Person Centered Therapy, also known as Client Centered, Non Directive, or Rogerian Therapy, is an approach to counseling and psychotherapy that places much of the emphasis on three main Core Conditions and relies heavily on the relationship between client and counsellor. The client is recognised as the expert on them self and this is why it works.
It is often said that of all the models of therapeutic intervention, person-centred therapy (PCT) makes the greatest demands on the therapist. This is because a client in PCT must feel that their therapist is utterly trustworthy and dependable as a person. In this model of therapy the relationship between client and therapist is of paramount importance.
Psychological skill is not enough in this model. in addition, the client must feel that the therapist is totally accepting of them, no therapist can fake genuine regard for a client for a sustained period of time.
A person-centred therapist's attitude to the client should be of total acceptance of the client as he or she is at present, not of what that person may become in the future.
At the very heart of the therapy is the belief that if a person is cared for by the therapist, then that person begins to feel that he or she is worth caring for, this is a very powerful affirmation for a person seeking help.
The Core Conditions synonymous with this model are Acceptance, Genuiness and Empathy.
Acceptance. The Counsellor or Therapist must be able to accept the client as they are, accept their issues and that the client is in control of the therapeutic relationship.
Genuineness. The Counsellor or Therapist is real or authentic in his/her behaviour towards the working relationship with the client. They do not sit as expert, only as a skilled practitioner who will assist the client in finding their own answers to the presenting problem and other issues which may be of concern to the client.
Empathy. is the capacity to share and understand another persons emotions and feelings. It is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another persons shoes", or in some way experience what the other person is feeling.
Person or Client Centred Therapists believe that if the relationship is as it should be and if the Core Conditions are in place, then Therapeutic Change is likely. This is great news for clients choosing this model of therapy.
Paul Parkin - Online Humanistic Counselling and Therapy.
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