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JULIA ENTERED THE CONFERENCE ROOM through the door Brian held open and saw a group of six people. By habit, she scanned the room, her subconscious identified all the points of entry and exit and assessed each person for identifying features and their threat potential. Julia was surprised to see a face she recognized.
“Dr. Reynolds?” Julia said.
Susan Reynolds had recognized Julia as soon as she had come into the room, but per doctor-patient protocol did not initiate contact. As a psychotherapist it was common that patients did not want to advertise that they were seeking treatment for a mental condition. Julia had made the first move, so Susan responded, “Julia, hello, great to see you.”
“Great! You guys already know each other,” Brian said “Let’s get everyone else introduced.”
She
