Person Centered Therapy
Person Centered Therapy
Person Centered Therapy
CARL ROGERS
He provided
Studied Agriculture, Married Helen Elliot Among the founders
therapy, gave
Religion, Theology, (against his parents’ of the humanistic
speeches,
and Clinical wishes), childhood approach to
and wrote, until his
Psychology. sweetheart psychology.
death in 1987.
CARL ROGERS
A humanist thinker that believed that all people are fundamentally good.
Believed that people are capable of self-healing and personal growth, which
leads to self-actualization.
Particularly rich and mature theory – well thought-out and logically tight, with broad
application.
Sees people as basically good or healthy – or at very least, not bad or ill.
Also not in common with Freud, his theory is a relatively simple one.
His entire theory is built on a single “for of life” he calls the actualizing tendency.
Believes that all creatures strive to make the very best of their existence.
Rogers to Maslow
Like Maslow, Rogers also have the concept of needs but not in a hierarchical arrangement.
1. Maintenance
2. Enhancement
3. Positive Regard
4. Self-Regard (Positive Self-Regard)
ROGER’S MASLOW’S
NEEDS
Fully functioning Person
HIERARCHY
AchievingOF
one’s full potential
NEEDS
Positive Self-Regard Feeling of Accomplishment
Security/Safety
Maintenance
Food, Water, Rest
What is Person-Centered Therapy?
THERAPEUTIC
Congruence
between the person’s
experiencing and his
or her self-concept.
A total caring or
prizing of the person
PROCESS
The ability to feel for
Empathy Unconditional Positive
what the client feels. what he or she is,
Regard
without any
reservations or
conditions of worth.
MAIN
COMPONENTS
6 CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THERAPEUTIC CHANGE
Therapist Client
Client Congruence Client Perception
Psychological Contact
7 STAGES OF THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
Client’s unwillingness to communicate anything about oneself
Client begins to talk of deep feelings but not ones presently felt
They experience dramatic growth and an irreversible movement toward becoming fully functioning
Understand Respond
THERAPY
TECHNIQUES
Accept Respect