Behind Closed Minds

Behind Closed Minds is a fictional, suspense novel for adults that contains themes of psychology, mental health, trauma and healing. It is 418 pages long and contains 33 chapters. 

Prologue:

  • My name is Dustin Miller.
  • I am a therapist.
  • I have a dark past.
  • I have worked with hundreds of clients over the course of my career.
  • I care about all of my clients, very much.
  • Some of my clients’ stories, though, make a deeper than usual impact on me.
  • It is for those clients that I need to write private notes, that nobody will ever see.
  • These private notes help me to work through my own darkness.
  • This novel contains the stories of those clients who impact me more deeply, along with my private notes about them.

*Content Warning: This novel explores themes of psychology, mental health, and trauma and contains depictions of sexual violence, domestic abuse, murder, crude language, and references to addiction. Please read with care.

*Please note: This novel is fiction, and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice. This novel is not meant to be used to diagnose or treat any psychological condition. Readers are advised to consult their own medical providers, whose responsibility it is to determine the condition of, and best treatment for, the reader. If needed, please call, text, or chat the suicide & crisis lifeline at 988.