THE COUNSELLOR
By David Gardiner
I have been a full-time psychological counsellor for literally longer than I can remember. I work within a number of mental institutions, but, more importantly, out in the streets, in people's workplaces, even in my clients' private homes. Whenever I may happen to be needed, day or night, weekends, Thanksgiving and Christmas included, I always try to be there. Don't I have any private life of my own, you are wondering? Well, the fact is, I don't. I only exist through my clients.
But you don't want to hear about me. It's my clients, past and present, living and dead, who are the interesting ones.
Let me tell you about a typical client interaction. I'll tell you about the day I went to the restaurant with Simon. Now, I need to explain first, I'm not one o
