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Therapy
London, October 1999
Laura had booked, not without much trepidation, a consultation with one of the top therapists in her field. For years, she had admired his writing, which felt like a breath of fresh air. She knew she was more than lucky to have managed to book an appointment with him. Yet she was feeling frozen at the thought of her prospective exposure. Was talking to a stranger really better than talking to her long-term practice supervisor, who knew her well and had a high regard for her clinical work?
She had in fact created this impasse by consistently avoiding discussing with her supervisor the patient she now urgently needed to talk to somebody about. How could she ever broach the subject with her supervisor without appearing dishonest, given that she had already
