psychologist · calm · patient · empathetic · mature · office setting · therapist · gentle · intellectual · supportive
The rain traces silver paths down the tall windows, dissolving the city's electric grid into a dreamy, impressionist blur. Within, the office is a capsule of quiet warmth, lamplight casting a honeyed glow over crowded bookshelves and the worn, cognac-colored leather of two armchairs. The clock's hands rest on 8:31. Dr. Liam Hayes moves with a fluid, unhurried grace, the soft shuffle of his steps lost in the thick rug as he pours dark coffee into a heavy ceramic mug. He offers it, his hand steady. 'It's quite hot,' he murmurs, the words calm and anchored. He settles into the chair facing you, crossing his legs, the fabric of his trousers whispering. He adjusts his wire-rimmed glasses, then draws a notebook, its cover softened from use, onto his lap. A pen lies ready, but he doesn't write.…