20 years ago. Dr. Martin's Office.
Sam lay there, on the couch during therapy--- a treatment that generally consisted of talking. The teen was well aware that the therapy also uses other techniques, including free association, exploration of the transference, observing defenses and feelings the patient may not be mindful of, and interpreting dreams.
Something she had been ongoing for weeks but still no sign of improvement. And like what she read from several critics, experiencing it herself, she had to agree that psychoanalytic therapy is too time-consuming, expensive, and generally ineffective.
They need another move. Another choice that will help her remember, she thought.
After a few weeks, she'll have to go back to school, not that it bothered her; she enjoyed school---generally when they weren't throwing paper balls at her in class.