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I Feel Guilty for Leaving Him in his Time of Need... How do I Deal?
My husband has recently been diagnosed with PTSD from his experiences in the military and his severe childhood abuse... Read more »

Are My Feelings for My Therapist Normal?
Last year I started therapy. I have a very troubled past, I was abused. I never really had any kind of therapy... Read more »

I'm in Therapy, so When Will I Get Better?
I am in therapy and have been since September 2011, and I am dealing with overwhelming emotions... Read more »

I Can't Afford Gender Reassignment Surgery and it's Affecting My Marriage
How do I learn to cope with the fact that I may never be able to afford gender reassignment surgery? And my... Read more »

My Partner Can't Control His Anger
I think the man I'm seeing has an extremely bad problem. He gets so mad and will go on and on screaming... Read more »

Questionable Therapist Behavior
My boyfriend sees a therapist and has seen her for a real long time. I am understanding as it benefits him and... Read more »

How Do I Bring Up Trauma to My Therapist?
I just started therapy and I really like my therapist so far. Also, I have had trauma in my life that is pretty... Read more »

Our Child is Affecting Our Marriage
I married a man I've known for over 16 yrs. We started dating 6 1/2 yrs ago and have been married... Read more »

I'm Addicted to Pornography
My name is Joseph and i would like to ask a question related to addictions and complusions... Read more »

I Don't Feel Human
What kind of therapy can help someone who feels as if he is not human, knows what... Read more »

My Friends Constantly Put Me Down! How Can I Get Them to Stop?
My friends at school always put me down and treat me... Read more »

Best Type of Therapy for My Depressed, Unemployed Son?
My son is 29 years old and has recently left his job. He is depressed and suffers from anxiety and is having much... Read more »

My Partner is Grieving and Depressed - Is There Hope for Our Relationship?
Is there hope in a new relationship when one person is experiencing unresolved grief and depression... Read more »

My Therapist is Provoking Me
Why would my therapist who I have been working with for three years who knows I am suicidal taunt, tease... Read more »

I Am Concerned My Daughter-In-Law is a Hypochondriac Mother
I'm concerned that my daughter in law has some of the following symptoms Hypochondriac by proxy & Munchausen syndrome by proxy... Read more »

Am I Gay or Bisexual?
I believe with some uncertainty that I am a 60 year old gay man. I have been married for 36 years and I am recently out to my wife. Coming to this conclusion has brought a lot of... Read more »

Can My Marriage Be Saved After an Emotional Affair?
My wife has been involved in an emotional affair for seven years. She is planning to move out this week to get space and figure out what she wants to do... Read more »

I'm in Love with My Therapist
After four years of intense therapy, my therapist decided to quit the profession. She was an intern at the time and just decided to do something else ... Read more »

My Client's Husband Refuses to Divorce
I am a therapist and am seeing a couple where the woman wants out but the man just refuses to accept the marriage is over. Any suggestions? He also has some mild limited cognitive abilities secondary... Read more »

I Can't Stop Defending Myself
My marriage is all but gone. My wife and I are on our 3rd therapist. Defensiveness is a major issue for me... Read more »

Grieving End of Therapy Relationship
My therapist abruptly ended our relationship and switched jobs within the same Counseling Organization. I am not allowed any contact with her. I am having an... Read more »

What Can We Do to Help Our Adult, Drug-Addicted Daughter?
Dear GoodTherapy.org: We have a 30 yr old daughter addicted to drugs and alcohol. Recently lost custody and suppose to have supervised visits with her son, who is 7. He lives with his dad who lets him go over there... Read more »

My Therapist Cries
Dear GoodTherapy.org: My therapist is a lovely woman except she has on numerous occasions started to cry during my sessions (not sobbing, but tears). She is very professional in every other sense,... Read more »

How to Get My Husband to Go to Therapy?
Dear GoodTherapy.org: I've been married for seven years to a man I love. We get along fine, most of the time. No arguing or fighting, but sometimes my husband feels withdrawn, and I don't feel the same spark... Read more »