Complex sentence: Deborah is initially placed in the ward for patients with the least severe problems, and her sessions with her psychiatrist, Dr. Fried seem to be going well, but Deborah has a secret she does not want to share.
Split into simpler sentences: Deborah is initially placed in the ward for patients with the least severe problems. Deborah's sessions with Dr. Fried seem to be going well, but Deborah has a secret she does not want to share.