Person Centered Psychotherapy

Description

Therapy can be the vehicle to assist a person in achieving their level of potential fulfillment. Psychologists and other health care professionals are most successful when they work with clients to reduce discrepancies between self-image (how a person sees themselves) and ideal self (what a person would like to become). According to Rogers, psychotherapy requires three conditions to be effective: Compatibility between the therapist and client Unconditional positive regard for the client A therapist who listens with empathy If you were a therapist, how would you create an optimal environment for therapy? How would you manage the therapeutic relationship to ensure all three conditions are met? How does your response support a humanist approach to therapy? Based on your reading, do you think you could incorporate this type of interaction with others in your daily life? Why or why not?