I love my job but I suspect that people using our services could be at riskTell Me About It: Should I express my concerns to senior management?Wed Mar 13 2019 - 06:01
‘Last year I had a big win on the national lottery, but I still haven't told my girlfriend’Dear Trish: ‘I do trust my girlfriend, but I also know she aspires to having a lavish lifestyle’Wed Mar 06 2019 - 06:01
Should I contact a half-brother I’ve never met?Tell Me About It: I worry that I would overstep the mark and cause havoc in their familyWed Feb 27 2019 - 06:01
My internet lover of 12 years is suddenly warning me offTell me about it: He invited me to visit his country and stay with him but is now telling me to have no expectations of romanceWed Feb 20 2019 - 06:01
How can I help my daughter who has overcome many obstacles in her life so far?Tell Me About It: Let her see you engage with life and pull enjoyment and joy out of itWed Feb 13 2019 - 06:01
My girlfriend is not happy with my cross-dressingTell Me About It: I sense my cross-dressing is a touchy subject with my girlfriend as marriage looms on the horizonWed Feb 06 2019 - 06:01
Is six months of a relationship too soon to move across the world together?Tell Me About It: ‘Our choices are limited and she is rushing for a decision’Wed Jan 30 2019 - 06:01
‘My boyfriend fled again – this time he was really gone’Tell me about it: My now ex-boyfriend never cared for me as I cared for himWed Jan 23 2019 - 06:01
Blue Monday: We don’t need a day of dread. We need compassionMoaning about Mondays can create a false reality, writes psychotherapist Trish MurphyMon Jan 21 2019 - 05:10
I’ve met someone after my wife’s death but I feel guilty about the relationshipTell Me About It: I feel guilty about my wife’s family, and my children don’t approveWed Jan 16 2019 - 06:01
‘I can’t stand being around my wife and child’Tell me about it: Since our four-year-old daughter was born, I feel completely left outWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:01
‘My adult children are exhibiting similar addictive traits as their father’Tell Me About It: ‘My ex-partner says I am exaggerating about our children’s issues’Wed Dec 19 2018 - 06:01
DNA tests show my brother and I may not be relatedTell me about it: We did it for fun and now it could blow our family apartWed Dec 12 2018 - 06:01
‘My partner is acting like my carer when I want him to be my lover’Tell Me About It: ‘His hypervigilance about my mental health is causing me more stressWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m disappointed my daughter didn’t tell me sooner she is gay’Tell Me About It: ‘I thought we were close despite the geographic distance between us’Wed Nov 28 2018 - 06:01
‘I’ve had girlfriends and been emotionally attached but I don’t want to have sex’Tell Me About It: I am a 24-year-old male and I have never been physically attracted to anyone, either male or femaleWed Nov 21 2018 - 06:00
My teenage son was drinking and I’m angry at his best friend’s family for allowing itHe won’t tell me how he got the alcohol and I feel his friend’s family has crossed a lineWed Nov 14 2018 - 06:00
‘My girlfriend constantly checks where I am going and who I am with’Tell Me About It: ‘She even seems to get anxious when I go home to visit my parents’Wed Nov 07 2018 - 08:47
‘I have a wonderful daughter, who is gay, and a homophobic mother’Tell Me About It: ‘She has told my children on numerous occasions gay people will burn in hell’Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:01
‘I didn’t get a promotion and I don’t like my young boss’ style’Tell me about it: I was devastated when I heard that I was unsuccessfulWed Oct 24 2018 - 08:40
Our son says his hair loss has ruined his lifeNow 33, he hasn’t worked for three years and is suffering from severe depressionWed Oct 17 2018 - 06:01
‘My girlfriend self-harms. I don’t know if I want to bring her to live abroad’Tell me about it: I love her but I don’t know if I can deal with such complicationsWed Oct 10 2018 - 06:01
My parents think my fiancé is a work-shy layaboutI do pay most of the bills and would like him to get a steady job but I’m distraught by my parents’ attitudeWed Oct 03 2018 - 06:01
‘I am 21 and have never had a sexual experience, not even a kiss’Tell Me About It: ‘When I put a picture on social media nobody makes nice comments’Wed Sept 26 2018 - 06:01
‘As far as my mother was concerned, I was never good enough’Tell Me About It: ‘Since her death, I’ve revisited incidents and feelings I had as a child’Wed Sept 19 2018 - 06:01
‘Do I have a particularly cold and callous family?’Tell Me About It: ‘Life in a family with a disability is a never-ending struggle for support’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 06:01
My daughter is refusing to visit her biological dad in AustraliaEven though she cannot articulate it, I think she is jealous of his new baby boyWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:01
‘My son is convinced my Spanish lover is a fraudster’Tell Me About It: Plan to emigrate and open cafe in Spain with lover hinges on trustWed Aug 29 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m stealing from my employer and fear getting caught’My bosses gave me no sympathy when my alcoholic husband died, leaving me in a lot of debtWed Aug 22 2018 - 06:01
My mother will be deeply hurt if I offer my philandering father a homeHe was never really there for us as children and he regrets it now but my mother and siblings are still very angryWed Aug 15 2018 - 06:00
I fear my daughter will reject me if I separate from her fatherI find myself staying in a relationship that is impacting on my emotional health and I feel so desperateWed Aug 08 2018 - 06:01
‘I am caught in a vicious and unhealthy relationship cycle’Tell Me About It: Because of my partner’s behaviour I’m crabby, a roaring bansheeWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:01
I have started to use unprescribed drugs to help me focusTell Me About It: My girlfriend is furious and also worried that it may impact on my healthWed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00
‘My mother has one set of rules for family, and one set for me’I hope to be able to move out in the distant future, but how do I survive until then?Wed Jul 18 2018 - 06:00
I’m divorced 12 years and feel ridiculous chatting up womenTell Me About It: I’m wary of internet dating and feel like a sad case chatting up women in pubsWed Jul 11 2018 - 06:01
‘I resent my husband for my mental and emotional load’Tell Me About It: I got very sick last year and had a breakdown. I dread it happening againWed Jul 04 2018 - 06:00
‘My father sells himself as a hero, but I’ve just found out about his affair’Tell me about it: He sells himself as the family breadwinner hero despite the fact he betrayed my motherWed Jun 27 2018 - 06:01
‘I’ve been in a sexless marriage for 30 years – I feel I will explode sometimes’‘I have struggled very badly with this, watching my prime slip away and not being fulfilled’Wed Jun 20 2018 - 06:01
My teenage daughter never met her father and now he's dyingI’ve kept it a secret all these years but now time is running out and my daughter is devastated about not knowing her biological fatherWed Jun 13 2018 - 06:01
‘My fiancé now says he is too young to settle down’Tell Me About It: Sleeping with someone else made him think twice about commitmentWed Jun 06 2018 - 06:01
‘This is awkward ... My flatmate wants me to pay more rent’Tell me about it: Our unequal arrangement was agreed a year ago so why should I budge?Wed May 30 2018 - 06:01
‘I left my wife for another woman and now my eldest children won’t talk to me’Tell Me About It: I try to stay in touch with them but I get stonewalled most of the timeWed May 23 2018 - 06:01
‘I chased an older woman for a long time and we got married – but now she’s 70’Tell Me About It: I am no longer attracted to her physically and she is not interested in sexWed May 16 2018 - 06:01
I won’t have sex with my husband – he says no man would stay in those circumstancesTell me about it: ‘Counselling is not going to help as nothing can make me want him’Wed May 09 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m in my 40s and like smart, attractive men, but that pool keeps getting smaller’Tell Me About It: ‘For the last 10 years I’ve had short dating episodes with a divorced local man’Wed May 02 2018 - 06:01
‘We are two broken souls pretending we are fine living together’Tell Me About It: ‘There is a huge echoing void between us. I don’t know what to do’Wed Apr 25 2018 - 06:01
I was a good mother, but my only daughter has cut me offI’ve had counselling for all the hurt I feel, but I continue to feel hurt and cry very easilyWed Apr 18 2018 - 07:01
My boyfriend thinks we should separately move back in with our parentsI have a challenging relationship with my family and haven’t lived with them for yearsWed Apr 11 2018 - 06:01
Why we should teach about consent in primary schoolsTraining in saying yes and no, whether online or not, is now an essential skillThu Apr 05 2018 - 01:39
‘My husband thinks everything is coming together while I think everything is falling apart’Tell Me About It: I’m terrified of uprooting our children and moving to the countryWed Apr 04 2018 - 06:01
