face the fact that I was severely depressed. I began seeing a wonderful psychiatrist who had treated me for a milder depression about 5 [...]
