Rogers himself is quoted as saying that he believes a person can "Make realistic and sensible choices as to how he's going to both live with and transcend the circumstances of the past".
His ideas about the freedom and even the responsibility a person has to make decisions to think and act in ways that are productive were somewhat revolutionary to psychology at the time he presented them.
Rogers also made contributions to counseling in the way a therapist relates to his clients: "The therapeutic triad of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard have been enormously influential in contemporary psychology and the pastoral care movement".
The therapist is essentially displaying Christian love toward a client by embracing him
His ideas about the freedom and even the responsibility a person has to make decisions to think and act in ways that are productive were somewhat revolutionary to psychology at the time he presented them.
Rogers also made contributions to counseling in the way a therapist relates to his clients: "The therapeutic triad of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard have been enormously influential in contemporary psychology and the pastoral care movement".
The therapist is essentially displaying Christian love toward a client by embracing him