What is person-centered therapy?
A lens that understands each human through their subjective experience
A person-centered therapy model views the client has the expert of their own life. As part of a humanistic approach, there is a foundational belief that people carry an innate potential and drive for growth. The therapist holds a supportive space through empathy, acceptance, and authenticity.
Guiding Values
An approach rooted in empathy
- Client knows best about their life, needs, and hopes
- Everyone is naturally driven to move towards personal growth (self-actualization)
- Therapist provides empathy, genuine expression, and acceptance
- A session follows the client's lead, where the therapist brings in techiniques and interventions based on the clients needs and consent
- The goal of person centered therapy is to provide a supportive space where the client feels cared for and has autonomy, creating opportunity for self-understanding and growth.
"In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for their own personal growth?"
- Carl Rogers
