Part 3: Client- Centered Therapy

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also known as person-centered therapy

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Client Centered Therapy

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is a non-directive form of talk therapy that was developed by humanist psychologist Carl Rogers during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Client Centered Therapy

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Client Centered therapy is a non-directive form of talk therapy that was developed by humanist psychologist ______ during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Carl Rogers

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Client Centered therapy is a non-directive form of talk therapy that was developed by humanist psychologist Carl Rogers during the ______ and _____.

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1940 and 1950

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is widely regarded as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th-century.

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Carl Rogers

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He was a humanist thinker and believed that people are fundamentally good

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Carl Rogers

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also suggested that people have an actualizing tendency, or a desire to fulfill their potential and become the best people that they can be.

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Carl Rogers

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Rogers initially started out calling his technique ________ therapy.

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Non Directive

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Today, Rogers' approach to therapy is often referred to by either of these two names, but it is also frequently known simply as ________

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Rogerian therapy.

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Rogers was deliberate in his use of the term ______ rather than patient.

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Client

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He believed that the term ______ implied that the individual was sick and seeking a cure from a therapist.

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patient

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By using the term ______ instead, Rogers emphasized the importance of the individual in seeking assistance, controlling their destiny, and overcoming their difficulties

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Client

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According to Carl Rogers, a client-centered therapist needs three key qualities: (3)

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1. Genuineness

2. Unconditional Positive Regard

3. Empathetic Understanding

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The therapist needs to share his or her feelings honestly. By modeling this behavior, the therapist can help teach the client to also develop this important skill.

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Genuineness

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The therapist must accept the client for who they are and display support and care no matter what the client is facing or experiencing

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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"means that when the therapist is experiencing a positive, acceptant attitude toward whatever the client is at that moment, therapeutic movement or change is more likely. It involves the therapist's willingness for the client to be whatever feeling is going on at that moment - confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride…The therapist prizes the client in a total rather than a conditional way."

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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The therapist needs to be reflective, acting as a mirror of the client's feelings and thoughts.

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Mphatic Understanding

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The goal of this is to allow the client to gain a clearer understanding of their own inner thoughts, perceptions, and emotions.

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Emphatic Understanding

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Or a desire to fulfill their potential and vecome the best people that they can be.

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Actualizing Tendency