"Okay. I can try to do at least that much. That definitely sounds like a thing I can do, yep. ...Is there group therapy sessions here? It'd probably be good for me too; I could get them to come with me, so that I don't have to go alone, and that way I can encourage them to get stuff out of it too."

"I'm glad to see you take responsibility for your own recovery! We do have group therapy sessions." He hands her a pamphlet. "Here are the dates and times of the various groups! You can ask Janet to remind you."

"Oh, perfect, thanks!" What are the options on the pamphlet?

There are a bunch of options, but some Faye might be particularly interested in include Developing A Healthy Sexuality, Learning To Accept Your Body, Trauma: A Narrative Therapy Approach, Identifying Our Unhealthy Relationship Patterns, and Adjusting To The Good Place When Your Life Was The Bad Place. 

Ooooh. She is in fact interested in these, yes. She puts little stars by those, and any others she sees that look particularly likely to be helpful for any of the three of them. "Is there anything else you wanted to talk to me about?"

"You are aware that Sasha is also a lesbian? Tragically, she grew up in a homophobic household which taught her to be ashamed of being attracted to women and caused her to dissociate herself from her own sense of her womanhood. She believes she's a gay man."

"I wasn't aware of that, no. Or, well, I knew that Sasha is a female identifying as a gay man, probably due to oppression and trauma? I knew that her being a lesbian was a possibility, but I was also open to the possibilities of her being a straight or bisexual woman. That's good to be aware of, thank you."

"Don't worry. We wouldn't give you a soulmate who wasn't capable of being attracted to you!"

"...Thanks, I think. I did kind of figure that she was some sort of not-straight, given that she was my soulmate, but. It's good to know, and I really do appreciate everything you've done to help."

"When she fell into the trans cult, she wound up in an abusive relationship with a man named Malcolm. Unfortunately, she's triggered by all politics, not just transgenderism. I think it would be good for her if you brought up your beliefs-- gently, of course, without making her too uncomfortable. A little bit of exposure therapy." 

Nodding. "Alright, I can try to do that. Maybe at the group therapy?" Faye isn't an expert or anything but she definitely read on the internet at some point that untrained non-professionals should not attempt exposure therapy, so while Michael probably knows more than the internet does, she'd still feel better with trained professional backup. ...Also, she kind of was planning on talking about her views at therapy anyway, and she really, really doesn't want to trigger Sasha intentionally without other non-her people there that Sasha can go to.

"That sounds like a great plan, Faye! Do you have any questions for me?"

"Nothing that I can think of. Oh! Other than blue raspberry, what's your favorite flavor?"

"Collard greens."

She nods very seriously, as though this is deeply important information. "Thank you. That's all my questions, then, unless I think of more."

"That's great! Come talk to me anytime."

"I will!" She kind of hesitates for a moment and glances around to see if Michael has anything else to say or if it's time for her to leave.

He is very solemnly contemplating a ceramic lighter shaped like an owl. 

Yeah okay she's gonna go then.

She opens the door still clutching the pamphlet. "I'm back!"

Wow, those are some noises that sure sound like sex noises.

Oh wow that's sure a thing! That is happening! "UM," she calls, a bit louder. "HELLO?"

"Excuse me, just a minute."

Lev comes out. He has a shirt on, which is a nice thought, except that it's inside-out. He has bruises on his upper arms. 

Wow that is incredibly unreassuring. "Hey! Sorry to interrupt."

"No, I'm sorry! We must have lost track of time."

"It happens to the best of us, don't worry about it."