Counselor
CounselorDeanna Troi of theUSSEnterprise-D,circa2364.
Acounselor is atitle given to an individual who interacts with another individual to identify and respond to specific needs of another individual, in terms ofmedicine orpsychology, for the purpose of therapy or even indoctrination.
In theFederation'sStarfleet,starshipofficers responsible for theemotional well-being of the ship's crew are called counselors. A counselor's duties included providing individual guidance and advice to crew members, as well as periodic crew performance evaluations, usually performed with the ship'sexecutive officer or other department heads. A counselor is also expected to provide advice to the ship'scaptain on command decisions. (STreference:The Star Trek Encyclopedia;STwebsite:StarTrek.com)
Deanna Troi,Ezri Dax,Astall andPhillipa Matthias have all served as Starfleet counselors.
Morgan Bateson had at least one session with aStarfleet counselor,Bailey, while adjusting to life in the24th century after emerging from ninetyyears in atemporal causality loop. (TNG -Specialcomic: "Out of Time")
In theAngosiancivilization'smilitary, a counselor was the person responsible for initiating an individual's training program and the physical alterations given to make the individual a superiorsoldier. (TNGepisode: "The Hunted")
During his service to theCardassian Reclamation, theVortaYeor — a trusted advisor toBarada Damar — was addressed by the title of Counselor. (ST -The Red Pathcomic: "Part 2")
Starfleet counselors[]
| This article or subsection has an associatedcategory. | counselors |
|---|
| This article or section is incomplete |
|---|
| This article is marked as lacking essential detail, andneeds attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article'stalk page. Feel free toedit this page to assist with this expansion. |
Appendices[]
External link[]
- Counselor article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.