Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!

After finishing Jie Nianzhou’s consultation, Nan Zhubin took on two more consultations according to his schedule, and by the time he was done, it was almost lunchtime.

But instead of heading straight to the cafeteria with his sociable senior, Nan Zhubin returned to the break room.

He then closed his eyes and went through the week’s consultations in his mind.

Soon, other consultants and master’s interns were gradually freed from their mentors.

"Junior, want to grab lunch together later?"

A week of working in the same place was enough for someone to muster the courage to invite Nan Zhubin to lunch.

But this invitation clearly did not receive the expected response.

"No, I still have some work to finish."

Although he said he had work, Nan Zhubin didn’t move a bit but quietly waited for one trainee after another to return to the break room.

Nan Zhubin was not just fobbing off the senior who invited him to lunch; he genuinely had work to do—though even if he didn’t, he would find another reason to refuse.

Click—

Click—

The break room door opened and closed.

After a while, Nan Zhubin finally saw his awaited targets—trainees returning from Director He’s clinic.

Nan Zhubin immediately stood up, but instead of seeking out these newly off-duty trainees, he left the break room, walked through the corridor, and returned to the clinic entrance.

Knock, knock, knock—

"Come in," Director He’s voice came from inside.

As Nan Zhubin entered, Director He glanced up at the young consultant, "You’re here?"

"Yes."

"Wait for me a moment."

Director He sat behind the desk, her fingers typing away on the keyboard without pause.

Nan Zhubin found a spot to sit, and after a minute, Director He finished organizing the last patient’s record and finally let out a long breath.

She then unscrewed her thermos cup, drinking water while watching Nan Zhubin before her.

...

This meeting was arranged by Director He.

As the head of the Mental Health Center’s Psychology Department, Director He maintained varying degrees of attention on the consultants her department fostered.

She was the superior supervisor for all consultants and interns.

Normally, besides outpatient duties, Director He also conducted training sessions and group supervision for all trainees.

However, it just so happened that—whether it was training sessions or group supervision classes, Nan Zhubin had not attended any.

Because other trainees were still in their "apprentice" stage, when they needed to attend classes, they only had to inform their mentors and could leave.

But Nan Zhubin was different; he had consultations to conduct. Therefore, during training sessions and group supervision, Nan Zhubin had never been present.

For Nan Zhubin, it didn’t matter much. He had inquired about the training sessions from his sociable senior and found that the content was mostly covered in school, targeting consultants who were not from psychology backgrounds; whereas group supervision held value for master’s students, the improvement it offered Nan Zhubin was limited, better to spend his time on more consultations.

But for Director He, she missed out on forming an impression of Nan Zhubin, the resident consultant. Among the non-permanent personnel in the department, Nan Zhubin was the most prominent, yet all Director He’s interactions with him were limited to brief moments during outpatient observation.

For the head of a department, this was quite unsuitable.

Director He was busy with work herself, so she simply thought of carving out time from the lunch break after the morning work hours for a private conversation, a senior talk or personal supervision with Nan Zhubin.

"Phew—gulp." Director He blew on the tea from her thermos cup, continuing to scrutinize Nan Zhubin.

First impression—visible talent.

Second impression—young. Too young, not resembling a seasoned psychological consultant.

Bai Qinghua was Director He’s predecessor, so Director He naturally held goodwill towards Nan Zhubin. Also trusting Bai Qinghua, she accepted such a young resident consultant.

Director He said nothing; Nan Zhubin also stayed silent, just waiting quietly.

Some time passed.

"Phew—" Director He finally set down her thermos cup.

Using the customary greeting of a leader, "Teacher Xiao Nan has been here a week, right? Are you adapting well?"

"Yes, it’s been a week. I’m feeling okay."

"I heard you’re also employed at Teacher Bai’s Consultation Center; the hospital environment is quite different from there, isn’t it?" Director He continued the small talk.

"There are some differences," Nan Zhubin replied honestly, "So it’s quite enlightening, giving me another perspective to understand the form of psychological consultation, or rather psychological therapy."

In terms of the objective hardware conditions for psychological consultation, the hospital is actually not as good as external companies. The consulting rooms are smaller; the consultation pace is more rapid; consultation arrangements are more sudden. These are somewhat restrictive for consultants.

The hospital’s advantage lies in offering more experienced psychological consultants at a lower price, which is beneficial for visitors and patients but not so much for consultants—especially non-permanent consultants.

But Nan Zhubin’s response was very appropriate, Director He nodded slightly in her heart, appreciating the young man’s pleasant speech.

"Last week, a patient caused a commotion, and you helped resolve it together, right? You showed me quite a spectacle," Director He’s expression softened a bit.

Nan Zhubin shook his head, "It’s what I should do..."

"No, that’s not it," Director He laughed, "You’re students, here to learn and do projects. If anything were to happen to you, I couldn’t explain it to your school, and moreover, I couldn’t explain it to Teacher Bai."

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