Johnson has been trying inappropriately to get informal psych help from Angela Oakhurst, a (young) lady therapist in his office building ([[Liv Tyler]], who played a PhD. psych student in [[Jersey Girl]] and apparently graduated in time for this movie!), describing his own situation in terms of a 'friend'. After fruitless attempts to help Charlie himself or set him up with a middle-aged (male) therapist, he gets her to take him on. Their sessions are short, and Charlie ends them the moment she asks any questions about the "thoughts" he's been avoiding.
Charlie's internal situation is well-described by the movie's main soundtrack choice, [[Love Reign O'er Me]] (a [[Pearl Jam]] cover of the classic [[Quadropenia]] album)).
:''Only love can make it rain ... Love, rain on me (reign over me).''