By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer

Whitney Houston's former sister-in-law, Monique Houston, said Oprah Winfrey’s televised chat with the late singer’s 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was “disturbing,” and conducted “too soon” after the singer’s February 11 death.

“The whole interview was a little disturbing,” Monique, who was married to Whitney’s brother Gary, told HLN's Dr. Drew Tuesday. “It was a little soon to expose Bobbi Kristina to the media.

“I’ve lost my mother -- and losing your mother is a huge trauma -- and I really think she needs time to heal."

On Oprah’s Next Chapter, Bobbi Kristina, the sole heiress to Whitney’s fortune, told Oprah her late mother’s always with her.

“Her spirit is strong, it's a strong spirit,” Bobbi Kristina said. “I can hear her voice in spirit talking to me -- ‘I’m right here, I’ve got you�