Helen Noel

Doctor Helen Noel was a Starfleet officer and psychiatrist, who had some training in rehabilitive therapy, who was assigned to the USS Enterprise in the 2260s.

In 2265, in the Crucible continuity, Lieutenant Commander Spock noted that Dr. Noel had changed into her civilian clothing so that she could enjoy shore leave on Starbase 20. (TOS novel: Crucible: The Fire and the Rose).

In December 2265, Dr. Noel attended the science lab Christmas party, a party also attended by Captain James T. Kirk.

The following year, Dr. Noel accompanied Captain Kirk to the Tantalus penal colony on Tantalus V to investigate the psychological injuries that had been suffered by Dr. Simon Van Gelder. Together they discovered that Van Gelder's associate, Dr. Tristan Adams, was using a device known as the neural neutralizer to torture inmates and staff by affect their minds. In order to escape from the colony, Noel was able to deactivate the planet's transporter shield, and Commander Spock was able to beam down a team to secure the colony. (TOS episode: "Dagger of the Mind").