Dr Peter Thomas has been practicing therapy in Texas since 1995. He is well known for his work with adolescents and for his workshops and training on topics including suicide and self injury, bullying, self-care in the helping professions, and diversity training for mental health professionals. He enjoys working with artists, musician and performers and the LGBT and transgender community. He graduated from the University of North Texas with his doctorate in Counseling Psychology and completed his internship and post-doctorate training at Southern Methodist University and Texas Woman’s University.
Q: My psychologist agrees that I have a lot of the symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder, but I haven’t been in any romantic relationships because I know I’d be a horrible partner. Does not being in a relationship mean I can’t have BPD? A: Not having been in a romantic relationship doesn’t necessarily mean […]
Q: I am a recent psychology graduate and a very close friend of mine is depressed, self-harming, and suicidal. I feel responsible for helping him but he keeps refusing, believing that nothing can help anymore. I used to think that it’s common for depressed people to refuse help so I should just try harder. We […]
Q: I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I envy the people who enjoy food because I can never find such pleasure in eating. I find myself uninterested in most things. I don’t often feel sad or down, I just feel empty and unmotivated, and if I ever feel motivated to do something, it fades […]
Q: I am going through a hard breakup. I just wanted to know if there’s anyone out there who can help me out with tips or suggestions about moving on. A: One of the uncomfortable truths about relationships is that they at some point come to an end — sometimes by our own choice and […]
Q: I often sit in the middle of the night stuck with my obsessive thinking about a topic. I try to name and understand my feelings related to my suicide attempt three years ago or two; I’m not so sure about the date. Sometimes when I think about my suicide attempt I feel weak and […]
Q: I am a 31-year-old male. I can’t trust anyone. Due to many experiences through my life I don’t see how anyone can be trusted. People get what they need from others and throw them aside once their usefulness is over. Like the rest of humanity I will always have the desire to want to […]
Q: I’m turning 22 in a few days. I have been depressed for almost four months now. I tried to kill myself once. If it weren’t because of my housemates, I could’ve been dead by now. My family doesn’t know I tried to kill myself. They have no clue that I have been depressed for […]
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