Lieutenant JG Minh Nao
Name Minh Nao Psy.D., BSc, SFPC(Xeno-Psych), Psi-Track
Position Counselor
Rank Lieutenant JG
Character Information
| Gender | female | |
| Species | Betazed | |
| Full Name | Minh Nao | |
| Date of Birth (Age) | 26 | |
| Place of Birth | Betazed |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5 ft 7 in | |
| Weight | 121 | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Eye Color | Black | |
| Physical Description | Slender short stature, carries herself carefully. |
Family
| Partner | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Lon Nao | |
| Mother | Anika Nao | |
| Brother(s) | None | |
| Sister(s) | None | |
| Other Family | None |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Being a sole child, it is easy to think that she got everything, however she was shipped off the boarding school when she got of age, while her parents were working as 'Diplomats'. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Emotional Pattern Recognition, picks up long term emotional trends in crew members, IE Burnout, morale decay, unresolved grief, she has learned to control it. Strong Interpersonal Presence - Often coming across as a calming affect, even grounding and reassuring she doesn't have to say much. Mental Resilience, she has advanced mental training which leads to controlled shielding. Isolation and Burnout - Because of her advanced skills, this may lead to her isolating herself or wanting to help people. Something to watch for, as she has a tendency to do both. Some called her the Shielded Empath in the Academy, Highly disciplined, almost austere, afraid of loosing control. |
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| Ambitions | Her ambition is to protect command from silent failure. She seems what the command officer don't say, aims to the kind of counselor captains trust completely, wants to normalize counseling for senior staff before it becomes a mistake, and believes a ship or base fails emotionally long before it fails tactically. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Teaches meditation, mediation, and works with citizens to welcome the openess of the Betazoid ways. | |
| Languages | Betazoid, Vulcan, Human, Starfleet Standard. |
History
| Personal History | As a child her emotions could not be filtered at all, her abilities, though really strong, were infact too strong for age and came too Early. Family gatherings overwhelmed her, she absorbed adult anxieties, marital tensions, and unspoken resentments. Her parents framed the boarding school as protection, but it was more of an exile, as they did not know what to do. Her parents loved her, but were afraid of her. Her father yearned for his daughter, missing her everyday while she was away, but he couldn't let his guard down, as he knew this was the best option for her. There she would learn things, things he couldn't spend time to develop and teach her. Meanwhile her mother was adamant, until she could control herself, she would not return to them. At boarding school, she learned to lock down her mind, almost beyond the level of a Vulcan. Relying on Meditation, and restraint, she shielded herself. It was a brutal but effective method, but at what cost? It removed joy from her life, and thus is slowly relearning how to feel safely. While at Starfleet academy one mentor noticed how much she relied on mental control measures. He taught her how to integrate spoken word with her Mental Ability, it was the first adult who welcomed her abilities. That person became her mentor, and someone whom she maintains contact with to this day. |
Service Record
| Service Record | Starfleet Academy - 2388-2392 - Psychology USS Poseidon - 2392- Present Day - Junior Counselor |