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How Can I Find Free Counseling?

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I cannot afford to make payments to a psychologist, and I have no insurance. I do not want my parents to know I am seeing someone. Is there some place that offers free counseling? A: There may very well be. Here in the state of California, for example, there is a community resource hotline [...]

Daughter’s Therapist Doing More Harm Than Good?

By Dr Susan Berel, PhD |

Q: My husband and I have been concerned about our daughter’s lack of progress in her counseling. She is 17 and in the past year and a half her grades haven fallen. We have noticed she is far more tense and angry than she used to be. In the eight and a half months she [...]

Memory Loss Treatment and Assessment

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I’m in my twenties and have a horrible memory, which is starting to affect me greatly, not only personally but also professionally. I also have issues with concentration. Here is some health information about myself: I’m in good physical shape Exercise three times a week Eat healthy foods and take multi-vitamins Don’t drink alcohol, [...]

Interstitial Cystitis: I Always Knew It Was Not In Her Head

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: This isn’t a question but feedback to Dr. Bierman. I admire the replies Dr. Bierman has given, but I hope for the sake of people suffering, that he will consider adding an addendum to his recent answer regarding sleeping problems and frequent urination. For 15 years I had interstitial cystitis (IC). Urinary exams are [...]

Identifying False Memories

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I have not participated in any therapy involving memories I have of abuse as an adult. How does one distinguish between memories that may be false and those which are real? Do false memories have certain common denominators? These memories were written down in my journal at the time, and my memories are exactly [...]

Diagnostic Labels: Why Won’t They Tell Me What They’re Thinking?

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Ever since I was 13 I have been in the mental health system. It’s hard to explain, but I met this girl at school when I was 14 and she had Borderline Personality Disorder. She was not yet diagnosed but was at 18, so I didn’t know that at the time. We went through a [...]

Marriage Counseling: Taking Sides, Revealing Secrets?

By Dr Virginia S. Wood, PsyD |

Q: My husband and I started seeing a counselor separately first, but last week was the first week we saw her together. During our first session together, the counselor asked my husband if he had ever cheated. He says, “Besides the cyber sex, no.” Then the counselor asked him to leave the room, so that [...]

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