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

Chapter 63 Pleasure
"Mom, there's something I want you to know."

Chen Ting took a deep breath and repeated what she had just said.

She swallowed a few times, clearly gathering her courage.

Nan Zhuren smiled encouragingly at this and played her biggest role at the moment—providing support and reliance for Chen Ting.

This is also a very important role of family therapy.

Among Chen Ting's many problems, "submission to her family of origin" is one of the most important factors.

If we trace it back to its origins, we can even remove the word "one of".

In the original plan, Nan Zhuren intended to use some projection role-playing techniques, using objects such as "pillows" and "dolls" to represent the "mother" and "father" in Chen Ting's family, so that Chen Ting could first confide in these pillows and dolls, gradually strengthen Chen Ting's psychological strength, and ultimately enable Chen Ting to gain independent consciousness and be able to fight against her real parents.

However, plans can't keep up with changes, and today's timing is indeed very clever. Chen Ting's strengthening progress is very pleasing, and the degree to which Chen Ma has been weakened is also very cooperative.

Then let's seize the day and have Chen Ting confront her mother right now.

However, under normal circumstances, Chen Ting clearly does not have the ability to break free from the limitations of her previous roles.

Therefore, Nan Zhuren needs to have Chen Ting recount her first direct encounter with her mother in the consultation room.

Compared to Chen Ma, the consultation room was more familiar to her, thus providing her with a greater sense of security.

At the same time, Nan Zhuren was also able to provide Chen Ting with a kind of help she had never had outside—a comrade-in-arms on the same side.

All of these can be transformed into Chen Ting's strength, helping her take the most crucial step.

now.

Chen Ma's eyes looked somewhat lost, even uneasy.

"Tingting, what's wrong?"

Chen Ting took a deep breath: "About Teacher Wang... no, Wang An, some things about Wang An."
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Nan Zhuren breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that today's "family therapy" session had been a success.

Chen Ting's case has made a significant breakthrough.

Even Nan Zhuren himself didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

When Nan Zhuren first contacted Chen Ting, his goal was simply to "get Chen Ting back to provide consultations".

Even "getting Chen Ting to recount her traumatic experiences" was set as a major, phased goal by Nan Zhuren.

Unexpectedly, today Chen Ting was able to directly confront her family of origin.

This can be described as "congratulations".

However, there is still one slight imperfection.

"Why would a mother not believe in her own child?"

Sitting at her workstation, Nan Zhuren let out a long sigh: "She would rather believe that the child is lying or telling a lie than believe that the child has really been harmed by the teacher..."

Yes, Chen Ting made encouraging progress in the recent family therapy session.

However, Chen Ting's mother—

Refusing treatment.

After Chen Ting recounted her experience of being molested by teacher Wang An, Chen's mother was stunned for a moment, and then began to shout uncontrollably, blaming Chen Ting, Nan Zhuren, and Yan Nuo Psychological Center.

The almost hysterical shouting alarmed the entire company.

Fortunately, there were no other visitors during that time, otherwise it could have caused quite a bit of trouble.

Shen Bing, as Nan Zhuren's consulting assistant, was also one of the witnesses to that scene.

After hearing Nan Zhuren's question, he also fell into thought. "Teacher Nan, I think..."

“No, it’s not that she doesn’t believe, but rather that her subconscious prevents her from believing.” Nan Zhuren didn’t let Shen Bing express his opinion as he wished, and directly answered his own question.

“She may have already believed it in her heart, but this means there are very serious consequences—her identity as a ‘good mother’ is fake, her achievements that she is so proud of are fake, and all her efforts so far have been in vain.”

"For a housewife who is focused on her family, this is almost a denial of her life. So she subconsciously activates self-protection, denies the facts; and then starts to blame others, hoping to share the responsibility."

Shen Bing choked, squinting at Nan Zhuren: You seem to know everything, so what did you just ask?
Nan Zhuren leaned against his seat, analyzing the situation to himself, but out of Shen Bing's sight, he secretly glanced at the other man and caught a glimpse of his frustrated expression.

He maintained a thoughtful expression, but inwardly a wicked smile crept across his face.

Pleasure.

The experienced Nan Zhuren naturally knew Chen Ma's current condition.

The question he just asked wasn't because he genuinely didn't know the answer; rather, it was a complaint and an outlet for his emotions as a counselor.

Psychotherapists are often called dumping grounds for negative emotions, and many therapists experience both psychological and physical discomfort after prolonged sessions.

To alleviate these discomforts, on the one hand, counselors need to seek out supervising counselors for counseling; on the other hand, they also need to find various forms of enjoyment in their lives.

Such as now.

Asking a question you already know the answer to can serve as a way to vent your emotions as a complaint, and it can also tempt your consulting assistant to make them visibly frustrated.

I was immediately delighted.

Nan Zhuren's mood, which had just become low due to empathizing with Chen Ting's experience, was finally lifted a little at this moment.

Thank you, Shen Bing.

However, having worked as a consulting assistant for a long time, Shen Bing was clearly used to being teased and quickly shifted his attention back to his own focus:

"So, Teacher Nan, does this count as two consultations for Chen Ting?"

Nan Zhuren nodded: "One session she had alone, and one session she had with her mother counts as one family counseling session."

Shen Bing immediately followed up: "So, is the intervention considered complete for her now? Will she need further long-term counseling?"

Nan Zhuren was about to answer when he suddenly stopped.

He vaguely sensed that a gaze was watching him.

I casually glanced in the direction of the gaze, and sure enough, it was coming from the boss's office.

Howard.

Nan Zhuren organized her thoughts: "It will probably still require some time for counseling. Psychological counseling is not a magic bullet; you can't expect to be better tomorrow just by taking it today."

“It’s more like surgery—today my consultation was a breakthrough, like removing a tumor from Chen Ting’s body through surgery; although the surgery was successful, a period of clinical observation and even rehabilitation training are still needed for a full recovery. All of these must be done under the supervision of a counselor.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Bing immediately replied happily, "Then next time I consult with her, I'll follow up and talk to Chen Ting about renewing the contract!"

Nan Zhuren nodded noncommittally.

At the same time, Nan Zhuren could also sense that the gaze directed at Howard had disappeared.

He smiled to himself.

Then, he sighed again.

If today's consultation was a surgery, it was undoubtedly a success.

However, Chen Ting's condition cannot be resolved with just one surgery.

(End of this chapter)