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Meeting the counselor -ATTN Kastarak

Posted July 11, 2022, 2:01 p.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sara Lovejoy (Chief Engineer) (Christopher Logan)

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Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Sara Lovejoy (Chief Engineer) in Meeting the counselor -ATTN Kastarak

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As Sara was ordered by the captain to go and talk to the counselor about things, and she was just completely confused. She just didn’t do anything wrong although she was ordered by the captain to do so. She knocks on the door to the counselors office and await’s to come in.

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak had only two lines of text in the referral as background when he opened the door and welcomed the chief engineer.

“Ms Lovejoy, welcome. Please sit down.” Kastarak gestured toward the two chairs by the window overlooking the stars outside.

He sat down.

“Please tell me, in your own words, why you have come here today.”

– Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“Well Counselor. I was told to come to you cause I was told that I said some stuff against Blaze.” She explained.

CE Lovejoy

“How did it feel to hear that you had said some stuff against him?” replied Kastarak.

“And please, tell me more.”

– – Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“Well counselor. I’m not sure you’re well enough about it. But I never said anything about him at all. But being told about it, hurt a lot.” She said.

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak paused, allowing silence to fill the space a little. He had found that silence would often help – it would bring time for the client to think and reflect, and ground themselves in the room, and the unfamiliar setting which was counselling.

Kastarak summarized what he had heard so far: “Ms Lovejoy,” he began, “Please correct me if I’ve understood things wrong, but what I’ve gathered so far is this: The captain has ordered you to come see me for counselling because, in the captain’s belief, or in someone else’s belief, you have said some bad things against your colleague Mr Blaze. You, on the other hand, do not understand this. You believe you have said nothing wrongful to Mr Blaze. This, perhaps all of this, hurts you. You feel hurt. Have I understood your perspective? If not, what would you amend, add or remove?

– Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“Well Counselor you are correct. I am hurt about it. I never said anything.” She looked at him.

CE Lovejoy

“Mm… You feel unfairly treated…” Kastarak hummed. “We can explore that pain, and your relationships to Mr Blaze and the captain. We can talk about feelings, about what is easy and less easy in your interactions with them, how they treat you, and so on. Would you like to do that?”

– Ensign Kastarak (

“Yeah. Honestly that would be rather nice. If you’d like to as well we can.” She said.

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak hummed reassuringly.

“Of course,” he said, resisting the urge to say that that’s why he’s here. “Please begin. Tell me about the captain. How do you find him? What emotions do you feel when you think of him?”

– Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“Well I like the captain. He’s a great man. He’s a strong and smart. He never turns his back on anyone. He is someone who is willing to give another chance to someone.” She explained.

CE Lovejoy

“I see”, said Kastarak. He paused, allowed for Lovejoy to say more. “You say that the captain is someone you like. He’s a great man, strong and smart, never turning his back on anyone.”

Kastarak paused again. “Yet, this strong and smart man – I am using your words here – has said that you have spoken ill of Mr Blaze, which you find untrue. How do you reconcile these two parts of your feelings for your captain? Is it possible to admire him, yet be angry with him at the same time? Or disappointed? Is he really strong and smart, if he has hurt you like this?”

Kastarak decided on using traditional psychodynamic techniques. These were old human psychotherapeutic ones – older than cognitive and behavioural therapy. Betazoids, like Lovejoy, would be highly attuned to emotion, but there was something ‘off’ with Lovejoy, Kastarak saw. She didn’t speak much, didn’t speak much of emotions at all. Was she depressed? Perhaps these techniques would allow her to sense her own emotions, and bring them up in the room.

– Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“If you’re wondering if I am depressed I am. But I do not allow them to bother me when I am working. I don’t like to talk about my emotions cause I don’t use them as often as I used to.” She told the counselor as if she was shutting him out or something. She didn’t want to mention something that would damage her relationship with her and the captain.

CE

It was strange to Kastarak that Lovejoy responded not to his question but rather to his thoughts. Was she using telepathy without noticing it? Could this be a reason why miscommunication and misinterpretation occurred down in engineering?

“I see,” he replied. ” What does being depressed feel to you? Can you describe it?”

– Ensign Kastarak (counsellor / doctor)

“Well counselor. It’s not a good thing. Being depressed is something I can’t handle but I don’t let it get into the way of my work. Also if you are thinking if my telepathic abilities is what happened in engineering with the miscommunication and misinterpretation, then yes you are correct. It’s something that I wished I knew how to control. I’m undisciplined with it.” She said to the counselor feeling like she wasn’t doing her job as Chief Engineer the right way.

Kastarak processed the information he received in Lovejoy’s reply. Again, Lovejoy did not answer the question, yet answered on the private thoughts he had in his mind.

“I see,” he said. “Let me just summarize where we are right now. You mention that you are undisciplined with your telepathic abilities, and this is related to miscommunication and misinterpretation down in engineering. I have noticed you avoid answering my questions. Why is that?”

– – Ensign Kastarak (counsellor / doctor)

“Counselor. You asked me what does being depressed feel to me and how I can describe it. So I answered it. What else am I supposed to respond?” She asked. She doesn’t like it when someone tries to ignore the question cause she foundit illogical and irrelevant.

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak nodded.

“How are you feeling right now?” asked Kastarak.

– Kastarak

“I’m not depressed. So I’m good.” She said.

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak paused, processing the situation. It was difficult for him to assess Lovejoy – she seemed to both want to express emotions and not express them, and at the same time, she seemed as if she did not know what feelings she had. Perhaps she was scared of them, that if she articulated her thoughts and feelings to a conscious level, she would risk make them real.

“Let me just summarize again, so I make sure that I understand you. The captain ordered you come see me because of him believing that you had said bad words about or to Mr Blaze, an assessment with which you disagree. Moreover, you declined to discuss your feelings about the captain – and I respect that – what you say is fully voluntary, but what is said is under counsellor–client or doctor–patient confidentiality under Federation law and Starfleet regulation. You mentioned earlier that you were depressed, and now you say you are not depressed. I asked you if you wanted to explore your feelings about the captain and Mr Blaze, and I asked you to begin with the captain, and you did not seem to desire to go down that route. Shall we speak about Mr Blaze a bit? Can you describe your assessment of Mr Blaze?”

– Kastarak (counsellor / doctor)

“Lt. Blaze is such a great Officer. His outstanding work is the best. I wouldn’t have asked for anyone like him to help out on board the ship. Furthermore, counselor, I don’t have any issue with Lt. Blaze. Heck, he’s the hardest worker ever.” She said.

CE Lovejoy

“You sound impressed, and he seems like the most able engineer possible at your disposal. What is it that the captain alleges you have said about him?”

– Kastarak (counsellor / doctor)

“Well of course I’m impressed with his abilities as a programmer plus engineer. Apparently the captain thought I said that he’s not a good engineer or a good person. But I never said anything about it.” She said.

CE Lovejoy

“Why would the captain think that, if he is, as you say, a great man, strong and smart, someone who never turns his back on any one. But didn’t he, in your view, turn his back on you when he spoke untruly of you? Unless it was true?” Kastarak wanted to explore Lovejoy’s analysis and sense of awareness of the situation more.

– Kastarak (counsellor / doctor)

“Conselor. With all due respect. The captain doesn’t seem that me and Blaze are able to work together. Although I know we can. It’s just the fact Blaze has been giving me an attitude when I ask all engineers to report for a engineering meeting. I just don’t understand what I am doing wrong. But yes. In this instance the captain did turn his back on me. And if it was true. I would’ve just left the ship. But I haven’t left cause I know I’m doing my job right. With all due respect.” She explained. “Why would I say anything like that to one of my officers when things aren’t true. Someone else might have done that.” She added. .

CE Lovejoy

Kastarak nodded. “He’s been giving you attitude when you asked him to report for engineering meetings. Talk me through it. What happened? Help me understand.”

– Kastarak (doctor/counsellor)

“Everytime I ask for a engineering meeting including him he comes in and says ‘oh make it quick’ or ‘I am busy. I have other things to work on’ you know. Something like that. And my response would be ‘well sorry if I pulled you away from your duty. But I’ve called this meeting for a reason’ but he just gets all defensive and gives attitude.” She explains.

CE Lovejoy


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