I've been to several couselors over the years. She's helped my marriage more than all of them combined. Good listener, and gives plenty of material to read, and activities to do. The suggested books are actually useful and not corny. She never writes anything down, and this concerned me after our first session. However, she never forgets anything. She can remember off-hand details I mentioned a year ago. Discreet, but not at all disconnected. 10 stars if I could.