Influence of humanistic psychology on counselling

• Counselling Part 1

  > Roger’s Person-Centred Therapy is an important form of modern day counselling.

  > His work has transformed therapy by introducing a variety of techniques.

  > Roger’s referred to the ‘patient’ as a ‘client’ because he saw the individual as an expert on their own condition.

  > Therefore, PCT is non-directive, and the client is encouraged to exert free will and discover solutions to their own problems.
• Counselling Part 2

  > Roger’s PCT has been praised as a forward-looking therapy as it focuses on present problems rather than dwelling on the past like Psychoanalysis.

  > The aim of PCT is to increase the person’s feeling of self-worth, reduce incongruence between the self and ideal self and ultimately help them to become a more fully functioning person.
• Counselling Part 3

  > In order for the therapy to be successful, Roger’s emphasised the importance of creating a warm, supportive and non-judgemental atmosphere where the individual can achieve personal growth and congruence.

  > To do this, the therapist must show: genuineness, empathy and unconditional positive regard.