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

Chapter 94, Case 2

Nan Zhuren's teacher?

Weng Pingting's furrowed brows relaxed slightly. A teacher who could produce such a talented student as Nan Zhuren must be very reliable.

But then, as if thinking of something, his brows furrowed back slightly.

"I remember your teacher's name was Lin Lilin, right? He did cognitive behavioral therapy?" Weng Pingting turned to Nan Zhuren to confirm.

Nan Zhuren searched his memory and nodded in affirmation of Weng Pingting's question.

Weng Pingting silently recited these two pieces of information in her mind, then turned to Howard: "Why did you switch to our side?"

Howard replied, "According to Lao Lin, he has been following this case for almost a year. Previously, he was taking medication while cooperating with psychological counseling. Now the situation has been greatly alleviated and is not as difficult. At the same time, they have more important clients they want to work with. After learning that my center lacked cases, they wanted to recommend this case, which has become simpler, to me."

A "simple" case?

Neither Weng Pingting nor Nan Zhuren liked this statement.

But since Howard has already made the decision, and Yan Nuo does need case studies, having a long-term client is never a bad thing.

So Weng Pingting nodded and said, "Let me see the information."

Howard handed it over without hesitation.

However, before Weng Pingting's expression could relax, she looked up and raised her eyebrows again after reading one page.

"The visitor is coming in two hours?!"

Howard nodded: "Yes."

"There's no way they'd just add someone to the consultation at the last minute!"

"Didn't we have this before? There were many of them."

Weng Pingting took a deep breath: "Those... were compromises made for business, and they were basically just small consultations like 'life planning' and 'relationship recovery,' which I don't even think qualify as 'psychological counseling.' But depression is different; that falls into the field of 'psychotherapy'! At the very least, you need to make an appointment 24 hours in advance, otherwise we simply can't take on any cases!"

"Why can't you catch it?" Howard showed an unexpected persistence at this moment.

He said, "Wasn't that case of Chen Ting also taken on and handled by Xiao Nan on short notice? That was also psychotherapy. This depression is even easier, because it's a treatment method inherited from Master Xiao Nan, a direct lineage, so it's much more difficult?"

Hearing this kind of layman's assumption about expert technology, Weng Pingting could only take deep breaths.

She also realized something—when a person starts arguing irrationally, by reasoning, or even by imagining reasons, they are no longer discussing the current issue.

It's something outside of the matter itself.

silence.

"I'll take it."

Howard and Weng Pingting turned their heads together, but Nan Zhuren broke the silence.

The boss looked satisfied. Although he hadn't won against the supervisor, he had still gained something.

The supervisor frowned, about to say something.

Nan Zhuren spoke first: "Sister Pingting, what the boss said makes sense. After all, this case was transferred from my teacher, and I'm the most capable person to handle Quan Yannuo right now."

This is a relief.

“When I took on Chen Ting’s case, I genuinely thought she also had depression. The reason I accepted the case despite this misunderstanding was because I do have some experience in intervening in depression.”

This is the truth.

"If all else fails, the first consultation should focus on gathering information and building a counseling relationship. I can just use humanistic techniques to give the other person positive attention and care, and there's no way there will be any problems."

This is the bottom line.

Weng Pingting lowered her head and pondered for a moment.

She felt that Nan Zhuren was backing down, not wanting to damage her relationship with Howard. But what Nan Zhuren said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

However, this practice of adding clients at the last minute is too risky, and even a senior counselor like her feels uneasy about it.

She glanced at Howard with mixed feelings and sighed.

"Take this document and take a good look at it. The visitor will be here soon." In the end, she agreed.

Nan Zhuren accepted it.

I felt serious, but also delighted.

His instincts told him that this visitor might have some twists and turns.

However, at the same time, this visitor also has a very high chance of becoming the second "case" he files!
……

Nan Zhuren walked out of the office.

He began to ponder.

The relationship between Weng Pingting and Howard is quite complicated.

On the surface, Howard is the company owner, the top executive; while Weng Pingting is the technical director, making her the second-in-command.

But now, 90% of Yan Nuo's revenue comes from Weng Pingting.

Even with Weng Pingting's prestige in the industry, coming to Yan Nuo's fledgling center was considered beneath her dignity; she only managed to come because of Howard's personal connections.

As a result, Yan Nuo's internal situation is now more complicated.

Nan Zhuren had a premonition that if things continued like this, something big might happen.

However, as a technician and a psychological counselor, he didn't want to spend too much energy on it.

He needs to focus on the visitor in front of him.

A client seeking treatment for depression!
If it's true, we need to take it very seriously.

At this moment, Nan Zhuren was hiding in a corner, observing the visitor.

Because of the need for rigor when dealing with clients who have already been diagnosed with depression, Nan Zhuren did not bring this client directly into the consultation room as she had done with others before.

Instead, Lu Jia made arrangements for the other party to complete several scales related to depression.

Although there was information brought by the referrer, since Nan Zhuren had already decided to take on this case, the visitor naturally needed to conduct another check on his platform.

Visitors completed the questionnaire in a quiet indoor environment, while their family members were received by Lu Jia outside.

Depression falls under the category of a relatively dangerous mental illness, and patients need to be accompanied by family members or guardians for a considerable period of time during treatment to ensure their safety.

Therefore, even if the visitor is an adult, they are accompanied by a family member when they come for counseling.

only--

"Why is it this kind of nonsense again? We've done this so many times already!"

"You wouldn't use the time you spend making these spreadsheets to rip us off, would you?!"

The visitor's family member was a woman about 1.6 meters tall, of medium to slightly plump build, who looked to be in her thirties, with exquisite makeup and neat clothes.

He's a bit irritable.

Lu Jia calmly refilled the teacup for the visitor's family member:
"I'm sorry. Since you've been transferred to our consultation center, a lot of written materials need to be collected again, which will indeed take some time."

"But don't worry, this is an extra service we provide and it is not included in the consultation time."

(End of this chapter)