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Larry Reynolds, LICSW, was beginning to feel some pressure in his new role as parenting coordinator
 "'Good dog,' 'bad dog'? 'good boy,' 'bad boy...'? What is it with you dalmatians and this black and white thinking?
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Myron Schlimovitz, licensed marital mediator, recognized that only a cactus could break the couple's impasse
 True to her word, Margaret refused to serttle for half of everything
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resigned his work as a custody evaluator, Guardian ad litem,

Nine year old Davey Bennett couldn't quite master concrete operations
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Growing up in a conflicted home, Maestro Strogonoff despised domestic violins
 After weeks of interviews, observations and phone calls, Robert Perkins, Guardian ad litem, was beginning to think that the boys' father was the better custodian.
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Martin wondered if he had ADHD. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't plan a head.
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The real American idle.
At long last, the psychologist finds a quiet moment alone to relax
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"Please be certain that your carrion fits in the overhead compartment or is stowed beneath your seats."
"Order in the court"
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Dr. L.E. Phant decided that it was time to talk about the therapist in the room
Rene Descartes circa 2007: "I think, therefore I.M."
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So I guess its all about the chimneys, doc...? The children and the reindeer and the gifts ... that was all just an excuse?
In the best interests of the child
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World renowned psycho-surgeons O'Shea and McGee locate and prepare to remove 12 year old Nichael O'Sullivan's Parental Alienation Syndrome    
Sometimes it can be very difficult to understand a child's behavior.  
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In a rare moment of technological inspiration, Sigmund Freud introduces not only caller id, but caller ego and super-ego as well.
Renowned artic explorer Jan von Feuffenberg III finally becomes bipolar
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Research psychologist Elizabeth Mullahy, Ph.D., M.D., ABPP, was widely published, lectured abroad and taught a very popular post-doctoral seminar, but she was probably best known for her impressive eye queue
Richard Murdoch, Ph.D., credits the success of his seventeen best selling relaxation tapes to rigorous background research.
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If only the forensic psychologist had witnessed this scne, there would have been no question that Suzie's Mom had been alienated.
Sammy was confused when his father, the prominent psychotherapist, refused to pay his allowance without a corresponding CPT code.
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Peggy Bowen-Brown, Ph.D., finally had to admit that counter transference was getting in her way
At home in Vienna, Freud struggles with, "de fense mechanisms."
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"Well, yes... I understand that your PC has been sluggish recently. It's having a hard time shutting down at night and it's networking less and less often, but I don't think that psychotherapy is the answer."
Dr. Edwards struggles with his usual postprandial dual roll dilemma.
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Dr. Kellogg took his duty t to warm very seriously.
Mark Spelling was confused when he first arrived to discuss his dyslexia evaluation with Dr. Stanley
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A unique collaboration between the International Table Tennis Federation and the American Psychological Association allows Dr. McGuinness to conduct both successful and entertaining group sessions in EMDR
William Smythe, Ph.D., wanted to accept the referral but found himself caught in an ethical bind.
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Dr. Christiansen assumed that his growing paranoia was a symptom of work stress
Never the brightest bulb on the tree, Bubba routinely got stuck on row versus wade
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"Yes ma'am... because he has ADD/ADHD he'll qualify for a 504 or an IEP undfer IDEA '97 for coding as OHI and ... what's that?... Yep, that's the LRE and they can provide OT and PT but not if we go with PDD...."
Trained as a behaviorist, Hermann's first hypothesis was that some people are terrified of spilled ink
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Concerned about the escalating costs of maintaining his waiting room, Dr. Schmaltz joined the fight for psychologists to get subscription privileges
Dr. Howard didn't date often, but when he did he routinely found the tea test significant.
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Daniel Meyerhoff, Ph.D., once again found himself caught in a nasty conflict of interest.
Without question, this was the worst case of attachment disorder Dr. Thompson had ever seen
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Sally Keats was on her way home after Thursday night bowling league when she was consumed by road rage.
Yet another case of Santa Claustrophobia
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After eight years of intensive psychoanalysis, Myron Pettigill had an insight which allowed him to finally let go of his lifelong anala retentive nature.
"Don't be scared, Zoe. Its a stage we all have to go through."
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"Jason Turner, Ph.D., forensic psychologist, secretly had only one vice."
"Yes, doctor. So his distractibility, inattention and impulsivity are due to ADHD? OK .... and when should we start the medication?"
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