Mr. Nuthatch #7 - Part 2

We were first  introduced to Mr. Nuthatch as he struggled through his ‘Intake  Appointment’ in Episode #1 of Birdz.  Episodes 1 and 2 showed how Dr.  Morty Storkowitz used his educational and professional experience as a  psychotherapist to help Mr. Nuthatch discuss his insecurities along with  how he protected himself from the trauma he had long been burdened  with.  This lead to Mr. Nuthatch seeing Dr. Storkowitz as a  ‘Professional Friend’ during Episode 2 as he opened up more-and-more to  Morty about how and why he had decided to pursue psychotherapy to  improve upon his outlook on life.

Episodes  3 and 4 show a Mr. Nuthatch that is far different than the one we first  met in Episode 1.  However, as is more common than not, Episodes 5 and 6  showed Mr. Nuthatch experiencing a relapse / setback in his mental  health journey.  It is experiencing these kind of setbacks after making  such noteworthy progress that test the strength of the ‘Professional  Friendship’ that had been established between the psychotherapist and  their patient.

If  the patient and their therapist are able to maintain a strong ‘Doctor /  Patient Relationship’, setbacks, as noticed with Mr. Nuthatch’s  progress in Episodes 5 and 6, will be worked out in a way that  strengthens the ‘Professional Friendship’ by opening new opportunities  for the therapist to help their patient move further ahead in their  mental health journey.

It  is in Episode 7 of Birdz that we see a strong example of how a relapse /  setback over the course of Mr. Nuthatch’s treatment not only  strengthened the ‘Professional Friendship’, but also provided Dr.  Storkowitz a remarkable opportunity to use supervised ‘Immersion  therapy’ to help Mr. Nuthatch see that his future is far from bleak.

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The  second half of Birdz’s Episode 7 shows how Dr. Morty Storkowitz had  learned to use the ‘Professional Friendship’ he had successfully  established with Mr. Nuthatch to ensure his patient was ready and able  to improve himself through ‘Immersion Therapy’.

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Earlier in the episode, Dr. Storkowitz had identified an activity, migration,  in which would serve as a supervised  experience to show his patient  how he was capable of making progress in his mental health journey both  inside and outside of his regularly scheduled office visits.  All that  had been discussed during each session, coupled with what had been  observed during Mr. Nuthatch’s setbacks / relapses in Episodes 4 and 5,  is being used to empower the anxious bird through a ‘Hand Holding’  strategy that is much like how a parent would go about teaching their  child how to ride a bike.

The  following clips from the second half of Episode 7 show just how Dr.  Storkowitz gradually goes from ‘holding hands’ with Mr. Nuthatch to  knowing just the right time to ‘let go’ to show his patient that he had  always had the ability to successfully take part in migration.