Crisis Counselor

Crisis Counselor is a character in Season Five of the Showtime series DEXTER.

She provides support to Dexter Morgan after his wife is murdered. He expresses his concern to her that the tragedy will affect his son, Harrison, in the same way that he was changed by watching his own mother being murdered.

Summary

 * “Practically Perfect”

A short time after Harrison is found sitting in his dead mother’s blood, Dexter and his son meet with a crisis counselor. She asks about Harrison’s behavior and Dexter says that his appetite and sleeping pattern appear the same, although he is a messy eater and cries at least three times a night. He asks the counselor if she is surprised that Harrison is acting pretty normal. She insists that his little son’s cognitive abilities are just developing, so there’s no chance he was able to comprehend what happened to his mother.

Dexter brings up the trauma he experienced when he was three years old, but the counselor reiterates that Harrison is younger, only ten months old. Just then, Harrison pulls the head off a doll. The counselor assures Dexter that children Harrison’s age may exhibit what seems like violent behavior, but it’s nothing more than the release of energy. She advises him to find something to release his own energy and "do something for Dexter." He smiles and answers, "Dexter will." (Following her suggestion, he sets his sights on Boyd Fowler.)

Related Pages

 * Harrison Morgan
 * Rita Morgan