A/N: late, but I wanted to give background on two things from Sam's internal monolog.
Therapy/support groups often have rules about how detailed members can be about things like traumatic events or self-destructive behaviors, basically to avoid members triggering each other. It's a delicate balance between keeping it safe for everybody and making people feel like they can be open and honest, and I'm guessing Sam has had to work with it.
In a one-on-one, a facilitator and a group member break off and talk privately. This usually happens if the group member is obviously upset, needs to discuss something potentially triggering in detail, needs to discuss something they're not comfortable sharing with the group, has a problem with the group itself, or would otherwise benefit from more privacy and individual attention than a group setting offers.
For a long time I've been working on the assumption that Sam is a licensed mental health counselor, something which would require him to get a master's degree, do a practicum, do additional post-graduate work, and pass a certification exam.
Re: No Saltwater Lake (5/?)
Therapy/support groups often have rules about how detailed members can be about things like traumatic events or self-destructive behaviors, basically to avoid members triggering each other. It's a delicate balance between keeping it safe for everybody and making people feel like they can be open and honest, and I'm guessing Sam has had to work with it.
In a one-on-one, a facilitator and a group member break off and talk privately. This usually happens if the group member is obviously upset, needs to discuss something potentially triggering in detail, needs to discuss something they're not comfortable sharing with the group, has a problem with the group itself, or would otherwise benefit from more privacy and individual attention than a group setting offers.
For a long time I've been working on the assumption that Sam is a licensed mental health counselor, something which would require him to get a master's degree, do a practicum, do additional post-graduate work, and pass a certification exam.