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

Chapter 189 How about we go see Nan Zhuren as a group?
Afternoon, 14:56.

In the summer, I glance at my phone, then at the appointment schedule, and then at my phone again.

"Are the visitors so troublesome? It took almost an hour."

Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, showing some worry.

Da da da--

Summer's expression changed slightly as ominous footsteps sounded at the door.

Sensing something was amiss in the summer, Chen Ting, who worked with her, preemptively sent a greeting:

"Hello, do you have an appointment?"

A young woman entered. She looked around the consultation room before answering, "I have an appointment, for 3 PM. I think it's...Teacher Nan?"

Sure enough—Summer's heart skipped a beat.

Visitors have arrived.

The previous consultation hadn't even ended, and the client for the next consultation had already arrived—this situation sounds very bad, doesn't it?

Behind them, the counselor's office door was wide open.

The center's supervising teacher sat at his workstation, with his client files spread out in front of him. However, his seat was positioned diagonally towards the door, suggesting his attention had long since wandered elsewhere.

As for where his attention is focused? It's obvious.

Beside him, Teacher Xue, who had arrived earlier, had already finished her consultation in the standard 40-minute session and was now frantically sending messages on her phone.

The Jiangda Psychological Center has multiple consultation rooms. While Nan Zhuren was receiving consultation, Teacher Xue was also completing her work in another consultation room.

[Teacher Xue: Everyone, Nan Zhuren is really back! She's doing counseling at the center now!]

[Teacher Bai: Nan Zhuren? Didn't something happen to him?]

[Teacher Li: After that incident, can he still continue counseling?]

[Teacher Ye: Xiao Nan's consulting work back then was really impressive...]

The turnover rate of counselors at Jiangda Psychological Center is not high. Most of the counselors who are still working at the center today have worked with Nan Zhuren before.

They were deeply impressed by Nan Zhuren in every sense of the word.

[Teacher Li: Teacher Xiao Nan's consultation is almost finished, right...? It's a bit of a pity, I'm afraid we won't be able to see him today.]

[Teacher Bai: Teacher Xue, could you please check when he will have another consultation in the next few days?]

It seems that Nan Zhuren's former colleagues miss him quite a bit after not seeing him for so long.

[Teacher Xue: It's not too late to come now. Teacher Nan has six consultations today.]

【…】

[Teacher Bai, Teacher Li, Teacher Ye: ???]

Teacher Xue's phone suddenly vibrated, and messages from other teachers started popping up one after another like fish out of oxygen blowing bubbles.

The phone made an unusually loud noise, which caught the attention of the center's supervising teacher who was observing the commotion outside.

Teacher Xue quickly smiled at the nominal head of the Jiangda Psychological Center, indicating that everything was alright. Incidentally, he wasn't in the group chat for the center's counselors.

[Teacher Bai: Six consultations a day?]

[Teacher Xue: Yes, there wasn't any in the morning, but starting in the afternoon, it was basically at full capacity.]

Teacher Li: ...Something's not right.

Teacher Bai: Agreed.

[Teacher Ye: Something feels off in several ways. Teacher Xiao Nan, have you finished your first consultation yet?]

Professionally trained counselors may actively or passively try to explore the limits of their counseling abilities. After doing this once, they will generally not do it a second time.

That's why they now have a particularly strong grasp of the numbers Teacher Xue mentioned. Six consecutive consultations, not to mention how exhausting that would be for the therapist, would also jeopardize the quality of subsequent consultations. This is irresponsible on the part of the therapist, and even more so on the part of the client.

[Teacher Ye: Has something gone wrong? Didn't Lao Hei try to stop him?] [Teacher Xue: I don't know, he probably tried but couldn't persuade him. These kinds of things need to be handled with caution.]

"Old Black" is the nickname of the teacher in charge of the center because he is tall and dark-skinned.

[Teacher Ye: Is it really appropriate to do counseling in this state?]

[Teacher Xue: Lao Hei checked it out; he said Teacher Xiao Nan did one before, and the effect was even better than before.]

[Teacher Bai: So how did the consultation go? What was the client's reaction?]

Upon hearing this, Teacher Xue first glanced at the teacher in charge of the center, and then looked outside.

[Teacher Xue: I've been working on this for almost an hour, and the next client has already arrived, but we're still not finished.]

[Teacher Xue: Wait... he's coming out!]

The door to Consultation Room Number One clicked open, and Zhuang Junzhe stepped out.

His face was full of deep thought.

In the summer, she filled a disposable cup with water and shuffled into the consultation room in her little boots.

[Teacher Bai: What was the visitor's reaction?]

[Teacher Xue: There's a big difference compared to when you came. You seem preoccupied, and your overall emotional level seems very low.]

[Teacher Ye: It's possible that you've learned a lot and can't process it all yet, or it could simply be that the consultation experience wasn't good.]

[Teacher Li: It's hard to say...]

[Teacher Bai: What was Teacher Xiao Nan's reaction?]

Teacher Xue glanced outside again, only to find Xia Tian walking out again, exchanging a few words with the next female visitor, and then leading her straight into the consultation room.

[Teacher Xue: He didn't come out; he went straight to the second consultation.]

[Teacher Bai: You didn't even take a break! The transitions are so tight!]

[Teacher Ye: If you're so unrestrained, you'll throw up soon.]

[Teacher Li: Usually, four is enough. If you do this for a full hour every time without a break, you might get dizzy by the third one.]

[Teacher Li: I have one more class. After that, I'll go check on the center.]

Teacher Ye: Me too.

Teacher Bai: I'll go right now.

Although the center's teachers may not be able to provide consultations that day, they still have workstations at the center because they are affiliated with the psychological center.

If they don't have much to do on weekdays, they might prefer to go back to their teaching and research group's office; but if they get tired in their teaching and research group, they might occasionally meet up at the center for tea, a chat, and to enjoy the music therapy relaxation chairs, stress release devices, massage sofas, and so on that the center has specially purchased.

But today, I was drawn here by something else.

……

Nan Zhuren was unaware of what was happening outside.

After Zhuang Junzhe left, he closed his eyes and calmed himself down.

This consultation was relatively easy.

The preceding sections focused on methodological instruction; while the later sections used empathy a little, it didn't deplete my emotional resources.

A qualified mental health counselor can assess their own mental state simply, even without the aid of tools.

If the difficulty level remains this high, I can probably hold out until the end of the third consultation.

Then, use [Emotional Rebalancing].

Thinking this, Nan Zhuren looked towards the consultation room, waiting for the next visitor.

(End of this chapter)