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Dr. Humphreys looked into his calendar. He noted among the carefully printed appointment a single crossed out canceled appointment; Becky Blount, 'cured' or so she thought. In reality, she had just fallen for another loser, she'd be back. But for a few weeks he'd have that hour open.
He noted this week he'd penciled something next to it. Another name, he was having trouble reading his scrawl. Usually he wrote these in carefully, slowly, methodically, the samw way he worked with people. That was the sort of man he was, at least at work, he wished his life outside of work was different. He had been told many times before to 'Doctor heal thyself' but some wounds were not so easy to heal, and skilled as he was, he could not do it himself..
He remembered making the appointment, it was late at night, a referral from Dr. Farring. She said it wasn't really her speciality, and that she would appreciate it if he would give it a try. Farring was not a big fan of his, she thought his work was too Freudian, or too sexual. She was all for liberation, but thought sex was not very important psychologically. It wasn't that Humphreys thought everything came back to sex. But he found that most patients only came to counseling when they had problems serious to warrant it. And for many people, no problem was too serious until it started to impinge on their sex lives. So, those seeking counseling were often a self selecting crowd. Anyway, if Farring recommended him, she must think this woman's problems were either too far out there for her experience, or that he might be right, at least in this case. He gave himself a moment of self-satisfaction then tried to puzzle out the name of the woman he was meeting in just a few minutes.
He couldn't make out his late night scrawl and decided he would simply have to check her forms, when she filled out the basic health form. He grabbed a standard package and then added his own more detailed sexual history and health form. It wasn't overly intrusive, but it might surprise the unexpectant reader. That was usually good, get the patient off balance right away and they might be more open to discoveries.
He put the forms in a blank folder and did some busy work while waiting for the appointment. A few minutes later he heard the sounds of a car coming up his long gravel driveway. He had moved out of a larger practice some time ago. He liked the privacy of working from a home office, his converted garage, but he knew it troubled some of his patients. He would have to see.
Dr. Humphreys looked into his calendar. He noted among the carefully printed appointment a single crossed out canceled appointment; Becky Blount, 'cured' or so she thought. In reality, she had just fallen for another loser, she'd be back. But for a few weeks he'd have that hour open.
He noted this week he'd penciled something next to it. Another name, he was having trouble reading his scrawl. Usually he wrote these in carefully, slowly, methodically, the samw way he worked with people. That was the sort of man he was, at least at work, he wished his life outside of work was different. He had been told many times before to 'Doctor heal thyself' but some wounds were not so easy to heal, and skilled as he was, he could not do it himself..
He remembered making the appointment, it was late at night, a referral from Dr. Farring. She said it wasn't really her speciality, and that she would appreciate it if he would give it a try. Farring was not a big fan of his, she thought his work was too Freudian, or too sexual. She was all for liberation, but thought sex was not very important psychologically. It wasn't that Humphreys thought everything came back to sex. But he found that most patients only came to counseling when they had problems serious to warrant it. And for many people, no problem was too serious until it started to impinge on their sex lives. So, those seeking counseling were often a self selecting crowd. Anyway, if Farring recommended him, she must think this woman's problems were either too far out there for her experience, or that he might be right, at least in this case. He gave himself a moment of self-satisfaction then tried to puzzle out the name of the woman he was meeting in just a few minutes.
He couldn't make out his late night scrawl and decided he would simply have to check her forms, when she filled out the basic health form. He grabbed a standard package and then added his own more detailed sexual history and health form. It wasn't overly intrusive, but it might surprise the unexpectant reader. That was usually good, get the patient off balance right away and they might be more open to discoveries.
He put the forms in a blank folder and did some busy work while waiting for the appointment. A few minutes later he heard the sounds of a car coming up his long gravel driveway. He had moved out of a larger practice some time ago. He liked the privacy of working from a home office, his converted garage, but he knew it troubled some of his patients. He would have to see.