by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. On the morning of 9/11/01, I drove to San Diego City College to teach two psychology courses. On the way I listened to news reports of… read more →
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. What do you get when you cross a bank robber, a bomb maker and a hoarder? You get George Jakubec, a 54-year-old Serbic emigre recently arrested… read more →
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Anna, age 12, sat in my office twisting her friendship bracelet while listing her fears. “My grandma shops alone and robbers could attack her. My mom… read more →
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. From grades 2 through 4 a popular and pretty girl named Paula tormented me in school. She paraded the halls of our school with an entourage… read more →
by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. “I throw up every day before work now,” Karen said in her therapy session. “When I hear his voice, I shake. I can’t sleep, I’ve lost… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Ben watched his wife from behind as she washed dishes. Feeling warm and sexual he swooped behind her and grabbed her around the waist. “Ahhhhh” she… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. She called me a “stupid bitch!”, said Angela, aged 14, referring to her exasperated mother. Angela’s parents brought her to my office complaining about her defiance,… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. “I think my husband is sexually abusing our baby,” a counseling client confided. The young mother reported disturbing observations including: mysterious abrasions on her daughter’s rear… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. This week a man in rural eastern Kentucky, furious about how his wife prepared his eggs, shot five people dead, then killed himself. Stanley Neace’s hostile… read more →
By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Ever have one of those days when everything seems to go wrong? Recently I returned from vacation to find our refrigerator had died a horrible death. … read more →