text; t.maruki

[snaccs]

Hi there.
I'm Dr. Takuto Maruki, and for those of you I haven't met, I'm a licenced counsellor in my home world. That means I help people with their mental burdens and prior trauma by offering advice and a confidential space where they can speak about whatever is bothering them.

I recently registered myself as a counsellor here in Avalon, so if any of you have any problems — whether that's with ongoing events here, your arrival, or even problems from your home world — you can drop by and chat to me. I'll do my best to help, or at least provide a space for you to vent.

I'm located on the outskirts of town and my office will be open every day. You can come as often or as rarely as you need! It's all up to you.

Well. Thank you for reading, and I hope this can be helpful to you all.

( ooc; the linked post can also be used if you want to thread out any sessions with him. feel free to just drop in there, or his IC inbox, if your character doesn't want to approach him on the network. note that any therapy threads may be replied to slowly, simply because they're quite mentally demanding, so if you want to handwave or work things out in advance, PM me or send me a message at exits#8071 at Discord. )

Comments

[doctorintern]

Right. I understand not trying to force them into getting counselling, but what if they're just completely closed off to the option? What's the best way to educate them without making it seem like I'm pressuring them?

[snaccs]

( ah, that's a sad one. he'll admit that the snack offerings are, usually, a touch of a bribe to get more reluctant patients through the door, but Shujin Academy essentially had to force the students involved with Kamoshida to come see him and Ryuji was... difficult. not that he can blame the kid. )

Leading by example might be a start. If you show them that therapy is working well for you, they may become more open to the idea.

Of course, that's not me saying you need to come to therapy! It's simply an option which is available.

( what else... hm, it's a delicate operation. )

[doctorintern]

[ Fenton considers that for a moment. In all honesty, he'd never really considered himself needing therapy. Even with the stress of working at McDuck labs and being Gizmoduck, he'd been overall content with his life and how things were going.

...still, it couldn't hurt, right? And there were certainly things he could probably talk about. ]

I suppose I could give it a try. There's no harm in at least attending one session and seeing how it goes?

[snaccs]

Sure. When are you free?

[doctorintern]

[ He actually does have to take a moment to check his schedule, just to make sure he doesn't forget when certain things are planned. ]

Would three days from now be too soon? I have some time then.

[snaccs]

That would be great. Is late afternoon okay?

[doctorintern]

Yes, late afternoon would be good. [ He makes sure to write it down so he won't forget. ] Thank you! I'll see you then.