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

Chapter 383 Psychology also needs to be based on common sense.
Teacher Zhao stared intently at Nan Zhuren's sharply defined profile, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Her mind was replaying everything Nan Zhuren had just said—

In less than two hours, I observed more than ten students at the same time, gave corresponding feedback on the changes of each person, and adjusted my plan in a timely manner.

When encountering a pleasing visitor, do not be misled by the current optimistic situation and atmosphere, but promptly discover the hidden dangers, even if it means doing the most inhumane thing in the eyes of outsiders.

When dealing with visitors who are unwilling to approach you, you must both maintain the relationship and be appropriately strict, maintaining a clear and rational balance without letting personal feelings interfere, with the sole goal of achieving the desired intervention outcome.

Each judgment, each action.

Teacher Zhao felt increasingly dizzy and disoriented the more she thought about it.

She asked herself if she could ever do such a thing.

Just thinking about it makes me subconsciously feel uneasy.

"Is this what a real psychotherapist should be like?"

Teacher Zhao let out a sob in her heart: "I think I should just stick to being a school counselor."

In front of Nan Zhuren, Teacher Zhao wore her heart on her sleeve.

Nan Zhuren was fully able to understand what Teacher Zhao was thinking at that moment.

Soon, the young female teacher sensed a change in the male counselor's gaze once again. Under this gaze, she felt as if she had returned to her student days, only this time after making a huge blunder during her dissertation defense, and now she was back in her mentor's office.

That was the look in my mentor's eyes—a kind and gentle gaze tinged with regret, a look of hesitation that suggested he wanted to make a quick buck, but was unsure whether he should actually intervene.

Finally, looking at Teacher Zhao's expression, Nan Zhuren asked again, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Teacher Zhao suddenly realized that now was not the time for self-pity; the right thing to do was to seize the opportunity to learn more from Teacher Nan.

In some ways, becoming a school counselor requires even more professional development than becoming a psychological counselor!

"One last question."

Teacher Zhao quickly ran her index finger across the notes she had just made in her hand.

"Exactly, the role-playing method can easily trigger the interviewee's defensiveness, right?"

This is indeed the case. Asking a visitor to play someone else in public can very likely evoke a sense of shame in them, similar to playing house.

Unless the visitor is an actor or a related professional, but this could introduce other distractions.

Nan Zhuren nodded: "Yes. That's why I put this part at the end of the [team counseling], and waited until I had built a solid enough relationship with the team members before using it."

“As long as the visitor can overcome the initial awkwardness of role-playing, their cognitive growth will be very rapid once they immerse themselves in the role they are playing,” Nan Zhuren explained. “Of course, the accompanying atmosphere and the facilitator’s language guidance are also very important. These can effectively weaken the defense.”

Teacher Zhao nodded: "But in the end, didn't you rely on the atmosphere created by other students to achieve that effect? ​​But objectively speaking, the effect created by this kind of atmosphere is more uncontrollable and more likely to trigger intense [defense]."

"Teacher Nan, your use of this atmosphere to replace role-playing is truly ingenious... well, it exceeded my expectations. But how do we determine if this atmosphere has emerged, and how do we determine if it is benign and won't cause visitors to leave the group due to its uncontrollability?"

Listening to what Teacher Zhao said, Nan Zhuren blinked.

This is indeed a question worth discussing.

However, it's not very realistic to implement. At least not for Teacher Zhao.

Nan Zhuren was able to judge this atmosphere because he had micro-expression analysis skills.

He wasn't afraid of the atmosphere getting out of control and causing Zhang Zihao to break down and leave because he possessed the ability to [emotionally soothe] and even [infect] others with their emotions. Therefore, he could manipulate this [group counseling] effortlessly, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, to achieve the best possible intervention effect.

In addition, there is another reason—

That is, the margin for error in [team support] is really high.

"I couldn't make such a precise judgment. Although in retrospect, everything seems to have cleverly produced a positive chemical reaction."

"But at the moment it happened, I didn't do much responsible thinking and weighing; I just subconsciously went with the flow."

Nan Zhuren ultimately downgraded his guidance to the level of a regular consultant, without explaining the intricacies to Teacher Zhao.

Teacher Zhao blinked.

"If you are the one conducting the group counseling, you don't need to worry about the changes in the atmosphere. You can just continue the role-playing as usual."

"As for Zhang Zihao's increased [defense] or [defense penetration] as a result, it doesn't matter. After all, this is just a [team heal] session. You can't expect every member of the team to receive a perfect healing effect."

"I'll have a proper chat with Zhang Zihao during the one-on-one consultation later—that's what I was planning to do before."

Group counseling can be somewhat experimental; it's something you can "try out."

Or rather, in Nan Zhuren's plan, this group counseling session was actually a prelude to the one-on-one consultation that would follow.

Teacher Zhao continued blinking.

They were processing the information that Nan Zhuren was conveying, which was on a completely different level of sophistication compared to what had been said before.

After a long pause, he hesitated before saying, "So, Professor Nan, you mean you're... gambling?"

“That’s not how it works,” Nan Zhuren corrected seriously. “We chose a relatively radical intervention approach.”

"Really?"

“Really.” Nan Zhuren nodded expressionlessly. “You have to believe in psychology. How could anyone possibly control the intervention process so precisely? This is a group counseling session with ten people.”

The young counselor looked into the young female teacher's eyes and said, "Psychology also requires common sense."

……

After closing the door to the activity room with a dazed-looking teacher, Ms. Zhao, Nan Zhuren went straight back to the counseling room.

He looked around inside, but Chonghui wasn't there.

Although it was a bit strange, Nan Zhuren didn't think much of it. He went straight to his small room and lay down on the double sofa.

I fell asleep instantly.

Consciousness was sinking like a diver.

Upon entering the dream consultation room, a line of large characters appears before your eyes.

【月度目标：1个月内完成“心理咨询”10小时（10/10），完成后进行1次“心理能力培训”】

[This month's goals have been achieved]

(End of this chapter)