Adriel ~ “My name is Adriel Cleary. I am thirty-five years old and have lived in Oasis Springs my entire life, save for my years at the university. I came back to Oasis Springs, to start my private Psychology Practice. You ask why? I say Why not. As we begin this journey, you will meet my clients, through their sessions with me. Some have more severe issues than others, but they are all the same. They need help coping and conquering the things that keep them from being at their full potential.
My first client is Lance Coleman. ( created by @thelastairsimblr ). Lance is a thirty-seven year old male, married to his wife, Dhalia for almost twenty years or so. He is also a father to their daughter, Shauna who is seventeen. Lance suffers from some medical issues that the doctors can not seem to figure out, but it is more than that, as we will see. He came to me by recommendation of his family medical doctor. Dr. Wilson Henry.
Lance Coleman ~ “Past Mistakes”
ADRIEL - “Mr. Coleman? I am ready for you. You can come in now.
LANCE- “Thank you Dr. Cleary. The bulletin board here, you let people post job openings I see?
ADRIEL - Yes. Many people are always looking for that perfect job, you know. So I share opportunities. So, Are you ready, then?”
ADRIEL- “It is good to meet you Mr. Coleman. Care if I call you Lance?”
LANCE- “Not at all, that is my name.”
ADRIEL- “I read the chart Dr. Henry sent over. It seems that you have been having several issues that he, nor his colleagues have been able to diagnose. So can you share some of these medical problems, Lance? You can have a seat, wherever you may wish.”
LANCE - “I was expecting a lounge chair, I will just take a seat on the sofa. I started having these severe headaches. It’s been, well, about fifteen years ago now, when I started getting them. At first, I thought it was just the stress of being a new father with a toddler. She was certainly a handful back then. Still can be now if the truth be told. But, the headaches became so severe I could not function sometimes, for days. Of course due to this I was unable to keep a job, which just added to the problem.
ADRIEL- “So what do you do for a living, Lance, or at that time, what did you do?”
LANCE- “Then, I was working in a convenience store, as an assistant manager. I mostly ordered the inventory, you know food stuffs, sodas what have you. Nothing real difficult, but of course easily replaced. I understand why they let me go, but it certainly made it difficult to find another job. I have a criminal record, you know.”
ADRIEL- “No, I did not know that. They do not divulge that information in your medical file. So, tell me about that.”
LANCE- “It was a long time ago, before I married. I don’t think it’s relevant to all this, and I try to not think about it now. You understand.”
ADRIEL- “Sure, yes. But everything can become relevant if we allow it to be, but, we can come back to that maybe later then. So after the headaches and losing your job with the convenience store, what then??