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: Is my child a genius? This is a question I’ve pondered for a while now. He actually gave me the idea that he might be a genius. He’s never done any sort of IQ test but is seemingly smarter than others: He spoke his first word at 6 months. He was reciting nursery rhymes [...]

Q: I am noticing trouble with my four-year-old niece, that reminds me of childhood epilepsy. For a while now I have noticed that she sometimes stares blankly. At first, I thought she did it because she was daydreaming, or listening and taking it all in. There is never a loss of consciousness and she picks [...]

Q: I am 22 years old, and I recently moved back home for the summer. I live 30 minutes away during the school year, and at home with my single mom during the summer. She’s had a hard childhood and marriage — both her father and husband were mentally and physically abusive. She says that [...]

Q: I am wondering what I can expect from joint counseling sessions with my mother, who has a Cluster B Personality Disorder. Though I am comfortable with low to no contact (as are my children and my husband), I do sometimes long for a normal relationship with my mother and for her to have a [...]

Q: I’m a 40-year-old male with TBI (traumatic brain injury) and have been diagnosed with treatment resistant depression and severe anxiety disorder. I am also an alcoholic, although I am proud to say I have only had two slips in 1 1/2 years. A few months ago, I lost my job, and three weeks ago I was [...]

Q: I am now 18 and I have a very busy school schedule. I have tasks around the house I will do but at times, when I get sick with a cold or a fever my mom will start yelling at me saying that I won’t do my “chores” without starting fights and that I [...]