The following questions are related to ‘Ethics’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have looked all over the internet about this and have been unsuccessful finding an answer. This seems strange because I am sure I am not the only one who this has happened to. Or maybe I am.
I am a female who has seen my therapist for 2 years. I disclosed to him [...]
Q: I found this site when I was looking up information on blame and victim roles on the internet as well as on manipulation. I have been very good at that in my life and have hurt a lot of people, including myself. What I don’t know is now I understand what I did and [...]
Q: I have suffered from depression and anxiety for most of my life. I was on medication for several years in my early 20’s. Unfortunately, I experienced a bad reaction to the medication (Prozac) that I was given at the time and tried to hurt myself, so I was taken off of it and then [...]
Q: I have heard and read that if you think your therapist does not like you, you should find another one. Is this true? I was under the impression that it didn’t matter whether they liked you or not because a good therapist should be able to put your best interests first and do their [...]
Q: I have found your website is to be unique source of wisdom on the blight of manipulative people. But there is a potential manipulator’s “defense” that has had me confused for some time.
In any relationship, particularly a partnership, if one party does something the other finds completely unacceptable (overstepping their personal boundaries or violating [...]
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