Therapists' Office Hours, 11/9

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

Brenda is in the office and waiting for clients.

As she waits, she watches an infomercial for the Psychic Friends Network. She's thinking it won't help, but it's hard to look away.

Comments

OOC

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Psychic Friends Network *cracks up laughing*

Re: OOC

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

[Just for you, hon.

Brenda REALLY has no idea how to help Maia.]

Re: OOC

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

(( Your doing great, she just needs someone not involved in what is going on, her anchor. *smiles* She enjoys Brenda's sessions. It is helping her very much.))

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty knocks on the door.

"Hello Ms. Chenowith. I'm not too late for my appointment am I?"

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

Brenda glances at the clock on her wall. "Not especially. My other client didn't show up anyhow."

"How have you been, Martin?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Um... Tense, really. I've tried the meditative techniques you suggested and they helped a little, but the dreams are still there and I still have have a block of time missing."

Marty sighs.

"I'm not exactly sure how to handle that."

((OOC: Sorry. Somehow I didn't get notification.))

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

Brensda shrugs. "We could try to talk it out, or I could try hypnosis. Personally, I'm not a big believer in the stuff, but I've seen it work."

[OOC: *kicks gmail*]

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty thinks about the concept of hypnosis and frowns. "I'm not so sure about hypnosis. It's like having someone take a walk through my head. I've had that done to me twice this semester by other people and I'm not so hot about the idea."

He then gives Brenda a slighly humorous look.

"Plus how do I know you won't make me think I'm chicken and make me cluck for your amusement?"

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"That is the risk," Brenda says.

She frowns. "So you've been hynotized against your will twice this semester, you have partial amnesia, and then there's your personal history," she says slowly. "Martin, please understand why I'm asking this, but have you ever been treated for delusions?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty decides that now would not be a good time to say that he wasn't hypnotized but had his mind read by two crazy psychics.

"No. I haven't. Um... I can see why you might think that but really I'm not delusional. I don't suppose you've noticed that this place is somewhat unusual to begin with."

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"I've noticed unusual," Brenda says. "Okay. Sorry for asking."

"How do you feel about what's happened to you lately?"

[luridpinkspikes.livejournal.com]

Tonks strode into the clinic. As she did so, her foot caught on a chair leg, causing her to trip and stumble, chair clattering loudly to the floor.

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

The noise causes Brenda to jump out of her chair.

"Are you okay?"

[luridpinkspikes.livejournal.com]

"Just fine," Tonks muttered, getting to her feet and righting the chair. "Sorry about that," she added.

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"No problem."

Brenda holds out her hand for the young woman to shake. "I'm Brenda Chenowith. Did you want to talk to me?"

[luridpinkspikes.livejournal.com]

"I'm Tonks," she said brightly.

"And, yeah, if you're not too busy..." Her eyes flickered to the infomercial.

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

Embarassed, Brenda jumps up to turn off the TV, then rifles through her files to get an intake form.

"Sorry to make you do this," she apologizes, handing over a clipboard. "You can only fight bureaucracy so much, you know?"

NAME:
AGE:
INSURANCE:
HISTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE:
FAMILY HISTORY:
CURRENT COMPLAINT:

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara arrives for her appointment, wondering how on earth she's going to explain the events of the last few days, and wondering whether she should even try.

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Tara," Brenda smiles. "So how have you been this week?"

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Laughing wryly, Tara tries to find an appropriate response.

"Um, totally insane? Hallucinating? Edgy and tetchy and falling apart?"

She shrugs one shoulder, uncomfortable. "It's not been a good week."

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

Brenda raises an eyebrow. "That doesn't sound like one," she says. "Want to tell me the whole story?"

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Slowly, Tara shakes her head.

"Not really. At least, not yet. But, um..." she sighs. "Can I talk to you about problems I'm having with a student? I mean, our relationship is a little more than just student/teacher, but... this is confidential, right?"

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"I respect your right to choose what to talk about," Brenda says warily. "So yes, tell me about your relationship with this student."

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara nods, and takes a seat.

"We were friends. She's... she's lonely, a lot of the time, and she doesn't really have much support here. I kind of adopted her, like a little sister? But now I'm getting to know her better, and... she frightens me."

[b-chenowith.livejournal.com]

"Why does this person frighten you?"