A dark drive through the loud and saturated world he lives in, the protagonist, nameless and arrogant, prepares for the first of seven court-ordered counseling sessions as a result of some prior, unknown event.
The Therapist
is his skewed and self-centered recollection of these moments as he is plunged into madness. Tackling the frightful dualities of violence and passivity, denial and acceptance, arrogance and humility, the protagonist reflects all while seated before a silent therapist. It is a novella that presses forth simple and apparent truths through the lense of someone who truly is violent, hateful, and prejudiced. As the story progresses, the novel becomes warped and rotted. It delves past shallow appearances and into the most dark and gritty aspects of oneself. Who is this therapist? What did he do? Why is he reflecting? Can we relate? These questions tie into a rapidly-developing narrative that races in tandem with the protagonist's thought, until we feel, as he does, a lasting relief.