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Dr. Charles Balis completed his psychiatric residency at Columbia Presbytarian Hospital in New York City. Like many other New Yorkers, he came out to San Francisco to set up a solo practice. Cautious by nature, Dr. Balis contracted with CalaCare, Inc., an HMO, and agreed to sell 60% of his time to provide mental health services for Silicon Impressions Inc., a CalaCare contracting company. Silicon Impressions Inc. (SII) is a large computer hardware and software company located in San Francisco.
The stories of Dr. Balis' patients are revealed through his files. There are transcripts of therapy sessions, patient diaries and logs, doodles, personnel records, telephone conversations, and other written and graphical materials. The Company Therapist is designed to allow a deep exploration of its characters and their stories.
First time visitors to this site can start with Dr. Balis' Personal Diary & Notes, but are encouraged to explore. Below is a list of the patients and both their first and most recent sessions with the Doctor. Click on the patient's name to go to their file which has links to all the material on that patient, or click on the session date to go directly there.
Over the three years of its run, readers were encouraged to become writers and create their own patients and associated therapy sessions. To learn how it worked, go Backstage.
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Charles Balis' Notes by Patient
