He lay comfortably on his back, confident that he could speak freely.
He knew that he could talk about his problems openly in such a safe environment. After all, that’s why he was there. The other just listened. He never passed judgement or even expressed an opinion. He sat there silently listening, understanding and just taking everything in as it comes. He just lets him vent. He listens with great interest as he describes his feelings about how he was spoken to. How he had tried to explain that he had only been trying to do the right thing. When the session had finished, he felt so much better. It was as though all of the problems and worries that he had come into the room with were all gone.
“Thank you teddy,” he said and switched out the light.