Dr. Ginger Gabriel, Ph.D., M.F.T., is an author and speaker as well as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. With Master of Arts degrees in counseling and missions and a Ph.D. in psychology, she has traveled to Asia, the Middle East and throughout North American giving her four-to fifteen-hour relationship and counseling skill-building seminars.
Her favorite pastimes are kayaking, quilting, hiking and reading novels. She is married to Dr. Stan Gabriel. They have three children and three grandchildren.
I walked in and found a friend that I work with kissing a co-worker who is married. She always said she would never go after a married man, because she knows what it’s like to be the wife of a man who cheats (she is divorced). I feel very uncomfortable around both of these people at […] Read More >
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What do you do with a boss who must feel he is in complete control 100 percent of the time? Our work place is SO stressful, people are quitting, and I am concerned about my fellow workers increase in smoking, drinking and taking Prozac and Xanax. The board of directors are aware there is a […] Read More >
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I snooped around in my boyfriend’s apartment and found a picture of him and another girl in bed. I asked him if he was unfaithful to me and he said he had never cheated on me. Since I couldn’t tell him I snooped, I didn’t mention the picture. How do I approach the question again […] Read More >
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I have a crush on my photography instructor. I think he likes me, but I’m not sure. He’s a very attentive teacher, how do I know if what I’m seeing is just part of his teaching style or a real interest in me? Should I act on it? Advice: While he is your instructor, be […] Read More >
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I am becoming very miserable in my marriage. My husband drinks and it has been a problem for a long time. He spouts out obscenities and accuses me of having an affair, calls me obscene names and tells me he’ll take away my daughters (in front of them). All of this over some irrelevant disagreement […] Read More >
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I work with a woman who has a very negative personality and she has this habit of disagreeing with whatever is said. My boss is aware of the situation, but he is so passive his only advice is “try to get along”. How do I get along on a day to day basis with this women? […] Read More >
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I have problems with nudity in my relationship. I get very uncomfortable when watching a show and nudity is on. I do not want to be touched by my spouse, not even by my children. Why do I feel this way? Advice: My thought is that you might start by reading Happiness is a Choice. […] Read More >
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I’ve been dating this incredible guy for awhile now. He’s very good to me, and I know that he likes me very much, but he has not said those “three little words” yet. He is very sweet, but I feel like the lack of “mushy romantic” words is getting me down. When we talk on […] Read More >
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I met this guy on a chat room on Valentine’s day this year. He is six years older than me (I am 15 years old). We got to know each other really well and we progressed to talking on the phone. We have now fallen in love with each other. We are meeting next Valentine’s […] Read More >
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I just read over the recovering Alcoholic Q/A. Do you believe this applies to eating disorders as well? I need some very drastic help in this area and would appreciate your guidance. My situation is in relation to simply over-eating and eating for comfort and almost any situation… Advice: Yes it applies to almost every […] Read More >
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