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 [...]

Q: I believe my father has Narcissistic Personality Disorder and am hoping to get advice on whether I should try to re-initiate a relationship with him, and if so, how. I figured out that my dad probably has NPD while I was in therapy about him — the therapist suggested that it fit, and from [...]

Q: I had a dream that I had two therapists (one female and my real therapist and the second male — my therapist only in the dream). I dreamt the three of us met in a waiting room with chairs and beds in it. Just after meeting, the two therapists retired to one of the [...]

Q: I have two sons from a previous relationship (call her ‘Cathy’). I dated my wife (call her ‘Crystal’) for two years and have been married for 18 months. Crystal has three kids who live with us from a previous marriage. My wife and I had one child together, a baby boy who is now [...]

Q: I haven’t had a close personal relationship since I was around 25. I stopped because I kept seeing a pattern in my relationships I did not like — specifically me and my actions. The issue was that I was not consistent and I could see the hurt this was causing. I ‘blew hot and [...]

Q: I am a 41-year-old male and was diagnosed approximately a year ago with adult ADHD and was prescribed Vyvanse (40 mg). The Vyvanse has helped tremendously with my memory, concentration and focus, but I still get anxious about things and am never able to fully relax. I also have a low libido and only [...]

Q: I live with my boyfriend, and when he does suspicious things and I confront him, he tells me that I’m not confident and that I need to work on my self-esteem. He says that he sees suspicious things with me as well, but if I’m going to cheat I’m going to cheat. He says [...]