Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!

Nan Zhubin had already arranged today’s consultation venue in advance.

After leaving Director He’s clinic, he quickly prepared for the consultation and waited quietly for the visitor.

Knock knock knock —

"Come in."

Jie Nianzhou pushed open the door to the Psychological Consultation room for the second time.

Nan Zhubin stood up from the sofa and scanned from the other person’s shoulders to the shoe surface.

"Sit." Nan Zhubin said, as if nothing had happened before, routinely asked, "How have you been feeling this past week?"

"Not bad," Jie Nianzhou hesitated for a moment, "In terms of feeling... nothing has really changed."

Nan Zhubin nodded: "Indeed. Last time, we briefly discussed the specific issues of your symptoms and did some level of psychological education."

"But for your problems, one consultation is difficult to bring significant improvement; this is a process that requires our long-term effort."

As a consultant, when unsure if the visitor will have long-term consultations, one must be prepared to treat every consultation as the last, thus each session should be as complete as possible.

Although initial consultations mainly focus on information gathering, Nan Zhubin, whether through emotional venting or psychological education, always incorporates some healing components for the visitor.

If it were a visitor with a general psychological issue, one session could indeed show clear improvement, and they might not return.

But the current Jie Nianzhou clearly does not have such level of issues.

"I understand this; I’m psychologically prepared," Jie Nianzhou said.

Regarding the statement of "needing long-term psychological consultation," some initial visitors might become wary, thinking the consultant is trying to swindle money—this is something every psychological consultant, psychological doctor, or psychiatrist encounters in their career.

Fortunately, Jie Nianzhou is not such a visitor.

"But aside from my own matters, these few days I’ve also been thinking about other things..."

Nan Zhubin thought to himself unsurprisingly; the matters he doesn’t mention, the visitor naturally will.

"What things?" Nan Zhubin asked.

Jie Nianzhou took a deep breath, "Just the other day... when I went to Teacher Bai’s project group to borrow the lab, you were there too, right?"

Nan Zhubin did not deny, directly nodded affirmatively.

"Yes. That was me."

Jie Nianzhou rubbed his fingers, seemingly a bit uneasy, "I... asked a doctor before, he told me you graduated from Beidu Normal University... At first, I thought it was just alumni, didn’t expect you were still studying..."

"Yes." Nan Zhubin affirmed again, "I’m currently pursuing my master’s in Teacher Bai’s group. Didn’t expect such a coincidence running into you in the office."

This candid response and attitude left Jie Nianzhou momentarily unsure of how to respond.

Consequently, Nan Zhubin leaned slightly forward, his tone becoming formal, "This is also what I wanted to discuss with you today."

Jie Nianzhou looked up.

"I previously contacted you through the doctor, asked if you needed a referral, you declined, right?"

Jie Nianzhou nodded.

"Today, I want to clarify again."

Nan Zhubin said, "We’re in the same school, same college, and you’ve also borrowed the lab from our project group. From a professional ethics standpoint, this forms a kind of Dual relationship."

"This is an important boundary issue in the ethics of psychological consultation. Dual relationship can affect the consultation’s neutrality."

"As the visitor, you might worry the consultant will disclose your privacy. As the consultant, I may also, due to knowing the visitor’s real-life situation, affect my judgment."

"Either case could greatly discount our consultation’s effectiveness."

"So I need to confirm one thing with you first," Nan Zhubin asked, "Are you sure you want to continue consulting with me?"

These aspects should have been communicated by the responsible doctor and Jie Nianzhou.

At this moment, hearing Nan Zhubin emphasize for the second time, Jie Nianzhou did not take long to ponder.

"I’ll continue, no need for a referral," Jie Nianzhou thoughtfully said.

He continued to explain.

"What you mentioned last time... I feel you truly understood. I previously sought out school consultants and college-arranged ones; none of them... how to say... understood what I wanted to express like you did."

Jie Nianzhou smiled wryly, "Most would tell me ’too anxious’ ’need to learn relaxation’ etc... I don’t find those very helpful."

"And you are Teacher Bai’s student, right? I’ve heard of Teacher Bai; he is highly skilled in the field of psychological consultation and a very good person. I even emailed him when selecting a mentor, but he didn’t take me..."

"A student of Teacher Bai, I feel is worth trusting."

This is one of the benefits of having a powerful sect behind.

"Perhaps due to the Dual relationship you mentioned, our consultation effectiveness might be discounted." Jie Nianzhou chuckled, "But if the base is large enough, no matter how much it discounts, even multiple discounts, the effect is still rewarding, isn’t it?"

"At least from the last consultation, I believe we can continue going forward. I trust my own feelings."

"Alright," he said, "Let’s discuss the issue of the Dual relationship."

Nan Zhubin nodded: "Good, then we can reach three agreements regarding our Dual relationship."

Nan Zhubin extended a finger.

"First, our consultation content is completely confidential. If you find me disclosing information, you can report me to the mental health center, the school, or the Psychological Association at any time. Once verified, my qualification for psychological consultation will be revoked."