[Start of session, she pours Neal a glass of water]
Dr. Summers:
Tell me, what kind of change are you looking to make with your life?
Neal:
I guess I'm looking for some normalcy. [picks up glass] Thank you.
Dr. Summers:
And what if that's not possible?
Neal:
[chuckles] That doesn't sound very encouraging.
Dr. Summers:
I'm not here to encourage you. I'm here to help you discover the truth about yourself, so you can accept it.
Neal:
I have to accept that I can't be normal?
Dr. Summers:
You're too interesting to be normal.
Neal:
What makes me so interesting?
Dr. Summers:
Your pathological assumption that you need to be the smartest person in the room at all times.
Neal:
Maybe you're the one assuming things. According to all these diplomas on your wall, you're a lot smarter than me, but then again, those are just papers, not people.
Dr. Summers:
Do you think you're good with people?
Neal:
No more than you.
Dr. Summers:
It's my job.
Neal:
Mine too. You have an aggressive approach.
Dr. Summers:
And you're already withholding. But that's natural. We need to know one another better to build trust.
Neal:
You don't think I'm being honest?
Dr. Summers:
Not yet. But you will be. In time.
