Mr. Nuthatch #7 - Part 1

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  following clips from Birdz Episode 7 appear during the first half of  the episode and will go on to illustrate Mr. Nuthatch’s success with Dr.  Storkowitz’s supervised ‘Immersion Therapy’ during the episode’s second  half…