Rogerian Therapy: A Case Study

The micro level intervention is for Elliot Anderson. Mr. Anderson has recently (1 month) lost his wife, Carl Anderson in a tragic car accident. Mr. Anderson reported that his life seems empty. He has lost interest in daily activities and socializing with others. He has irregular sleeping patterns, every day headaches and chest pains. He reported that he has had trouble thinking, making decisions, and remember thing. Mr. Anderson has not been to work in over month. He blames himself for both his wife and daughter’s death. Mr. Anderson has begun to drink abusive, consuming 1 bottle of whiskey or bourbon on a daily basis to cope with life stressors.
Mr. Anderson will be less depressed as indicated by a score of 4 or above on the SRS by December
Anderson decrease his depression Person-centered therapy. Person-centered therapy (PCT), also known as "client-centered," "non-directive," or "Rogerian therapy," is an approach to counseling and psychotherapy that places much of the responsibility for the treatment process on the "client" (the term preferred over "patient"), with the therapist taking a nondirective role (Friedrich, 2012).This type of therapy diverged from the traditional model of the therapist as expert and moved instead toward a nondirective, empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in the therapeutic process (Goodtherapy). Mental health professionals who utilize this approach strive to create a therapeutic environment that is conformable, non-judgmental and empathetic (Cherry). PCT therapist are known to work to help clients live full lives of self-understanding, reduction in defensiveness, guilt, and insecurity as well as more positive and comfortable relationship with others and increased capacity to experience and express their feeling. During weekly meetings Mr. Anderson and the therapist will work together to help Mr. Anderson gain a clear understanding of his internal thoughts. The main goal in using person-centered therapy with Mr. Anderson is to help him live his life with full self-understanding, reduction of defensiveness, guilt, and insecurity as well as more positive and comfortable relationship with others and increased capacity to experience and express their feelings. By the conclusion of this intervention we hope that Mr. Anderson has increased his