Carl Ransom Rogers Theory

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Dr. Carl Ransom Rogers is a very well-known American humanistic psychologist, who is known for his theories and concepts about psychotherapy and client-centered therapy. He was one of the main people who founded humanistic psychology. He is ranked one of the sixth most renowned psychologists of the 20th Century. Dr. Rogers was devoted to his work and he always saw the good in everything and everyone. Rogers believed that all people had a desire to be their best self and had a natural desire to change for the better. He also believed that all humans had an inherent sense of becoming good. This shows when Dr. Rogers once said, “The curious paradox is that when accept myself just as I am then I can change.”

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