Person-Centered Therapy

Introduced by: Carl Rogers

Rogers believed that this type of counseling relies mostly on the attributes of the therapist. He believes that if a therapist possesses realness, acceptance, and the ability to understand the subjective reality of a client then the core of an individual can be reached, creating trust and positive, successful changes.

The Goals of Person-Centered Therapy:

• Focuses on the person not the problem
• Assisting clients in growing towards better cope mechanisms with their problems
• Discovering one's self.
• Guide clients to more authentic lives
• Encouraging clients to grow in self-actualization

*Rogers used the technique of grasping the worldview of the client and establishing the therapist/client relationship with trust.