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Deborah Sharp Molchan is also a contributing columnist for The Herald Standard Newspaper.  This is where you will be able to view and print her columns, as well as submitting your own question to The Therapist.

Question:    My Teenage son plays football and he injured his knee.  He lives for football.  He's a junior  and he has his senior year to play again.  He is a good athlete.  He's moody and all he thinks about is what he is missing.  How can I help?  View and print the full question and answer here.

Question:  My teenage daughter plays basketball and loves it.  The problem is she becomes nervous before games and as a mother I find it difficult to cope with because she  either cries or yells.  She is extremely critical of herself and if her team loses the game the next two days are miserable at our house.  What can I do to help her?   View and print the full question and answer here.

View Deborah's recent article about the effects that a favorite winning sports team can have on you here.  In this case, a retrospect on the Steelers playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens.

View Deborah's second article about the effects that a favorite winning sports team can have on you here.  This time Deborah reveals how the Steelers Super Bowl win over the Arizona Cardinals has affected the Steeler Nation.

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