Dr. Phil - Season 17 (2018)

Tatiana has left Jehovah's Witnesses and wants her husband to leave, too; CPS has put their children in foster care, over what the parents say is a misunderstanding, and they are fighting to get them back.

Amanda says her father wrote a suspicious note six hours before his sudden death, and she is convinced he was murdered; her mother and brother say she is so obsessed that she has given up on her own life.

Parents say their 18-year-old daughter's behavior is out of control; she says they have labeled her with a severe mental illness and blamed her for their family being dysfunctional.

Tina says her 11-year-old daughter looks like a sweet, innocent girl, but has started fires in the house, killed a cat, and tried to smother her baby brother.

Carrie is accused of being an uninvolved mother and constantly drunk, and separates from her formerly well-paid husband to move back in with her parents.

Pamela expects to go to jail for refusing to allow her ex his court-ordered visitation with their children, saying he abuses them and attempted to drown one of them; the children's father says she is a jealous ex making up stories for revenge.

Sandra, 15, has been arrested more than 50 times, smokes, drinks, has dropped out of school and steals high-priced items; her parents are at odds over how to parent her, and she blames her father for disciplining her;

Dr. Phil presents the recovery stories of some of the nearly 500 past guests he has been able to help with inpatient treatment for substance abuse.

Melissa says her husband refuses to get a job, dresses like a "demonic clown" and spends all day composing and posting "vile" music about killing people; members of Insane Clown Posse say what they think of his music.

Spiritual teacher and former rabbi Marc Gafni, accused of sex abuse and harassment, sits down with Dr. Phil to tell why he says he has been the target of a smear campaign.

Kristine accuses her vindictive daughter of being a neglectful mother to her three young children and having a mental illness because she claims that she can see fairies and calls herself a reincarnation of Pocahontas.

Dr. Phil follows up with past guests, including two sons whose parents said they made their lives a living hell; a woman whose daughter called her a raging alcoholic; and a woman who struggled with her weight.

Darlene calls support-group leader Melinda a lying, mentally unstable bully who scammed innocent victims of the 2016 Tennessee wildfires.

Kelly says that her daughter, Danielle, suddenly changed from a vibrant young woman to a health-obsessed hypochondriac and a hoarder.

Aja says she is sick and tired of taking care of her ungrateful, entitled, drug-addicted mother, who neglected her and her sister while they were growing up.

Police say parents starved, chained up and abused 13 children; family, neighbors, and childhood friends speak out; kidnap survivor Michelle Knight sends a message to the children.

Police have been called more than 100 times because divorced parents Marty and Marla accuse each other of breaching their parenting agreement; Marla accuses Marty's new wife of abducting and poisoning the former couple's 10-year-old child.

Five Michigan teens have been charged as adults with second-degree murder, after being accused of throwing rocks off a highway overpass, killing a father of four; in an exclusive interview, the father of one of the boys speaks out.

Bailey, 21, says she "liked" a tweet from a complete stranger, and it was love at first post; the stranger, who has never met her, wants her to stop sending thousands of messages professing her love; Bailey's mom says she wants her daughter back.

Bailey, 21, returns to the show to tell Dr. Phil that she wants to meet the object of her obsession for the first time, because she has something important to tell her.

Crystal accuses her ex-boyfriend of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter; he says she is crazy and a liar, and that she and her mother coached the child into making horrific claims.

Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Crystal, who accuses her ex-boyfriend of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter at least twice in 2016; Crystal's mother, Barbara, joins the conversation and says she believes her daughter.

Ivy says that when her mother found out she was working as an escort, she told her she had to leave home -- but without her baby; her mother says she is desperate for Ivy to get out of this dangerous lifestyle and stop being a deadbeat parent.

Karla has lost custody of two of her children and is blowing through her retirement fund to please her online "husband", who she thinks is film industry legend Tyler Perry.

Kourtney and Kelly continue trying to convince their mother, Karla, that she's not Mrs. Tyler Perry, but the victim of an online scammer.

Courtney admits that she has a history of lying, and when accused of stealing valuables, insists she has been pregnant three times and has a mental illness;

Dennis' daughter accuses him of being a master manipulator, his wife gets tired of his womanizing, his mistress wants to marry him, and his long-lost daughter, the product of an affair, needs closure;

Kaley finds her dad, Dennis, on Facebook and has great expectations of meeting the father she always wanted, but she says meeting him turned into one big disappointment;

Erica's family worries that she lives happily homeless with her children, while joining in a polyamorous triad with her boyfriend and another woman, who became pregnant by him; they call themselves the "First Poly Family of the Bible Belt";

Sheila says that before her boyfriend left, he programmed and bugged the radio stations in her car and her iPod so he could send her messages and clues as to his whereabouts via song titles and lyrics;

Whitney says she has uncovered her husband's double life of nasty lies and infidelities, and she is heartbroken because there is no way to fix her relationship with him;

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Dr. Phil speaks to students, who were inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the school shooting; what two Columbine High School shooting survivors have to say to Parkland survivors.

Assistant church pastors Jason and Brooke, who have adopted seven special-needs children, say their faith was tested after they took in a homeless former addict, who began accusing them of child neglect and sexual abuse.

Ryann claims that her sister, Stephanie, is unstable and that her delusional and paranoid behavior is ruining her life and causing her to be a danger to herself and her children.

Kim says her father sexually abused her, from the age of 7 to 14; he says they had a "consensual sexual relationship".

Bob's stepdaughter, Jessica, confronts her stepfather, who she claims sexually abused her, starting when she was 6-years-old; Kim and Jessica's childhood friends reveal what they claim was inappropriate behavior that Bob exhibited with them.

Karla says she is terrified for her daughter, Abby, who she claims is dealing with debilitating episodes of PTSD from being possessed by demons for over a decade; Abby has an episode on stage;

Dr. Phil speaks with a woman, who only weighs 90 pounds, because she is afraid of food; previous guest Sexy Vegan is back on the show.

Sam, a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, says her husband is destroying their marriage and tearing apart their family with his rage, constantly spewing his anger at their 10-year-old son.

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, briefly Donald Trump's White House communications director, and his wife, Deirdre, describe their marriage; exes Kevin and Jana are at war and won't stop putting their children in the middle of their battlefield.

Siblings claim their mother, Nikki, has neglected them and jumped from guy to guy, since their parents' divorce, and has chosen her new boyfriend over them because he has status and wealth.

Karen and Jim say their adult son is financially dependent upon them, has assaulted both of them, has served time behind bars, and refuses to move out of their home; he says they are to blame for his situation and should be doing more to help him;

Jon Taffer (Bar Rescue (2011)) offers advice to Karen and Jim and their abusive, overly dependent son, Kyle, who gives many excuses why he cannot move out of their home.

Actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and his wife, Rebecca Crews; Nicole says her children's father put a tracking device on her phone and hired a private investigator to follow her because he thinks she is being "unfaithful";

Alma says her daughter has been on a downward spiral, since puberty, and has ruined Alma's life and relationships;

Singer Demi Lovato talks about her past struggles, her sobriety, and her fight to inspire her fans; Dr. Phil and Demi take part in her new project, bringing mental health awareness to people across the country;

Carl, still grieving the loss of his daughter, 20 years ago, tells people that he has had four heart attacks in four days and that his liver is dead from liver cancer; his remaining daughters and sister confront him about his medical mayhem;

Parents claim their middle-aged son is a violent, manipulative liar who refuses to get a job and has stolen more than $100,000 from them; he admits stealing and says he won't stop until he gets what's "rightfully" his;

Debbie says she is allergic to everything, and goes to extremes to avoid allergens; her husband says she is not really allergic to anything and that her "selfish" obsessive-compulsive disorder has completed devastated their marriage and family.

Jessica moved to Las Vegas, after a man she met online, promised her fame and fortune, but she ended up being sex-trafficked, abused and homeless;

Homeless Jessica faces off with her parents, who say she has a history of not telling the truth and demand a pregnancy test; actress Vivica A. Fox (Empire (2015), book "Every Day I'm Hustling");

Young Anika got great grades and played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but her mother says Anika had disturbing behavior issues and is now a 31-year-old homeless, unfit mother.

Fourteen-year-old Tatum puts herself in dangerous situations by meeting men online and sneaking out of her home; she is currently living in a juvenile detention facility for assaulting her mother.

Three sisters say their mother, Shelly, is a raging alcoholic who abuses them and their father and regularly threatens to kill him; Shelly says she is the real victim;

At age 13, Jodie was considered a prime suspect in her older sister's murder, and has maintained her innocence for 34 years;

Eight years ago, A.J. found his grandmother lying in a pool of blood after a brutal home invasion, and his family members say he is using his PTSD as a crutch to get away with being violent, lazy and always playing the victim;

Engaged parents of a baby girl admit to repeatedly assaulting each other;

Sandy says that after she found out her toddler grandson was being neglected, she and her husband filed for permanent guardianship of the boy; her daughter says she has a full-time job and is no longer homeless, so she deserves to have her baby back;

Laurie-Ann says her dangerous, narcissist ex-boyfriend and his new fiancée are retaliating against her for breaking her silence and filing charges against him for domestic violence, emotional abuse, theft and fraud.

John Ludwick, who claims to have helped hide the body of missing teenager Natalee Holloway, is stabbed to death in Florida, after he reportedly attempted to kidnap 23-year-old Emily Heistand; she speaks out for the first time, days after her attack;

Splendor and Jeremie fear that their adult daughter is being abused by her current boyfriend; the young woman admits that she needs to work on being a better mother;

After moving her family in with a man she met online, Lisa finds out he is married; Jamie lost more than 100 pounds and transformed herself into a new woman, but her husband is no longer attracted to her; Chandler's fiancée lands them in debt;

After a whirlwind romance and wedding, Holly realizes that her abusive new husband married her only for the millions of dollars she stands to inherit;

Sandy says her 22-year-old son's life has been halted since his best friend died of a drug overdose, and her husband does not understand his pain; stepfather Thomas says the young man is just spoiled and defiant, and he wants to kick him out;

Jordan, 23, says she loves the attention she gets from her anorexia; her stepfather says he has spent more than $100,000 trying to save her life but is done;

Jordan, 23, says her eating disorder is her best friend; her parents meet the boyfriend they want out of her life; Cleveland kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight discusses her secret wedding and how she found love;

Jenny's teens say their mother rarely gets out of bed and is always threatening to leave them or to drive her car off a cliff; Jenny reveals a family secret that she has been keeping for 17 years;

Maryann shot the "single, millionaire" boyfriend she met online, when she learned he was a married man cheating with multiple women; they now want to know if Dr. Phil thinks it's a good idea for them to walk down the aisle;

A religious group in a tiny, isolated town is accused of holding one member against her will for years; a man tells of being indoctrinated and drugged and eventually leaving the group and its strict dogma behind;

The parents of nursing student Catherine Grove say the Church of Wells, Texas, is holding her against her will, which she and the church deny; a local pastor, who lives next door to the church's property, claims to have witnessed strange practices;

A wealthy, spoiled teen must go on a special assignment, near Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles;

Drug-dealer Tricia goes to prison, when one of her customers dies of an overdose; now released, Tricia wants her two daughters' legal guardian to return them to her;

Given legal custody of her drug-dealer sister's two daughters when her sister went to prison, Christy does not trust her to care for them now that she is out; Christy's brother makes accusations against her, and the drama continues backstage;

Ever since Shirley kicked her teen daughter, Marie, out of the house, the young woman has been living a dangerous double life; Dr. Phil uncovers the family's dark secrets that may be the keys to unlocking Marie's rebellion;

Mercuree thinks Chrissy Monroe of VH1's "Love and Hip Hop" is cyperstalking, harassing and threatening her;

A jury finds the man, who says he discovered the body of Rebecca Zahau hanging from her millionaire boyfriend's balcony, civilly liable for her death;

Maya began acting out at age 12, when she caught her mom having an affair with "Uncle Craig", her dad's friend; Craig says it's not his fault he had an affair, fell in love, then moved in with his best friend's wife;

McKenzie told her identical twin to stay away from her wedding, saying she is a manipulative drug addict;

Michele says her daughter dropped out of college and she is still supporting her nine years later; the young woman says she must figure out a way to escape the co-dependent, toxic relationship she has with her mother;

Party mom Teresa, 59, has many boyfriends and spends money on clothes instead of bills; her daughter fears her behavior may lead to her death;

Teresa's daughters say she is committing fraud, partying too hard, and having encounters with random men she picks up in bars, and they want to get through to her, before she sells everything to be with one of her mystery online loves or ends up dead;

Taylor's parents say constant bullying and hacking by online strangers have caused her to fall from being a teen media star to homeless and hopeless, and they believe that her relationship with her boyfriend is dysfunctional;

Kevin Esterly's wife tells about his relationship with the 16-year-old girl, she considered to be a fifth daughter;

Daruta accuses her ex-husband of domestic violence and molesting their children; he denies all accusations and says she brainwashed the kids to believe that he did the unthinkable;

Cindy says her son's fiancée has a very dark past, keeps him trapped in a relationship and may be putting him in danger;

Jilly claims she created a juice that can cure any disease or disorder and could help one live to be 400 years old; two people who have tried the juice say it caused them to have strokes;

Paul fears that his wife's once-innocent "cuddle site" may have become a platform for illicit sexual activity; she says she has not been completely honest with him and is ready to tell all;

Paul's wife, Alaska, says she is ready to tell the truth about what she does with her website's clients; what caused her to become so enraged that she couldn't stop talking about it, even after she left the stage;

Amber learns that her new husband may be a serial killer, when a 911 call from one of his victims leads to his arrest; what police discovered in the house where they arrested him, and what Amber says he told her that left her very afraid;

Lacey says voices she hears, through vents and heaters and in the woods, talks to her all day long; Dr. Dan Siegel (book, "Aware") discusses meditation;

Cole says his mother abandoned and disappointed him throughout his childhood, but she blames his aunt, who raised him; Nancy's 37-year-old daughter is recently divorced, 100 pounds overweight, and unmotivated;

John says he has urges to torture, kill and dismember people, and he admires his former pen pal, serial killer Arthur Shawcross; Shawcross' daughter and first victim's sister try to change John's mind about him;

An update on Courtney and her former friend, Amie, whom she accused of lying about pregnancies and babies' deaths; Dr. Phil meets a teen whose dark, twisted world left her mother heartbroken;

Lena has written to the show more than 30 times, saying Dr. Phil is her only hope of getting her troubled 15-year-old son, Cole, back on track, after being kicked out of several schools and homes; Cole says his parents are the problem;

Gracie, 15, refuses to go to school, is in constant trouble with the law, and posts provocative photos online;

Lace doesn't believe that her mother was acting in self-defense, when she shot Lace's father, forcing him to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life;

Chrysta wants Dr. Phil to help her decide whether to marry her beloved fiancé or to end the relationship because his young son has tried to kill her twice, and her family fears for her life and the lives of her own two children;

Bob says his wife has spent thousands of dollars a day on clothes, purses and cars, but he hasn't stopped her, because he fears she will leave him;

In the Season 17 premiere, an interview with model Tara Lambert, who was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her husband's former flame, the intended victim and the woman Tara called to set up the hit also speak.

The exclusive interview with Tara Lambert, the former model at the center of a dramatic murder-for-hire plot continues; the undercover police sting video; Tara's ex-husband, Brandon Lambert, speaks out;

Renee and Lee insist their 6-year-old granddaughter is not safe in the care of her severely alcoholic parents, Chris and Jessica; Dr. Phil shows them shocking footage of what his cameras captured during Chris and Jessica's home interviews;

Yachting with her husband, Robert Wagner, and actor Christopher Walken, actress Natalie Wood somehow ends up drowned in the Pacific in the dead of night; her sister, Lana Wood, insists she was murdered;

Inside actress Natalie Wood's final hours; the boat captain says he witnessed a fight between her and her husband, Robert Wagner, and believes she was murdered;

Victoria, 19, says her rage has escalated to the point where she throws and breaks things at home and abuses her fiancé, who says he is still completely in love with her; Jesse Palmer ("DailyMailTV");

Self-help book author Xavier says his adult sons are entitled, violent, and unable to survive without their parents' help; Dr. Phil finds out why he is so afraid of them;

Teen Benjamin Eastman's father describes how he used social media to find his missing son's body and says one of the boy's brutal killers was Benjamin's best friend;

Kristen says her mother and sister have destroyed her relationship with the entire family and brainwashed her daughter into hating her; they accused Kristen of telling her ex-brother-in-law to kill her sister and their children and commit suicide;

Former radio host Charles says he will stop at nothing to save his marriage to Sally -- who is still married to another man -- but she says she is done with Charles and has moved on to a third man, who meets for the first time;

Married couple Pepper and Chris accuse each other of stalking, speeding, physical assault, death threats and firing a gun into the floor during an argument; Dr. Simone and Cecil Whitmore (Bravo's "Married to Medicine");

Taylor wrote in to the show claiming that her mother and siblings are living in filthy, neglectful conditions; her mother says she and Taylor had a good relationship, until an inappropriate Instagram post started them in a downward spiral;

Susan and Taylor get new information that sheds even new light on the living conditions in Susan's former home and the fallout for her young children; Susan says her daughter is a narcissist and needs to move on from the past;

Jake, 16, says he prefers to play video games 24/7 to keep his mind from his family's troubles, including the vicious divorce battle between his parents; they say he is refusing to go to school and is getting violent with the family;

Alex has had numerous arrests, including one for assaulting her sister with a butcher knife; Alex says her family needs to stop harping on old news;

Jennifer says her husband, Billy, is so obsessed with his devices being hacked that he has lost weight and is about to lose the family auto business;

Jennifer says her marriage is in shambles because her family has been targeted by "hackers" for the last year-and-a-year, but her husband says he has evidence that leads back to her phone, proving she is the hacker;

Stephanie searches the streets for her homeless, heroin-addicted boyfriend, whose mother says he was once a rising star musician with a record deal; celebrity stylist Jason Schneidman gives him a haircut and a pep talk;

Her parents say Hannah was a loving, well-behaved daughter, until she got caught stealing at age 15, and since then has lived a life of crime and partying; she says they are too strict and can't understand anything about having fun;

Elizabeth says her evil, manipulative ex-husband, Brian, has brainwashed their son against her; Brian says Elizabeth is unfit and unstable and conspired with two of his ex-girlfriends to file false charges against him;

Valerie says she's worried her 16-year-old daughter is lying, breaking curfew and hanging with the wrong crowd; her daughter claims her mother is a hyperactive stalker;

Heather admits to stealing pain medication from her job; her 16-year-old son begs his mother to get clean;

Theresa claims her 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, has set the house on fire, physically attacked her, and even launched a violent attack on her grandmother;

Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Theresa, who claims her 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, is out of control, and that she violently attacked her 67-year-old grandmother;

Lorreine claims her husband, Chance, is a controlling, vindictive narcissist; Chance says it's Lorreine who is always angry and childish; the ugly truth behind designer dogs;

Musician Jimmy and his wife say his 37-year-old daughter has made all sorts of outrageous, untrue accusations against them;

Marcea says her soon-to-be ex-husband paid a ransom, to prevent himself from being exposed as a sugar daddy; Dr. Terry and Heather Dubrow (book, "The Dubrow Diet");

Actor Gary Busey's new autobiography tells of his ups and downs of almost 50 years in Hollywood, surviving a drug overdose, and what he says led to his addiction; Busey's doctor discusses the actor's traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle accident;

What "white privilege" really means and what can be done about it; Rene says she was wrongly accused of using her white privilege to harass a street vendor; legal assistant Quevaugh says he was singled out and viciously attacked at a pizzeria;

LiAnne, who admits she has made some mistakes, says her mother went behind her back and stole custody of her children; her mother says LiAnne was evicted and homeless and is now living with her business partner, who ruined her life;

Jorell and his wife say they fear his father will never stop trying to convince them to return to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and that his father forced him to stay on his "compound" for several days;

Alyssa, an 18-year-old college student, says she is horrified that her mom, Carla, is dating Ron, the man who was convicted of assaulting her baby sister, 12 years ago;

Treasure, 16, is African-American but aligns herself with European-Americans and has racist views against other African-Americans;

Twins Alexandria and Anastasia Duval made headlines when, after a fight, their car plunges off a 200-foot cliff on Hawaii's notorious Hana Highway, killing one twin instantly and leaving the other on trial for her murder;

A marriage counselor may go to prison, after falling for a catfish scam, believing she is romantically involved with an actor from "The Walking Dead", being taken for thousands of dollars, and being put in the middle of a criminal conspiracy;

Frankie and his former wife were accused of scamming would-be adoptive parents out of thousands of dollars, but he now says eight of his children were placed for adoption without his knowledge; he meets one of his adult offspring for the first time;

Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Sandy and Ava, who confronted their biological father, Frankie, about what they believe was his involvement in an adoption scam; another of his birth children and an adoptive mother speak out;

Shayna and Zona say their pregnancies have lasted for more than nine months, but no one believes them, and they are looking desperately for answers;

Police say Ashley duped people into believing she was the wife of a firefighter collecting donations for the devastating California wildfires, creating a fantasy husband, fake children, and different identities;

Mindy says she is petrified that her daughter Jourdan's boyfriend, Richard, is going to kill Jourdan due to his physical abuse; Mindy claims Richard admitted to stabbing and even attempting to drown Jourdan;

Kimberly says she had no choice but to obtain guardianship of her then-6-year-old niece because the child's parents were neglectful drug addicts with a history of arrests; they want her back, despite currently living in a homeless shelter;

Amanda's mother and sister say she is an extreme alcoholic who has really died twice and must use a pacemaker because of her drinking; her father lets her live with him because she would otherwise be homeless;

Jeff insists that his wife is a dangerous sex addict who has had affairs with hundreds of men, even though there is not one trace of evidence that she is cheating;

Family members feel that Carly is pushing her child to transition from male to female too soon, and they think the child is complying with her, in order to get her approval; former guests Toni and her transgender daughter, Ash, discuss their journey;

Michele says her adult daughter, Stephanie, drinks to the point of hallucination and almost set their house on fire; Stephanie says her mother falsely accused her of assault, causing her to be arrested and jailed;

Autumn claims she was pushed to the point of insanity, after being stuck in a cycle of abuse for almost two years, when she says, her ex-boyfriend Andre choked her, head-butted her and sexually assaulted;

Dr. Phil continues his conversation with D'Andre, who claims that his abusive relationship with his girlfriend, Autumn, is partly due to what he calls her "messed up" upbringing;

More than two decades after helping to put his father, Dr. John Boyle, behind bars, Collier Landry confronts him about his mother's death;

For the past nine years, Alan's photos from social media have been used as catfish bait to lure women into online relationships; with the help of a private investigator, Alan and his wife were surprised to learn who the catfish was;

Catfish Sarah meets her bait and tells why she has been pretending to be a man online for so long; Alan and his wife say they don't believe she will ever stop;

Bronwyn claims a man she hooked up with a few times has teamed up with her mother to destroy her, and they have come up with so many outlandish lies against her that Child Protective Services knows her on a first-name basis;

Bronwyn and Brett each have thousands of pages of evidence claiming the other parent is unfit and have been battling in court for years; Charlamagne Tha God (radio show, "The Breakfast Club") tells how anxiety has been a driving force in his life;

Soap-opera actress Tracy seeks Dr. Phil's help for her hoarding 71-year-old mother, Robin, who could be evicted from her home at any minute, and tells him what it is like growing up in a home full of filth, chaos, and animals;

Despite their picture-perfect family life, Angela says she has cheated on her husband with nearly 20 men, claiming that because of a "sex addiction", she just can't stop being unfaithful;

BeVee and Steve say they are on constant high alert, as they never know when their 15-year-old daughter, Taylor, will be triggered into a violent outburst, punching holes in walls, and hitting her mother;

Jenn claims her husband Seth's anger is out of control and destroying their marriage; her mother says she is afraid of her son-in-law when he rages and has even had to call the police on him;

Depressed teen Brandon transitioned into a beautiful young woman named Diamond, who says she lives a glamorous lifestyle; her mother says Diamond is a jobless, homeless and emotionally unstable escort who has been kicked out of 13 shelters and homes;

Angie's husband of 25 years kept his inheritance a secret and spent more than $100,000 without her knowledge; despite being caught red-handed, he refuses to admit what or who he blew the money on, until he reveals the full extent to Dr. Phil;

Nancy and Lance say their daughter left her baby with them, in order to live in a car with her girlfriend; Lance says he's been waiting to confront her, until they get on Dr. Phil's stage;

Pamela is consumed with anxiety about the welfare of her 15 cats and rarely leaves her home for fear that something bad might happen to them; her husband says something needs to change;

Michelle says her family of 12 children is full of problems from addiction, to clutter, to finances, and many of the children say they feel neglected by their parents; Dr. Phil proposes a new parenting plan but Michelle doesn't agree with all of it;

Tamara, 17, claims nothing is more important than looking perfect and says she spends $7,000 a month maintaining her appearance;

Noelle, 14, is out of control, bringing drugs into the house, has stolen a car and backed it into a neighbor's mailbox, and has caused her stepfather to leave the home to escape the chaos of living with her;

Stacie says her ex-husband has involved their 17-year-old twin daughters in some of his unhealthy behaviors and they have refused to see him for the past eight months because he has been harassing, stalking, and freaking them out;

A teen is accused of killing his baby brother and sister, but his mother insists he is innocent and has no behavior issues; Payne Lindsey (podcast "Up and Vanished") looks into a small-town mom's disappearance; preview of Dr. Phil's new podcast;

Melinda says her 18-year-old daughter, Cassidy, smashes and destroys anything around her and has assaulted her; Cassidy says it is all a lie and she is being falsely accused;

Sasha has a secret to reveal to her family and friends, a month after her fiancé left her at the altar and her 125 guests, who had traveled from all over the country, and even abroad, were turned away by the wedding venue;

Janey, the sister-in-law of convicted murderer Scott Peterson, brings evidence to Dr. Phil that she says will prove Peterson didn't murder his wife, Laci;

A team of investigators and a criminal profiler go into the mind of killer Colorado dad Chris Watts, the seemingly doting father who murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters;

The disappearance of 19-year-old Corinna Slusser; the body of a missing teen is found;

The doctor gives self-help advice and strategies for a healthy life;

Examining the controversial practice of parental humiliation, and whether its tactics could be considered child abuse;

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