Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 102 Another Challenge in Psychological Counseling

"Teacher Nan, Teacher Nan!"

"This visitor has renewed for the most expensive package again!"

Without a doubt, that voice must belong to Shen Bing.

The overjoyed consulting assistant wanted to share the good news with his consultant immediately, but when he returned to the office, he saw that his consultant was not infected by his joy at all.

Instead, he was deep in thought with his brows furrowed.

The familiar feeling almost triggered Shen Bing's PTSD.

"Teacher Nan... could this visitor also have a problem? Should we... transfer them to someone else?"

Shen Bing's voice was trembling.

Nan Zhuren snapped out of her thoughts and gave Shen Bing a strange look.

"No need, I can handle this visitor role."

Shen Bing breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxing again.

"It's good that it's not a transferred client." He muttered to himself first, then encouraged Nan Zhuren loudly, "So this client's problem is very difficult and complicated? Keep it up, Teacher Nan, I believe in you!"

……

Is this visitor's situation difficult or complicated?

Not difficult.

But it is indeed very complicated.

Regarding Li Minglu's depression, Nan Zhuren has already collected enough information on the "cause" of the condition. In the subsequent treatment process, as long as Li Minglu also recognizes and accepts this, and then helps him identify his own emotions, conduct cognitive reassessment, trace his true self, and adjust and empower him, that should be about it.

Nan Zhuren plans to implement this series of measures through cognitive behavioral therapy.

Of course, it's easier said than done. After all, it also depends on Li Minglu's own strength and his own willingness to change.

These are the plans for Li Minglu himself and his surrounding environment.

These are all normal consultation procedures.

And those that are not quite normal...

……

Nan Zhuren flipped through the documents in her hand, attempting to find out about Li Minglu's previous experience at the psychological clinic—

Medication history.

but,

"No, nothing."

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath, grabbed the documents, and headed straight for Weng Pingting's office.

"Knock knock knock—" Knock on the door.

"Come in," came Weng Pingting's voice.

I entered, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Weng Pingting was present; Howard was not.

The consulting manager was also reviewing his client's materials, and upon seeing Nan Zhuren's hurried manner, he immediately straightened up.

She began to think: depression, a transferred visitor, being added to the queue at the last minute, having a family member accompanying them...

Weng Pingting laughed and said, "What, is this visitor also faking 'depression'? What's the real situation like? Is it PTSD too?" This was said intentionally, but Weng Pingting wasn't really that out of touch.

She noticed Nan Zhuren's anxious state and deliberately teased him to help him relax.

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhuren did indeed smile, before belatedly realizing that her emotions were a bit off.

As a psychological counselor, emotional management is fundamental; and since joining Yannuo Center, Nan Zhuren's emotions have remained at an extremely stable baseline, with only occasional minor fluctuations.

This is the first time I've experienced such a strong emotional outburst.

Do we need to readjust our emotions? No, it's not time yet.

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath and reported his case to the supervisor: "Sister Pingting, this time it is indeed [depression]. Whether it's the scales, the chief complaint, or my assessment, the answers are consistent."

Weng Pingting nodded, understandingly guiding the conversation: "So, why did you come to find me first?"

"The client is fine, but the counseling and intervention process he received before was wrong!"

Nan Zhuren immediately reported Li Minglu's drug intervention to Weng Pingting.

The smile that Weng Pingting had been wearing quickly disappeared.

thump—

thump—

She tapped the table with the knuckles of her right hand, as if she were thinking rhythmically.

"I consulted at the affiliated hospital of Jiangnan University, and then the doctor recommended that I get medication at a psychological clinic endorsed by professors from Jiangnan University..."

Nan Zhuren nodded: "I have a guess, a not-so-good guess."

Weng Pingting nodded: "I know what you're thinking. But this situation isn't actually that against the rules."

Weng Pingting sighed: "Psychiatrists have prescription rights, and so do mental health 'clinics.' The reason why hospital medication regulations differ from those of private clinics is that some medications may not be available in certain hospitals but can be purchased at pharmacies or private clinics—this situation does exist."

Nan Zhuren countered, "How can you buy medicines that aren't available at Jiangda Affiliated Hospital but can be purchased at private clinics?"

Weng Pingting lowered her eyes: "Who knows?"

Nan Zhuren continued, "I mainly have a guess now—is it possible that this doctor has a stake or other business dealings with that private clinic, so he gets patients to transfer the medications they can get at the hospital to the private clinic for re-prescription? Or, to put it more bluntly, he's 'prescribing gray market' medications at the private clinic, which means he prescribes regular prescription drugs, but he prescribes all the unnecessary medications for mental health..."

As Nan Zhuren spoke, he noticed that Weng Pingting did not react.

Then Nan Zhuren realized something: "This kind of thing is hard to manage, and Sister Pingting, you don't want to get involved, right?"

Weng Pingting did not answer immediately.

She flipped through Li Minglu's file, and after a while pointed to the vague "History of Drug Intervention": "Unlike regular hospitals, the accounts of private clinics... are less standardized. What's written in the file now is very likely what you can find at that clinic—nothing at all."

"And the visitor... I guess he certainly wouldn't bother to record the exact types and dosages of his medications, would he?"

“His consultation history is too long, and he must have changed his medication several times in between.”

Nan Zhuren nodded in agreement.

"In other words, you can't find anything on the surface," Weng Pingting concluded.

"Moreover, perhaps because you helped Chen Ting with 'off-court factors' last time, Zhu Ren, you have developed some path dependence. But I can tell you—first of all, this time the 'off-court factors' are not small, and they are not on the same level as Wang An, whom you encountered last time."

"Secondly, the external factors involved this time are not closely related to your intervention and treatment, are they?"

Weng Pingting shrugged: "There's no factor that says 'you have to solve the other person in order to cure the client,' so why can't we just let it go?"

“You don’t have the ability or the need to care about these external factors. Now that the visitor is already in our center, you should just proceed with the consultation and intervention as planned. What you need to focus on is the visitor’s present and future.”

(End of this chapter)