Alex Mac

Chapter 18 Th Counselor

A: Alex
C: Courtney

As soon as I entered her office I was a little surprised. For one thing she didn't look like I expected her to. She seemed young, like around 25 or 26. And she wasn't dressed like a therapist. She wore a T-shirt and jeans sorta like me. If she thinks like me maybe the next hour Wong be hell.

" Hello, you must be Alex."
A: " Yeah, I'm Alex. And you must be Dr. Reed."
" Yes, but you can call me Courtney."
A: " Okay Courtney."
C: " So why are you here. Your mother wasn't clear on the phone."
A: " Well basically I told her I was a lesbian and she freaked out and grounded me. Then when I went to talk to her about it later she decided I needed counseling."
C: " Well then. Your mother should have done more research. I'm actually gay myself."
A: " Oh well that's actually great news."
C: " Well how about we go ahead with this session and then I'll tell your mother that there's nothing wrong"
A: " So what are we doing in this session."
C: " Well has this caused any other problems. Anger? Depression? Anxiety?"
A: " It hasn't caused any of that, but I have kinda always had anxiety."
C: " What about music? Do you listen to sad songs? A lot of patients who like sad or angry music have some form of depression if they relate well to most of the songs."
A: " I like tsp me sad music. Maybe some angry songs. And I relate, but I don't think I'm depressed."
C: " I'm not saying you are, but I think we should explore depression."

For the rest of the hour we talked about my anxiety and if I was depressed. She determined I needed more counseling. I asked her not to tell my mom that she was gay, or that she thought it was fine that I was gay.

I have another session next week, but I don't think counseling will be that bad. I might even like it.