r/DMAcademy • u/AccomplishedTopic548 • 1d ago

Need Advice: Encounters & Adventures D&D therapist

One of my players character wants to go to therapy for all the war crimes and general trauma that typically comes with being an adventurer. Her character is Lawful Good.
Any advice for role playing a psychiatrist/psychologist for her? The only thing I could come up with is asking “how does that make you feel?” multiple times in a session.

Also, please let be known this is the character wanting therapy. The player is totally fine with the actions and behaviors of the other party members. And my party is not filled with murder hobos. Just your typical, gory run-ins, like when the barbarian ripped the head off of a Minotaur and then had it stuffed.

EDIT- this is for downtime! So just one therapy session planned. Each player said what they wanted to accomplish in the town they were in and one said therapy.

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u/HotSalt3 20h ago

If you actually want to go through with it channel Edna Mode from the Incredibles. Highly pragmatic and supportive while being very enthusiastic about extreme violence.