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

Chapter 38 Beyond Consultation
Even without micro-expression analysis, Nan Zhuren could easily sense Weng Pingting's emotions at that moment.

Those eyes shone with an interest that was at least level 5, and were brimming with power.

Nan Zhuren was trying to figure out why Weng Pingting had kept him behind.

"You did your master's degree at Jiangdu University, but what about your undergraduate degree?"

Unexpectedly, the other party started by asking about my educational background.

Nan Zhuren began searching her memories.

"It's also Jiangdu University."

"What's your major? Is it the same for both your bachelor's and master's degrees?"

"Yes, my undergraduate degree was in applied psychology, and so was my master's degree."

"Did you study counseling psychology for your master's degree? What school of thought did your advisor belong to?"

Nan Zhuren continued searching his memory: "He was a cognitive behavioral therapist, and occasionally he would act out a split personality."

"Schizophrenia" is generally used to refer to "schizophrenia," but here it is an abbreviation for "psychoanalysis."

Weng Pingting looked enlightened: "Then your supervisor's research direction is quite cutting-edge."

Traditional psychological counseling, based on its respective philosophies and techniques, can be roughly divided into four major schools: psychoanalysis, humanism, behaviorism, and cognitive psychology.

However, with the development of the times, various schools of thought have gradually developed at the intersection, giving rise to various new schools and directions.

The Cognitive Behavioral Theory is arguably one of the most popular schools of thought today, which explains Weng Pingting's sentiment.

“But I’ve heard your advisor’s name from Old Huo. He doesn’t seem to study micro-expressions.”

Weng Pingting said that it was not surprising that she knew these things, since she had a good relationship with Howard, and Howard was also a friend of Nan Zhuren's mentor.

Weng Pingting herself is a leading psychological counselor in China, and she may have even met Nan Zhuren's mentor at various conferences.

She had long heard about the research direction of Nan Zhuren's research group.

This made Weng Pingting even more curious about Nan Zhuren's current situation.

"As for my micro-expression analysis skills..."

"I didn't learn this from a teacher, nor did I learn it at school." Nan Zhuren thought for a moment. "If I had to say, I think I learned it on my own..."

In the 5-level system, level 5 is the highest level. However, the light in Weng Pingting's eyes at this moment faintly showed a tendency to break through level 5.

"You 'can't' do it yourself?"

But for some reason, the light in Weng Pingting's eyes suddenly dimmed.

"What I'm about to talk about might bother you. If you don't want to talk about it, you can stop at any time—I remember you were expelled from Jiang University?"

"Correct."

“I remember asking you once before, but…” Weng Pingting seemed to be making a decision, “Could you tell me again why you were expelled from school?”

Nan Zhuren began searching her memories, but this time she encountered some obstacles.

He glanced at Weng Pingting, trying to read her subtle expressions to understand why she was so interested in him.

Unfortunately, without a baseline, Nan Zhuren was unable to analyze the specific emotions.

But the therapist's intuition told him that the other person was releasing positive and benevolent emotions.

"About that accident... it was probably like this."

Nan Zhuren was lost in memories.

……

In his limited memory, Nan Zhuren still remembers that he was once a master's student at Jiangdu University, the highest institution of learning in Jiangdu Province. The School of Psychology, where Nan Zhuren studied, was also an A-level discipline at Jiangdu University, ranking second only to the top universities in Shanghai and Beijing in the country.

His mentor was a renowned expert, well-known in the industry.

During graduate studies, it is far more important to study under a renowned expert than to attend a prestigious university.

It's just that top talents usually choose better platforms to obtain resources, and therefore go to more prestigious schools.

Some universities, considering their resources, don't always flock to Beijing and Shanghai. Instead, they might choose universities that are slightly less prestigious, such as those ranked in the top five, ten, or fifteen nationwide, but which offer them the best conditions.

In a sense, it is even more remarkable that Nan Zhuren was able to become the apprentice of that renowned mentor, rather than being accepted by some junior professors or associate professors, than to be admitted to the top universities in Shanghai and Beijing.

It can be said that Nan Zhuren had already stepped into the core circle of his major at that time.

As long as you study, intern, attend various meetings, and participate in projects handed over by your mentor in a step-by-step manner, you can take advantage of your mentor's resources, accumulate solid consulting skills, and then publish articles.

After that, whether it was pursuing further studies abroad or using the mentor's network of resources to find employment, these were things that other consultants at Yannuo Consulting Center could only dream of.

Even before the accident, Nan Zhuren's supervisor had already begun asking him about his willingness to pursue a combined master's and doctoral degree.

Unfortunately, no one can predict whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

……

Nan Zhuren spoke calmly, as if recounting someone else's story:

“At the time, I took on a case of depression independently. After a year of counseling and intervention, along with medication from the hospital, I made the wrong judgment about the client—I thought she had improved.”

"After the consultation, I left her alone in the consultation room, leaving her in an unsupervised environment, while I went to the next room to explain some precautions to the client's parents."

"Then I heard the sound of a window smashing against the wall, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and the screams of students outside. I ran back to the counseling room and found it empty, with the windows open."

“Looking out the window, I saw my visitor.”

"In short: I bear full responsibility for the visitor's suicide due to my misjudgment and inadequate supervision. The school therefore expelled me."

Weng Pingting paused for a moment.

He then sighed, "Based on what conditions did you make your judgment about the visitor?"

Nan Zhuren thought about it and felt that his memory of this part was quite vague.

A full thirty seconds passed.

Nan Zhuren simply said, "I forgot."

Weng Pingting stared straight at Nan Zhuren, and after a long while, she sighed again.

"I was going to ask you some other things, but never mind, let me find out about your accident first—you don't mind, do you?"

Nan Zhuren shook his head: "Background checks on employees are understandable."

Weng Pingting simply shook her head and smiled mysteriously.

Then she suddenly put on a serious face: "I'm not worried about anything else, but there's one thing you must pay attention to when you go to Jiangda University at the end of the month."

Nan Zhuren put on a serious expression.

"Chen Ting—your first visitor, she is also a student at Jiang University."

"You seem to care a lot about her, but shouldn't you remember the basic ethics of a counselor?"

Nan Zhuren nodded: "I know what you're worried about, Sister Pingting. Don't worry, I won't keep looking for her just because she didn't come for her second consultation. Even if we bump into each other by chance, I'll pretend I don't know her unless she greets me first."

Weng Pingting nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)