Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Assistant Counsellor) in Side Sim: In the Counselling Suite

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Séan Iven (CNS) in Side Sim: In the Counselling Suite

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Assistant Counsellor) in Side Sim: In the Counselling Suite
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“Starfleet Medical for about two years. I think it was to groom me for a department head posting and give me a chance to start my PhD dissertation. It was interesting the variety of cases you’d see on Earth. It ranged from people being shipped back to work on trauma from some horrific mission gone wrong to people afraid of heights after going mountain climbing and then getting injured because they didn’t use any anchor lines.” Séan broke eye contact long enough to retrieve his tea and took another sip. “How long have you been on the Athena Janna?”

CNS Iven

Janna sipped her coffee. “About four years now. Which depending on the day feels like forever ago or just like yesterday since I arrived. I didn’t exactly arrive under the best circumstances and the crew has had a time of it since. Well, long before that too. They keep us busy,” she said with a lopsided grin.

“Are you excited to be taking the next step in your career?” she asked.

~Janna Kingston, ACNS

“Oh yeah.” Séan responded with a short nod. “I mean that’s supposed to be the dream right? Work up the ladder? Get more responsibility?” He grinned at Janna wryly. “I figure the career will work itself out. I’m more interested in doing the best I can to assist people in the way they need wherever I end up. I am happy to be assigned my own department but that’s completely secondary to my patients.”

CNS Iven

Janna nodded. “Suppose the dream, as you call it, varies greatly. But at the end fo the day there is the work. What’s your favourite part of being a therapist?” she asked before taking another sip of her coffee.

~Janna Kingston, ACNS

“The moment a patient has a breakthrough no matter how small it seems.” Séan replied with no hesitation. “Whether they come realize something about themselves, put down a burden they’ve been carrying for years, finally allow themselves to mourn a loss, or share a small victory over a hang-up, obstacle, or fear that’s been impeding them. Those are the moments that make all of the frustration, the snappy remarks, the long hours and the emotional exhaustion worth it.” He smiled softly and spoke a bit quieter. “When I’ve hit a roadblock with a patient and it seems like I’m going to break down before they can take just that next step… I remind myself that the result is worth all of the hardship, the heartache, and whatever it takes to be of help.”

CNS Iven