Dear Therapist

Dear Therapist: My Parents Won’t Let Me Tell My Brother I’m Gay

How can I be open and honest with him when he doesn’t know who I am?

• Lori Gottlieb
• November 23, 2020

Dear Therapist: I’m Shattered by My Husband’s Sexts

They’re many years old, but they’ve totally upended my world.

• Lori Gottlieb
• November 16, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Had a Great Relationship With My In-Laws. Then Everything Changed.

They are judging me for not being a good mom, for not having a job, and for not losing my pregnancy weight fast enough.

• Lori Gottlieb
• November 9, 2020

Dear Therapist: Should I Just Accept That My Relationship With My Mom Is Beyond Repair?

I’m getting married, and I want her to be a part of my life.

• Lori Gottlieb
• November 2, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Is Sending Me Mixed Signals

I am incredibly worried that he’s not on the same page as me about moving our relationship forward.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 26, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Sister-in-Law Said the Most Painful Thing to Me, and I Can’t Let It Go

She told me she would never want a child like my daughter.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 19, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Daughter’s Family Asks So Much of Us Without Giving Anything in Return

Any time I want to talk with my daughter about an issue between us, she tells me she doesn’t have time and it’s not a priority for her.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 12, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Wants Me to Destroy My Precious Scrapbook From My First Marriage

He seems to think that because I don’t completely hate my ex, I must still love him.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 5, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Am a Single Man. My Daughter’s Friends Aren’t Allowed to Visit My House.

I have extended a standing invitation to her friends to visit for playdates or sleepovers, but none has ever come.

• Lori Gottlieb
• September 28, 2020

Dear Therapist: I’m Having an Affair and I’ve Never Been Happier. Should I Confess?

I feel incredibly guilty and am worried that if we come clean, we will lose the respect of our children and become pariahs in our community.

• Lori Gottlieb
• September 21, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Mom Won’t Stop Pressuring Me to Get Better Grades

I’ve wanted to address this with her for a while now, but I’m afraid she’ll scold me.

• Lori Gottlieb
• September 14, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Blame Myself for My Son’s Death

I can’t stop thinking about how much he suffered—and my own inability to save him.

• Lori Gottlieb
• September 7, 2020

Dear Therapist: Should My Parents Get Divorced?

I’ve known that my parents haven’t gotten along. They are polar opposites.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 31, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Family Takes Offense at Everything My Husband Does

I can’t help but think he’s the cause of the growing rift with my relatives.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 24, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Love My Girlfriend, but I Asked Her to Move Out

I do not want to lose her and I miss her terribly, but I believe I had no other choice.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 17, 2020

Dear Therapist: I Don’t Want My Sister in My Bridal Party

My entire nuclear family is incredibly angry with me.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 10, 2020

Dear Therapist: Is My Middle Child a Monster?

I’m so tired of people seeing only her bad traits.

• Lori Gottlieb
• August 3, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Husband Doesn’t Want Another Kid, so I’m Considering Divorce

I don’t know that I would ever be able to forgive him for taking this away from me.

• Lori Gottlieb
• July 27, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Best Friend Can’t Find a Job Because of COVID-19

She’s been having anxiety ever since the pandemic began.

• Lori Gottlieb
• July 20, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Husband and I Never Have Sex, so I’m Having an Affair

And now my husband wants to move halfway across the country for his job.

• Lori Gottlieb
• July 13, 2020