Person Centered Therapy
There is a certain level of simplicity that makes Person Centered Therapy (PCT) appealing. Rogerian, non-directive or person-centered, the simplicity of this form of therapy is about the therapist being supportive and the client leading the direction of the session(s). Each person is wants to change, to have personal growth in some form. There is a balance in person-centered therapy that is not always found in other theories.
Founding Theorist(s) Carl Rogers (1902-1987) conceptualized the idea of Client-Centered Therapy. “Developed over a span of over 40 years, the approach has been known by three different names. Rogers first called his model nondirective therapy. As his ideas continued to evolve, he renamed it …show more content…
Both focus on the here and now and the conscious mind. Both theories see human nature as positive, and by that regard we are not a product of our past, but the perception of our present. Again, oddly enough CBT sees behavior as a learned response (automatic thinking) whereas PCT behavior is about self-actualization. Simply, CBT believes in rational thinking and how we developed, PCT believes experiences create our personality and that our personality is a result of those …show more content…
While the past does hold some importance, it is the nature of the problem now and how to solve it that is truly important. Both theories can be applied for short term use. Yet SFT was designed to be used for only a few sessions, were PCT easily can be short term it, it can if need be longer depending on the client’s needs. Both are about communication between the client and therapist. One of the biggest differences between the two is that SFT believes that “if it is not broke, don’t fix it” whereas PCT wants to know if it is effecting you in some way. Lastly and most importantly, PCT based the structure of therapy on science fact, were SFT is a social construct, where everything is
There is a certain level of simplicity that makes Person Centered Therapy (PCT) appealing. Rogerian, non-directive or person-centered, the simplicity of this form of therapy is about the therapist being supportive and the client leading the direction of the session(s). Each person is wants to change, to have personal growth in some form. There is a balance in person-centered therapy that is not always found in other theories.
Founding Theorist(s) Carl Rogers (1902-1987) conceptualized the idea of Client-Centered Therapy. “Developed over a span of over 40 years, the approach has been known by three different names. Rogers first called his model nondirective therapy. As his ideas continued to evolve, he renamed it …show more content…
Both focus on the here and now and the conscious mind. Both theories see human nature as positive, and by that regard we are not a product of our past, but the perception of our present. Again, oddly enough CBT sees behavior as a learned response (automatic thinking) whereas PCT behavior is about self-actualization. Simply, CBT believes in rational thinking and how we developed, PCT believes experiences create our personality and that our personality is a result of those …show more content…
While the past does hold some importance, it is the nature of the problem now and how to solve it that is truly important. Both theories can be applied for short term use. Yet SFT was designed to be used for only a few sessions, were PCT easily can be short term it, it can if need be longer depending on the client’s needs. Both are about communication between the client and therapist. One of the biggest differences between the two is that SFT believes that “if it is not broke, don’t fix it” whereas PCT wants to know if it is effecting you in some way. Lastly and most importantly, PCT based the structure of therapy on science fact, were SFT is a social construct, where everything is