Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!

Nan Zhubin looked into Chonghui’s eyes: "Besides, it can also help him regain a sense of self-control, reinforce the meaning of self-existence, and so on."

He concluded: "In short... it’s very crucial."

After all, facing Chonghui, Nan Zhubin kept the consulting analysis brief.

Chonghui quickly understood Nan Zhubin’s point: "Healing Ceremony?"

Nan Zhubin nodded: "You could see it that way."

...

The Healing Ceremony aims to help the visitor process emotions, accept changes, or complete unfinished psychological events. Through non-verbal, embodied actions, it transforms indescribable inner experiences into tangible, operable external processes, thereby promoting psychological integration and growth.

This is an integrative intervention method across different schools of thought, with clear theoretical foundations and systematic applications in several schools, especially typical in Narrative Therapy, Wholeness Faction, and Family Therapy.

Common healing ceremonies include:

First, farewell and completion ceremonies, such as writing a goodbye letter and burning it to deal with loss.

Second, emotional regulation and calming ceremonies, such as doing grounding training when anxious: feeling the feet on the ground, touching items of different materials.

Third, transition and empowerment ceremonies, such as leaving objects representing old problems in the consulting room to mark a new beginning.

These ceremonies emphasize the visitor personally experiencing and completing a psychological transformation, rather than merely thinking in their minds.

The Empty Chair Technique is a typical, classic, and highly structured Healing Ceremony.

In film and television works, one often sees similar ritualistic behaviors used to help the main role escape inner dilemmas, which is essentially a Healing Ceremony.

After all, such ceremonies are indeed very dramatic and full of tension.

In past consultations by Nan Zhubin, there were healing ceremonies done in the way of "having visitors write memorial letters to parents they can no longer meet."

However—

...

"However, ordinary healing ceremonies usually aren’t on such a grand scale." Chonghui shook his head again in exclamation, "Making a cut from one’s past self in such a setting of hundreds of people?"

"It’s almost like acting in a movie, are you sure Chen Lizhou is ready?"

"His internal strength accumulation should be enough, but unexpected situations are not ruled out." Nan Zhubin said matter-of-factly, "So, I need to be on site."

Theoretically, after saying this, Nan Zhubin expected to see a face similar to tangled feelings on Chonghui, akin to wanting to speak but holding back.

But surprisingly, Chonghui showed a kind of relieved expression in response to Nan Zhubin’s words at this moment.

"Let’s go in, today’s discussion isn’t finished yet." Chonghui said.

Pushing the door open, the people around the conference table looked over.

Everyone seemed still caught up in the dilemma of whether to attend this intervention conference.

Although Nan Zhubin did not say it explicitly, everyone understood that Nan Zhubin was inclined to take on the task of this intervention conference. Thus, as Nan Zhubin glanced over, their reactions varied.

The young consultants curled their bodies inwardly, hardly making eye contact, appearing timid; while the masters exchanged glances, occasionally casting a look his way, still hesitating.

Only Mo Kai showed a more steadfast gaze and posture, yet bore a look of wanting to add something or ask a question?

Nan Zhubin sent a message to Xia Tian on the other end of the line explaining the current situation, then resumed the online meeting mode.

Before he could speak, Chonghui on the side spoke first.

"I just called Teacher and explained our current situation."

Nan Zhubin blinked, he thought Chonghui had gone out just now to wait for him specifically for a private exchange first, but turns out there was time to report to the teacher by phone too?

"Teacher said it’s entirely up to us. If we don’t want to go, it stops here; if we want to go, he will back us up."

Bai Qinghua’s reaction is still this kind of bottom-line support type of fostering.

The young consultants found it unfamiliar, but it didn’t surprise the masters regarding Bai Qinghua’s reply.

"But if our project team finally decides to take on this intervention conference, there are two conditions."

Chonghui’s voice suddenly rose: "First, you may not go to the scene. Even if you participate in this task, you are only responsible for backstage work, like making PPTs, writing reports, and so on."

While saying this, Chonghui was directing it towards the masters.

Everyone was stunned. It seemed Bai Qinghua indeed had concerns about the risks of this intervention conference, intending to protect those quite immature students?

"Senior Brother, I..." The front desk master’s student suddenly stood up.

When asked to make a choice earlier, they were caught in a dilemma with faces full of hesitation; but now being told they can’t go, they suddenly became anxious.

"This is non-negotiable, it’s a strict order from the teacher." Chonghui signaled with a hand.

The masters exchanged glances, lowered their heads, softly muttering.

The young consultants’ expressions turned slightly sour, feeling unprotected.

Moreover, without the masters’ input, if Nan Zhubin and his team insisted on attending the intervention conference, the two of them would have no choice but to go.

"Now, for the second point." Chonghui glanced at everyone, "The teacher’s intention is to settle the price first before beginning the work. During my call with him earlier, he has already sent Senior Sister Weng to discuss it."

The young consultants’ expressions slightly eased, beginning to engage in some eye contact exchanges with Chonghui and Nan Zhubin, shifting from a curled reluctance to a hesitant indecisiveness, seeming like unable to resist and thus only accepting such a ’let it be’ type of reaction.

Getting some extra service fees counted as some consolation.

Previously, the young consultants felt regret for the premature end of the EAP project inability to accumulate experience, yet there was the cheeky pleasure of leaving work earlier too.

Chonghui continued: "Senior Sister Weng plans to aim for a target of 150,000."

The young consultants bounced up immediately: "150,000?!"

The crew-cut consultant’s tone was somewhat shaky: "Teacher Chong... Supervisor Weng said they could negotiate the price to that level? Is this possible?"

Prominent Ear consultant nodded: "This price... doesn’t seem right?"

According to Boss Wang’s intention, the intervention conference should be as quick as possible. From the delivery of the message to its formal conclusion, it may not even take a week.

For the EAP Project Team, what they need to provide is merely brain labor based on professional knowledge.

"150,000 is Senior Sister’s goal, her idea is a minimum of 100,000, with the final likely falling around 120,000." Chonghui took a deep breath, "It’s not much."

"A regular enterprise-wide intervention costs about 30,000 to 50,000, a maximum of 60,000, but that’s a risk-free routine job."

Chonghui said: "However, Tongping Software Company is currently a crisis intervention, also an emergency single."

These two conditions alone can add a bonus to the pool.

"Moreover, given Boss Wang’s shady mindset now... don’t mention 150,000, I reckon he’d be willing to pay 200,000. It’s just that Senior Sister has ethics, after weighing all the accumulative conditions within industry standards, she let go, otherwise..."

Chonghui glanced around: "The teacher has also spoken, they won’t take the money, considering it’s a task outside the EAP project, we split the earnings ourselves."

"We’ve been disgusted by Tongping Software Company for so long... we should replenish with some substantial stuff."

Prominent Ear consultant jumped up immediately: "Teacher Chong, when do we start working?!"

His previously hesitant expression vanished, his eyes at this moment were more steadfast than Mo Kai’s ever were.

Previously, when Nan Zhubin analyzed the pros and cons of the intervention conference.

But that kind of ’pros’ that help consulting development—it could never be as definitive as those numbers.