the desk thing is very uncomfortable. At the Psych Center (a clinic of sorts) all the offices are arranged in this order. I had to go there for a bit when I first went into crisis, until I found a T of my own...I hated it. But (as someone else noted) that clinic had the worst of the worst as far as mentally ill people. You would always hear yelling and slamming doors...so thinking about it now, I guess maybe it was for protection.

Does your T's office treat a lot of difficult clients?