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About Laura Giles, MSW
(Top Expert on this page)

Expertise
I can answer questions about sexual assault, sex offending, domestic violence, substance abuse, acudetox, hypnosis, biofeedback, neurofeedback, ADHD, relationship issues, and run of the mill mental health questions.

Experience
Extensive inpatient, outpatient and criminal justice experience.

Education/Credentials
BS counseling, MSW social work

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Laura Giles, MSW 
In Category  Counseling

SubjectDate Asked

Feeling so hopeless and want to give up9/16/2008
  Q: I hope you can help as I really have no one else to talk to. I am going through a very deep ...
  A: Since you have tried everything offered in traditional medicine and nothing has seemed to help, ...
Lying9/9/2008
  Q: My question is related to lying, specifically why I lie. I am a 24 year old man who has been in a ...
  A: My opinion is that you distance yourself because this is your way of making you safe. Your father ...
Lying within my relationship8/26/2008
  Q: My name is Charlie I've been in a relationship with my women for nine month's now from the beginning ...
  A: Wow, it's really interesting that you ask what YOU can do to change. That's always the real question ...
Lying8/25/2008
  Q: My name is Charlie I've been in a relationship with my women for nine month's now from the beginning ...
  A: I think it's interesting that you ask what can YOU do to change. That's all we have control over, ...
fantasies8/10/2008
  Q: I fantasise about women getting raped. I am aroused by it. I know women who are aroused when they ...
  A: I am sorry I am not going to be able to answer your question. More information than can be gathered ...
Father Making Comments About My Weight!7/23/2008
  Q: My problem lies with my father making regular, hurtful comments about my weight. Here's the ...
  A: I think you should follow through with your instinct and put self-preservation above obligation to ...
Sexual assault...7/21/2008
  Q: My name is Jake and I'm only 14 years old. Recently my mother has been acting strangely - she has ...
  A: I am not sure what you mean by your mother is "acting strangely." Not sure where or how she touched ...
bad short term memory6/6/2008
  Q: is there anything i can do to get better with short term memory? i can remember VERY well things ...
  A: I widely used herb for memory enhancement is ginkgo biloba. More info about that can be found here: ...
ADHD2/26/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding ADHD. I have had people (academic advisor who has a degree in psych, ...
  A: The counselor should refer you to a psychiatrist if she/he truly feels that you have ADHD. If you ...
sexual harrassment2/18/2008
  Q: My girlfriend is a teacher for a small school for students who cant be in a public school.this ...
  A: Yes, it's common for teen aged boys to be attracted to cute young women. It's my understanding that ...
broke with friend2/10/2008
  Q: Sir, my name is Imran and i m working as Post Graduate Training in Paediatrics here in Pakistan.I m ...
  A: Your aunt's reaction is very normal. This is a process that will take some time to get through. In ...
I need some advicejavascript:parent.close()1/19/2008
  Q: I have a situation that's recently come to a head and I need some advice. Let me start by giving you ...
  A: What you describe is not pedophilia, but it IS hebophilia. It's illegal (I am sure you know) and ...
Counseling Statistics/Demographics/Demand1/9/2008
  Q: I have been thinking of working towards a Masters Degree in Counseling or Counseling Psychology. The ...
  A: I think the statistics you are interested in can be found here: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ ...
Certified mediator12/27/2007
  Q: I was just reading one of your replies (11/5/07) and it's exactly what I'm considering for a career. ...
  A: If you just want to get into mediation, I wouldn't spend the time or money pursuing an MSW. You can ...
Rehashing12/10/2007
  Q: Can you suggest a technique to help me stop mentally rehashing something? On Jan 4 2007 I suffered ...
  A: You don't mention what the event is that you are rehashing. I think that that could be significant. ...
Drinking and trust12/3/2007
  Q: My question is i am engaged and hav a six year old from previous marriage, my partner was drinking a ...
  A: It's a blessing that you are writing when your boyfriend is gone. Please do not let him back into ...
Other career options for MSW11/5/2007
  Q: I would like to know what else I can do with my MSW degree? I am a first year MSW student and ...
  A: If you are more attracted to giving advice rather than being supportive and guiding people to their ...
Other career options for MSW11/4/2007
  Q: I would like to know what else I can do with my MSW degree? I am a first year MSW student and ...
  A: Your school may offer different social work tracks (mine did), so that you can get the education ...
Can I do counseling with an MSW?10/10/2007
  Q: My name is Claire Carpenter and I am a first year MSW student at West Virginia University. I have ...
  A: P.S. The pay for social workers is generally better than for others in the mental health field. Some ...
ayuda10/8/2007
  Q: I was hired by a pharmaceutical plant just for this year, 2007, but I expected to get a long term ...
  A: I am sorry. I don't see a question here. Are you asking me if you should leave your job before the ...
friend question9/30/2007
  Q: a good friend of mine came to my house for the first time. she was not being "abusive" to my dog, ...
  A: Kitty, I appreciate your point of view, but my advice is to look at it from your friend's point of ...
Smoking Neighbors9/26/2007
  Q: My huband and I like to have our windows open facing our backyard in the evenings. When our next ...
  A: Wow! It's unbelievable how many times I get asked questions like this! My advice is to talk to your ...
my sister9/20/2007
  Q: a few weeks ago i wrote to you about my 21 year old sister that caught me masturbating. About 5 ...
  A: This is incest. It's illegal. If there is more than a 5 year age difference, it is also illegal on ...
pregnancy9/4/2007
  Q: My wife,we are seperated,had a baby on 26thDec last year,the last date we could have concieved was ...
  A: You are probably right, but I think it's always best to err on the side of caution until there is ...
pregnancy9/3/2007
  Q: My wife,we are seperated,had a baby on 26thDec last year,the last date we could have concieved was ...
  A: Figuring out a due date is an inexact science. The doctors look at the size of the embryo and ...
swallowing8/30/2007
  Q: When I was in grade 12, we always went to church on sunday. It was half an hour trip and I would ...
  A: I am not sure if this is related to low self-esteem or not. It's possible. What I would try is a ...
my sister8/20/2007
  Q: my older sister has recently caught me masturbating and when she saw my penis she said that i had a ...
  A: It doesn't matter how large your penis is. It doesn't matter how much you love her. It doesn't ...
my sister8/20/2007
  Q: my older sister has recently caught me masturbating and when she saw my penis she said that i had a ...
  A: It's normal for a teenage male to have sexual fantasies about provacative females and just about ...
Relationship and lying8/20/2007
  Q: Hey there, I want to thank you in advance for your time. I have a question about a current ...
  A: >>> Can therapy help a person like him stop lying? I know it depends on a lot of factors, but is ...
therapist help8/3/2007
  Q: I dated this guy for 7 months and he just broke up with me a little over a month ago. The ...
  A: >> Whatever happened to confidentiality? If she is your ex's counselor, she owes no duty of ...
Help for mentally (slow) married, abused, friend7/31/2007
  Q: Here's a dewsy...(long) I'm trying to find help for my friend who is mildly slow, but married (not ...
  A: Unfortunately, there is little you can do outside of abducting her and her children. She's an adult ...
please help7/26/2007
  Q: I am 28 yr single virgin physically but not mentally, i am getting addicted to CFNM site ...
  A: I am sorry. I do not offer online counseling at this time. My suggestion would be to see an ...
help7/24/2007
  Q: Forgive this rather long question but this is something that has been driving me insane for some ...
  A: I am glad that you are more hopeful about life this time and want to avoid suicide. It's good that ...
lonely7/12/2007
  Q: im 19 and just finished my first year and university. my problem is i didnt make many friends and ...
  A: Yes, this happens to other people. The reasons vary, but all of them can be fixed. My suggestion is ...

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