The following questions are related to ‘Law Enforcement’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My husband and I are now taking care of a 10-year-old girl, because her mom is an addict who won’t get help. We have had her for approximately four weeks. She sees her mom two days a week, and texts her twice a day. Tomorrow she is going to her mom’s, and for the […]
Q: How confidential are therapy sessions? To what extent are psychologists obligated to report something? If something happened really far in the past do they still have to report it if I am over 18 and do not want to? A: The short answer is: it depends. Generally speaking, the information provided by a client […]
Q: I recently read an internet post where a sex offender said that he was a hebephile and argued that hebephilia was perfectly natural. I know it isn’t a mental disorder, but I am still perplexed by his reasoning. Is he right? Is hebephilia nothing uncommon? Is it okay for, say, a 30-, 40-, 50-year-old […]
Q: I am a therapist and I recently opened my office. I have a male client in his mid-twenties who is a high school teacher and football coach. He told me recently that he has had a porn addiction for more than ten years. He said he masturbates many times per day and views the […]
Q: I left my ex-husband a few years ago due to his threats to kill me, constant lying, yelling at our kids (or myself) over trivial events, chronic unemployment, slamming doors, throwing things at walls, alcohol abuse, and bugging the house and my computer. I found thousands of very disturbing pornographic material (including snuff and […]
Q: Help! I have been taking Celexa 40mg since 2001. I dropped off my prescription at the pharmacy three days ago, and the pharmacist has yet to fill the prescription. We have been using the same pharmacy for two years and I have been refilling the same medications. I have actually given him the bottle, […]
Q: My name is Rana, and I’m 17. I’m having trouble with my family. My dad doesn’t live with me, and my mum always beats me — really hard. She treats me like a 7-year-old, and I hardly leave the house. I’m just wondering: how can I build a better relationship with my mum so […]
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