With a background in both Community Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Dr Wood devotes most of her clinical hours to working with older adolescents and adults who have experienced trauma in childhood. She has helped individuals deal with the impact of child abuse and neglect, disability, and alcoholism for over thirty years.
Q: I have uncontrollable thoughts about my past and mainly depression. It’s really starting to affect my life. Is there a name for what I have? Can I learn to control it? A: Depression is both a group of disorders with a half-dozen or so variations, and a symptom of other disorders. There is not […]
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 […]
Q: I was an emotionally unavailable woman who picked an emotionally unavailable male to have a relationship with. We started out as friends just talking at work, then it turned intimate. It was fine until after a few months, we or I got attached. I wanted more and I told him so — that I […]
Q: Is it possible or wise for a single therapist to serve two people who are in an adversarial relationship? I am in a program with a behavioral support group. When my neighbor was still civil she recommended I work with this particular person. When I was granted that, I was thrilled, as the caseworker […]
Q: I am 20 years old. I have this terrible doubt about whether I am gay. I grew up enjoying boys’ stuff, sports like soccer, running around, etc. I believe that I always thought that my friends are better at these things than I am, that I am a bit shy and more anxious than […]
Q: My husband and I have been married for almost 8 years now and have two young children. He is a family physician and I am a stay-at-home mom. My life recently has become exceptionally miserable. I feel that he is very controlling. Looking back when we were dating, I think he has always been […]
Q: I have been divorced from my ex-wife for six months. Before that we were separated for a year. We were together for two years before separating (married only three months). We separated and divorced due to her not being able to stay faithful. My problem: how can I stop thinking about her every day? […]
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