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Ok but would y'all actually want to see a mental health counselor who could read your mind? I'd avoid the psychiatry department like the plague.
Agreed. I would just hide out in the holodeck instead.
So that explains Broccoli.
Yes! I kind of always felt this was an intentional sub-text. Deanna is presented as trustworthy, but maybe Broccoli's previous betazoid ships counselor was not.
Absolutely, that was my point and I worded it poorly :) If Troi were any more telepathic, Starfleet shouldn't allow her to practice mental health services. She's right at the edge where it's really useful before it becomes terrifying.
On the other hand, I feel like Lwaxana would fix all my mental health problems in an off hand comment after reading my mind for 2 seconds.
Especially one who's that damn hot
Um, yes? Assuming I haven't done anything that will get me in trouble, and that the society we're in doesn't punish wrongthink, then most definitely; a mind reader should be much better at counseling than anyone else.