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

Chapter 92 The Normal Distribution Point of Nan Zhuren's Appearance
Nan Zhuren walked out of the consultation room expressionlessly.

Shen Bing followed, but came out again five minutes later with a face full of excitement.

"Teacher Nan, another order! And it's the top-tier set meal! Just like that bar owner, Mr. Huang's!"

A top-tier meal package can bring Shen Bing a bonus of nearly 1,000 yuan at the end of the month.

For working people, what could be more joyful than this?
"This client is also seeking advice on relationship issues. This is definitely one of your strong suits, Professor Nan. It seems we should be taking on more of these types of consultations..."

Nan Zhuren raised her hand to stop Shen Bing from speaking, thus silencing him as well.

Shen Bing was taken aback.

After such a long period of cooperation, Shen Bing and Nan Zhuren had developed a certain tacit understanding. Nan Zhuren's current appearance seemed strangely familiar to Shen Bing.

That familiar feeling of "I know there's money to be made, but don't get excited yet because I don't want to make this money."

Bad feeling.

"...Teacher Nan, what's wrong?"

Nan Zhuren said slowly, "Don't worry, I'll ask Sister Pingting if we can transfer this case. If nothing unexpected happens, most of the bonus will go to the next consultant, and if no one takes it, it's not impossible that it will all be returned."

If a client is transferred to another counselor, the consultation fee will definitely go to the counselor who does the work later; as the counselors who take over the client, Nan Zhuren and Shen Bing will definitely receive a fee, but it will be very small.

Upon hearing this, Shen Bing immediately became anxious: "Why?!"

“…Yes, why?” Nan Zhuren asked wistfully.

"Because of [transference]..."

Even if a counselor makes certain judgments during a consultation, it's not appropriate to tell the client directly; adjustments can only be made through post-consultation procedures.

Such as now.

The client's problem is far more complex than what Nan Zhuren just mentioned in the consultation.

Going to the bar is her way of coping with fear, that's true, but her behavior of coming to the counseling room—is just as effective!

Nan Zhuren and the man she met in the bar were essentially no different!

These are all clients who, after being rejected by their boyfriends' marriage proposals, sought partners out of a need for emotional fulfillment and to rebuild their self-confidence as women!

After all, who in their right mind would wear the exact same makeup and bodycon skirt as when they went to the bar the day before?
She used too many subtle gestures and hints during the consultation—

The consultation began with frequent attempts at physical contact; she used a blanket for warmth while remaining coy and partially concealing herself, later repeatedly lifting the blanket to show off her figure; she used the excuse of "borrowing a skirt" to suggest she was conservative, but then claimed she had many suitors in bars…

Of course, the possibility that Nan Zhuren had a relationship with Pu Xinnan cannot be ruled out.

However, during consultations, even the slightest possibility must be nipped in the bud to avoid serious consequences.

Considering Nan Zhuren's good looks and the recently added "Charm (Aura)" attribute, this possibility is not low.

Nan Zhuren sighed deeply: "I thought I had finally met a client who didn't care about my age... It turns out she didn't really treat me as a therapist at all."

"How about we take a break this month and not do any consultations... If we add to the [Charm] attribute again, what will become of us..."

……

The decision to transfer inquiries is not solely up to Nan Zhuren.

He went to see Weng Pingting immediately after the consultation ended.

The assignment of a visitor to any counselor requires the approval of Weng Pingting, the counseling supervisor; similarly, the transfer of visitors also requires Weng Pingting's consent.

In particular, Weng Pingting now also has the additional role of Nan Zhuren as her "supervisor".

What was Weng Pingting's attitude towards this visitor?
"Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

Weng Pingting slammed her hand on the office table, making a loud bang: "I told you that your face would cause trouble sooner or later when you were doing consultations, and look what happened!" "I'm dying of laughter, hahaha, this joke is enough to wash away all the negative emotions I've accumulated from the past two weeks of consultations, and even the next two weeks, hahahahahaha!"

The consulting manager laughed heartily.

Nan Zhuren squinted: "Sister Pingting, you're such a senior consultant, haven't you seen many similar cases?"

Weng Pingting said confidently, "There are quite a few, but that doesn't stop me from finding them funny every time I see them, especially this time!"

You're the supervisor, you're right.

I use Shen Bing's cheerful mood every day to adjust my mindset.

I never expected that I would be the one being pleased by Weng Pingting. I guess the wheel of fortune keeps turning.

but……

Nan Zhuren looked at Weng Pingting's face, which was also outstanding in terms of appearance—although not as outstanding as his.

If we follow a normal distribution in statistics, Weng Pingting's face would have a Z-score of around 1 on one side, meaning her attractiveness is higher than 84.13% of women. If we take into account factors such as temperament, makeup, and clothing, her attractiveness would be even higher.

Nan Zhuren, on the other hand, has a statistically normal distribution with a one-sided Z-score of 1.64 or higher, meaning he is more attractive than 95% of men.

Of course, in industries that don't rely heavily on looks, or at least not so much on looks, this 10% difference isn't that significant.

In fact, in the psychological counseling industry, the most suitable normal distribution range of attractiveness should actually fall at around 70% – that is, the level that makes people feel good about you, but not that much good.

If it's too high, there's a risk.

For example, just now.

So after thinking for a moment, Nan Zhuren asked, "With your face, Sister Pingting, you must have encountered similar problems during counseling, such as causing some opposite-sex clients to transfer their feelings, or causing some same-sex clients to become hostile or transfer their feelings."

How do you solve similar problems?

Weng Pingting grinned, and her smile was beautiful:
"scold."

"Uh-huh?"

"There are many different consulting styles. At first, I worked with a humanistic approach, focusing on unconditional positive regard. But I later found that this approach was too slow and always had various unexpected issues."

"So later I started using cognitive behavioral therapy, occasionally employing techniques from the Gestalt approach to specifically target pain points with questions. By being more assertive, the client becomes focused on their own problems and has no time to pay attention to me."

It means making roses grow thorns.

Nan Zhuren nodded thoughtfully.

“Of course, there’s another advantage to doing this,” Weng Pingting tilted her head back, “It’s just so satisfying.”

Indeed, you can make money while you're hurling insults.

Of course, this could lead to more complicated transference issues... but depending on the situation, Weng Pingting has been able to handle them quite well.

"understood."

“But I don’t have that ability yet, and this client’s transference is very serious—you could even say she came here specifically for transference,” Nan Zhuren said earnestly. “Let’s arrange another therapist for her.”

Weng Pingting nodded, thought for a moment, and was about to speak.

A voice suddenly came from the side.

"Why change it? Isn't what Xiaonan did a better job?"

Nan Zhuren and Weng Pingting paused simultaneously and turned their heads.

The speaker was Howard.

(End of this chapter)