The Concept Of Client Centered Therapy

Humanistic therapy emerged in the 1950's as an alternative to behavioural and psychoanalytic therapy. Rogers is it’s

To start off, Gloria goes into her session to pull out a cigarette at the very beginning which indicates that she's feeling stressed and nervous. She then says “right away I’m scared”. At that point, Perls is quetoning how scared she is when there is a smile on her face. The session then becomes even more confrontational as it seems that Perls is picking at her but then Gloria responds with acts that show she is opening up. Looking at Gloria’s actions, it is clear that she has become more straightforward in confronting her problems since Person Centered Therapy. During the confrontational session, it seems to be a power struggle between Gloria and Fritz but at the end comes down to Gloria talking about her husband and the amount of confidence it seems like Gloria has rather than what she actually is able to use when facing her “superiors”. Gloria’s problem in this session is the level of confidence that Gloria has seeing how constantly Perls brings up actions and characteristics that Gloria is portraying as Perls constantly calls her a phony and provokes her to take control of the situation. I think that breaking part of this session was both when Perls gets on her level as another 30 year old person, and when she is able to pick on him and when Perls ask Gloria to choke him as well as telling her to demand respect. These exercises are able to open Gloria up and and I think pushes

Person-centred therapy came about through Roger’s theory on human personality. He argued that human experiences were valuable whether they were positive or negative so long as they maintained their self actualising tendency. Through one’s experiences and interactions with others Roger believed that a self-concept/regard was developed. Carl Rogers believed that a truly therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor depends on the existence, of three core conditions. The core conditions are important because they represent the key concepts and principles of person-centred therapy. These core conditions are referred to as congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy. Congruence is when the therapist has the ability to be real and honest with the client. This also means that the therapist has to be aware of their own feelings by owning up to them and not hiding behind a professional role. For example, a therapist may say ‘I understand where you are coming from’’ to the client. However the therapist has expressed a confused facial expression while saying this. The clients can be become aware of this and may feel uncomfortable in expressing their feelings, which might impact their trust and openness towards the therapist. Therefore the major role of the therapist is to acknowledge their body language and what they say and if confusion happens the therapist needs to be able to

One of key concepts of person centred therapy is the belief that the client has the ability to become aware of their own problems and has the inherent means to resolve them. In this sense,

Client-centered therapy: An approach to counseling where the client determines the general direction of therapy, while the therapist seeks to increase the client's insightful self-understanding through informal simplified questions. The client is the focal point of the sessions, the therapist takes a "back seat" to learn about the person, and watch as the client moves toward the achievement of their full potential through creativity.

Person Centered Therapy was developed by Carl Rogers in the 1940’s and 1950’s. It remains a relevant technique practiced today. This article researched the relevance of Person Centered Therapy since Carl Rogers’s death in the late 1987. The article determined the relevance of this by using three measures. First, how often Person Centered Therapy was included in organizations, journals, and institutes dedicated to this approach. Secondly, it researched how often Person Centered Therapy was included in new research since Rogers’s death. Finally, any current research that has validated Roger’s core conditions (Kirschenbaum & Jourdan,

Person Centered Therapy was established by Carl Rogers, a noted psychologist in the 1940s. This style of therapy deviated from the customary model of the therapist as professional and moved rather toward a nondirective sensitive method that empowers and encourages the client in the therapeutic fashion. The concept is Humanistic in nature which affirms the client’s anatomy, psyche, and soul. It provides clients the freedom to achieve self- realization. Cognitive Behavior Therapy understands personal functioning to be the result of continuous reciprocal interaction between behavior and its social conditions. Therapist used their own life experiences to developed theories that can be conformed to help others. Integrating theories has proven

Person centred counselling originated and was evolved on the ideas of American psychologist Carl Rogers. The influences on Carl Rogers and he’s conceptualisation of Person centred counselling are numerous, from his early family life living on a farm, his interest and involvement in theology and his formative professional career.

In this essay I will look at the claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Firstly, I will outline what Person-Centred therapy is and look at what its originator, Carl Rogers’, theories behind this approach are. I will then discuss some of the criticisms that have been made about Person-Centred Therapy, and weigh them up to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this therapeutic approach. In the conclusion I will reflect on my learning, and on my own experiences and opinions.

In the 1940s Carl Rogers was well on his way to revolutionizing the state of traditional, directive psychotherapy and pioneering what would soon become the person-centered approach. Although Rogers strayed from the psychological mainstream’s view that therapists drive their clients recovery through such mediums as advice, direction, teaching and interpretation he still believed that the therapist’s role was crucial, and it was their attributes that paved the way to increased awareness and self-directed change.

It is inevitable that in psychotherapy there are numerous theories. Theories arise out of scholarly investigations of ideas on human behavior. Human behavior is an extraordinarily interesting subject and therefore produces a plethora of ideas from a variety of theorists. These theorists are influenced by their education, culture, and time period. One of the most influential, empathetically understanding, theorists is Carl Rogers. His contributions to human behavior have changed many of the theories that preceded him, and contributed his theory to many theories that followed him.

For Rogers, “the aim of therapy is not to solve one particular problem, but to assist the individual to grow” and “Therapy is . . . a matter of freeing him for normal growth and development, of removing obstacles so that he can again move forward” (Anderson 608). Growth in this context is separated into two criteria, the first being the creation of difference and the second the integration of differences. The creation of difference is simply being able to differentiate while the integration of differences is being able to work in harmony despite the differences (Anderson 609). Harmony is so rarely discussed in psychology, it in essence is the lack or absence of conflict. This explains why it is not discussed very often, since psychologists

In regards to treatment, client-centered therapy would be the best option for Ellen. Focusing on her past the problems that arise from her past into her present. The therapist should focus on the relationship she has with her mother as her mother was extremely influential to Ellen, she contributed majorly to her anxiety and depression by being overly critical. The most important thing in the therapy would be for Ellen to rebuild her ego and create a strong balance between her id and superego, resulting in her leading a more balanced lifestyle. It is also evident that she feels guilty about pursuing an education and wanting to build a life for herself away from her role as a mother, which she should be encouraged to do as it will give Ellen

In order to compare and contrast the difference between client centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy we first must get a clear understanding on what each therapy does and how it is utilized in the counseling world. Both theories have proven to be effective and are being used as the foundation of their work, by practicing counselors around the world, with the purpose of making a difference and solving problems of clients that require this approach and assistance.

The person-centered theory is also referred to as the client-centered theory. It is presently a popular theory for therapy and counseling. Rogers believed in clients helping themselves so that they could empower themselves with a self-actualizing motive to improve their lives. He did not believe in the concept of treating people as patients that had mental issues and needed to be diagnosed. His ideas continue to be relevant in modern psychology (Cervone & Pervin, 2010).