Client-Centered Therapy

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humanistic psychotherapy non-directive therapy psychotherapeutic approach talk therapy

Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
person-centered therapy	2
Client-Centred Therapy	1
Person-Centered Therapy	1
Rogerian Therapy	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanistic psychotherapy ⓘ non-directive therapy ⓘ psychotherapeutic approach ⓘ talk therapy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ surface form: Client-Centred Therapy Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ surface form: Person-Centered Therapy Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ surface form: Rogerian Therapy
appliedTo	couples counseling ⓘ group therapy ⓘ individual therapy ⓘ
assumes	innate capacity for growth ⓘ tendency toward self-actualization ⓘ
contrastsWith	behavior therapy ⓘ psychoanalytic therapy ⓘ
coreCondition	congruence in the therapist ⓘ empathy ⓘ unconditional positive regard ⓘ
developedBy	Carl Rogers ⓘ
developedInDecade	1940s ⓘ
emphasizes	client autonomy ⓘ congruence ⓘ empathy ⓘ personal growth ⓘ self-actualization ⓘ self-directed change ⓘ therapeutic relationship ⓘ unconditional positive regard ⓘ
focusesOn	client’s feelings ⓘ client’s perceptions ⓘ here-and-now experience ⓘ subjective experience of the client ⓘ
influenced	counseling psychology ⓘ humanistic counseling ⓘ humanistic psychology ⓘ surface form: motivational interviewing
minimizes	therapist advice-giving ⓘ therapist direction of content ⓘ use of formal techniques ⓘ
techniqueIncludes	clarification of feelings ⓘ minimal use of interpretation ⓘ paraphrasing ⓘ reflective listening ⓘ
theoreticalOrientation	humanistic psychology ⓘ
therapistRole	is genuine and congruent ⓘ non-directive facilitator ⓘ provides empathic understanding ⓘ provides unconditional positive regard ⓘ
usedFor	adjustment difficulties ⓘ anxiety disorders ⓘ depression ⓘ
viewsClientAs	expert on own experience ⓘ

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A Way of Being → mainSubject → Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ

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Carl Rogers → notableWork → Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ

On Becoming a Person → relatedWork → Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ

Counseling and Psychotherapy → relatedWorkByAuthor → Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ