Person-Centered Therapy: Therapeutic Approach

Person-Centered Therapy is known as the Carl Rogers the father of the humanistic movement in psychotherapy. His core theme in therapy is non-judgmental listening & acceptance of the client, better known as unconditional positive regard. His therapeutic approach is known as the Person-Centered Therapy, which is based on the concepts of humanistic psychology & shares many of the concepts of Existentialism. Both concepts share the idea that the client can make positive & constructive choices. His approach is also based on the theory that people are "trustworthy" and can solve their own problems without direct intervention from the therapist.
Core conditions
Rogers asserted that the most important factor in successful therapy is the relational
It is very important for the helper to stay in the here and now and to help the client develops an environment in which they can grow. Through unconditional regard and empathy, the client can let their defenses down and become more self-aware. The focus is on the person and not the person’s problems and in therapy assisting with current problems as well as those problems that develop in the future. Helping the client become aware of true self and develop congruency and focusing on the phenomenological world of the client. The helper should strive to be as transparent and honest as
This facilitates increased self-regard in the client, as they can begin to become aware of experiences in which their view of self-worth was distorted by others.
4. Therapist Empathic understanding: the therapist experiences an empathic understanding of the client's internal frame of reference. Accurate empathy on the part of the therapist helps the client believe the therapist's unconditional love for them.
5. Client Perception: that the client perceives, to at least a minimal degree, the therapist's UPR and empathic understanding.
The expected results of person-centered therapy include improved self-esteem; trust in one's inner feelings and experiences as valuable sources of information for making decisions; increased ability to learn from (rather than repeating) mistakes; decreased defensiveness, guilt, and insecurity; more positive and comfortable relationships with others; an increased capacity to experience and express feelings at the moment they occur; and openness to new experiences and new ways of thinking about