Opinion ID: 1560059
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Testimony of Amanda

Text: A coordinator of services for the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, who is identified in the record only as Amanda, [2] was the first witness to testify. Amanda testified that defendant had been a client of the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center beginning in 2001. She testified that she interacted with defendant by phone; she added that she worked with his probation officer to secure funding for the sex-offender counseling. Amanda testified that defendant had said that he was experiencing financial difficulties in paying for the group-counseling sessions and that his attendance at counseling was sporadic. According to Amanda's testimony, defendant had been on medical leave from counseling for a period of about one year, but he did not submit documentation with respect to his medical problems. It was further Amanda's testimony that, even after defendant was granted funding for counseling, his attendance at counseling did not improve. B