According to Gatongi (2007) Person centred approach is a theory that was invented by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. This type of therapy diverged from a traditional model of therapy as expected and moved towards a non-directive, empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in a therapeutic process. The therapy is based on Rogers’ belief that every human being strives for the capacity to fulfil his/herself own potential. Person centred therapy is also known as Rogerian Therapy (Gatongi, 2007)
Murdock (2013) explains that Rogerian therapy does acknowledge that yes, people experience problems every day. However, individuals have the ability to reach their own full potential. Rogers linked it to the way other human beings strive towards balance and greater complexity, Rogers also states that it is an innate thing to understand concepts and self-understanding, basic attitudes and self-directed behaviour. (Murdock, 2013)
Therapists who use this method of counselling learn to recognise and trust human potential, providing the client empathy and unconditional positive regard also help facilitate change. The counsellor however, avoids directing the course of therapy whenever possible and instead the therapist offers …show more content…
This term includes both the biological and psychological development. Thus, this development leads to autonomy. Organismic valuing process refers to when an individual’s degree of where their experiences contribute to their growth or slows them down. Evaluation of experience is based on the actualising tendency. Actualizing tendencies are shown as Yolan wants to become the best that he can, he wants to fix the relationship with his family and most notably his wife. Yolan also has an identity crisis as he converted from a white culture to and Indian culture and he seeks approval from his maternal family (White,