Tag: psychologist

Psychologist Banned Over Affair With Married Client

A suspended Australian psychologist says claims he had an affair with a married client are untrue and an act of revenge. Registered psychologist Marcel Saxone was banned from treating clients following allegations made against him by the woman in August 2018. Since September that year, he has been suspended since saying he didn’t plan to…


Pandemic Leaves Australian Medicos With Burnout Pains of Their Own

Two out of three pain specialists experience severe burnout, in some cases compromising the treatment of patients. Australian social psychologist Claire Ashton-James said chronic patient pain was increasing and so too the prevalence among their specialists of burnout—a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout levels worsened. Speaking to…


Dear Dr. Chloe, My Boyfriend Is Still Married and Though Separated for Years After Only Being Married for One Day, He Says Needs the Income He Gets From Her

Dear Dr. Chloe, My relationship is complicated—to say the least. I met this man about 7 years ago, we started as just friends, then began attending church together. We are both Christian. He told me he had been divorced twice. Then I saw something on social media that sent a red flag—his profile said: “married.”…


Dear Dr. Chloe, My Friend Makes Constant Rude Remarks, and Ignores Me in Our Group Chat. I Feel Lonely. What Should I Do?

Dear Dr. Chloe, I’ve known my three dearest pals for eight years—we met in college and became friends almost instantly. Since we all got married, we don’t talk or hang out as much, but we do see each other occasionally. One of them is constantly making rude remarks about me, including how I look and…


Dear Dr. Chloe, My Friend Makes Constant Rude Remarks, and Ignores Me in Our Group Chat

Dear Dr. Chloe, I’ve known my three dearest pals for eight years—we met in college and became friends almost instantly. Since we all got married, we don’t talk or hang out as much, but we do see each other occasionally. One of them is constantly making rude remarks about me, including how I look and…


Suffering From Insomnia? 5 Tips to Help You Fall Asleep

The inability to fall asleep when you need to might suggest you are suffering from insomnia. Unless properly treated, your weary mind and body may jeopardize your ability to get things done. So what must you do to bring an end to this predicament? The solution, says Taiwanese psychologist Yu Chia-Yung, involves her five-way “stimulation…


Psychologists Have Traditionally Focused on the Past – What If That’s All Wrong?

For over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people’s attention on the past. And so when Mary struggles to maintain romantic relationships, she blames her past boyfriends for it. When Chris battles with addiction, he digs into his memories from childhood when he first felt humiliated. And when Saoirse doesn’t…


The Jordan Peterson Lecture: Music and Meaning

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist who is now on a tour promoting his newest book “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.” I had the chance to see one of his lectures on this tour, and discuss some of the overarching precepts and how they relate to the power of music and…