Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Counsellor’s Office- Calloway’s Eval

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo (Counselor) in Counsellor’s Office- Calloway’s Eval

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Calloway was a special case and Zef wanted to treat her as such.Not with kid gloves, but with plain dialog that would be difficult to misconstrue. The woman had been through many hardships during developmental years that had helped shape the person she was now. She had occasional issues with others that spiraled into physical confrontations and had been labeled with a personality disorder that required monitoring. But she was also said to be a brilliant scientist. Time would tell.

“Why don’t you tell me how you feel about these mandatory appointments?” Depending on what Calloway said, Rollo would know better how to approach her therapy.

—Rollo, CNS

Calloway ran the edge of her right thumb back and forth over the handle of her mug while she pondered. “I understand the need for them.” She shook her head slowly. “I’ve been to a place in my head that I don’t want to go back to. And everything since that day has been about trying to make sense of where I was and where I want to go. Clearly the path is not only mot straight for me, but also muddied. Complicated. So be it,” she added with a shrug. Faye sighed slightly, her eyes showing a hint of weariness. “I’m okay being here and doing the work. I can’t promise it will go smoothly, or I won’t have days where I resent being here, but I do want thing s to keep getting better. I’ve made it this far and I’ll be damned if I lose it all now because I let the… less rational part of my head take over.”

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist

Rollo nodded as she listened to Faye’s excellent understanding of the situation. “Here is the one place on the ship you can be totally honest about how you feel. If you come in here angry, upset or resentful, its alright. You can yell and cry and call me names if that’s what you need to do sometimes to deal with the strong and confusing emotions brought about by your situation but it must never get physical. Alright?” She’d had three patients in her years of counseling that had gotten violent with her. The injuries had been two black eyes, a busted lip and cracked ethmoid and zygomatic bones on the left side of her face. She wasn’t eager for a repeat performance.

“I know you’ve spent a lot of time in therapy because I’ve read through your file. The thought of starting over with someone new must be a little daunting, isn’t it? So instead of giving me a history, which I can get from the record, why don’t you tell me what you believe are the important issues right now, at this moment.”

—Rollo, CNS