Client Centered Therapy

Therapist met with the client for individual therapy at school. Therapist did a check in regards to symptoms, mood, thoughts, emotions, coping skills, the goals that he achieved, and behaviors since the last session. Therapist processed the client's negative thoughts. Therapist used open-ended questions to address any concerns the client may have. Therapist encouraged the client to keep motivated during the stressful time, especially when he has negative thoughts, which stats usually with negative thoughts, argue with his sisters, or with his aunt, or if he has been triggered by any internal or external thoughts.

Both Carl Rogers and Irvin D. Yalom find that there are healing in therapeutic relationships and agree in this regard. (Duerzen, E. V., 2018) Yalom, however, places his focus in the client’s dealing with issues from a viewpoint that is more philosophical whilst Carl Rogers differs mainly with existentialism. The person-cantered approach deems the client as being authoritative with experiences constructing change with the idea of unconditional positive regard, executed mindfully.

Therapy needs to build up .this has to be earned. Client feelings have to be acknowledged and know the limits of client emotional state. It is very important to explain to the client how the process of therapy works .Also any assessments; process has to be explained to client in a clear manner in order for the client to able able to make decisions. This trustworthiness is built in time.

Although contemporary is commonly practice in the present, it is very likely that the work of Carl Rogers will be kept in practice. Keywords: self-actualization, theory of personality, person centered therapy   Carl Rogers as an Important Figure in Psychology Carl Ransom Rogers, well-known as Carl Rogers (8th January 1902 to 4th February 1987) was one of the most prominent American psychologist. Like any other well-known psychologist e.g. Freud, Adler, Jung, and Horney, Carl Rogers are also deemed as one of the pioneer of psychotherapy research.

Working with clients is like playing detective, Kottler said. This is very true because we want to know why the client is feeling the way he or she does and help the client to understand that feeling. We instill hope for change and success. In the book, Kottler talks often about how we are to teach goodness, honesty and trustworthiness, which are key in the client/therapist relationships. These character traits cannot be faked or mocked.

His upbringing and six months Christian conference in China influenced his adult life. The underlying philosophy of Rogers’s person-centered theory was that humans were essentially good (rational beings) and has an innate drive to accomplish their potential. They can make they own decisions; knows what is right for them; choose their own behaviour and work through their own problems and a therapist’s role is simply to facilitate this development. His theory is based on his working experience with clients.

Therapists must access their own internal process such as their feelings, attitudes and moods. Therapists’, who are not receptive to the awareness of their flow of thoughts and feelings, will not be able to help clients be aware of theirs (Kahn, 1997, p. 40). Though congruence does not mean that therapists have to share personal issues with clients, a therapist must not conceal their inner process from the client, and not be defensive but transparent (Kahn, 1997, p. 41). By being open sometimes a therapist learns more not only about their client but about themselves

Putting the client as the expert, understanding her story instead of attempting to judge it, in the therapist’s point of view. The therapist must in any point display with utmost care, interest, respectful curiosity, openness, empathy, and fascination. Once this collaborative relationship has been established, the counsellor and the client can move forward and work on how to improve the outcomes of the

Counselors may allow their own personal experiences and histories to cloud the direction of their treatment due to personal conflicts in their lives. Counselors often ignore the feelings that their clients create in them. In order for me to deal with this type of situation ethically and effectively I would first have to accept the countertransference that is at hand, and seek personal therapy. Therapy will enable me to share my countertransference concerns, and become aware when they are taking place. It is important that I acknowledge these feelings and deal with them right away before it can effect therapy with the client, by seeking personal therapy or consolidation with a colleague or professional.

Person centred counselling According to McLeod (2003) states that “the emphasis is on the client as an expert and the counsellor as a source of reflection and encouragement and this is captured in the designation of the approach as a ‘non-directive’ form of counselling.” Empathy, congruence (genuineness) and acceptance (unconditional positive regard) are known as the three ‘core conditions’. These core conditions are essential for effective counselling. According to Gillon (2007) “from a therapists’ point of view, an empathic attitude is a desire to understand a client’s perceptual world as if it was his or her own”. Meaning that the Therapist must listen and follow what the client is trying to communicate to them and that the therapist tries

As I learn more about counseling theories, I realize that it is important for a counselor to not act as an expert on a client’s life, rather, this role is solely

Additionally, as a counselor, it is important to be genuine with whatever feedbacks one presents to the patient and what one believes regarding the situation of the client. Mrs. Perez believes the more authentic and genuine he is with her patients, the more help he will be able to offer the clients. As a counselor, it is important to have a fine and professional interaction with one 's client but boundaries must be maintained. Through this, a counselor is able to demonstrate their focus on helping the patients by showing the client that they understand their problems. It also through such engagements that counselor is able to use the non-judgmental attention that does not require words for illustration in helping the patient.

The judgement of the therapist is very fast. They don’t deny when they are in doubt as they assume that it is quite embarrassing to clarify with the client. Also as the client, they cannot argue with the therapist. Hence there is an unequal balance of

Firstly, I need to identify the causes and formation of the difficulty situation of my client. I should not involve my own personal emotions when analysing the situation. Next, clarification of the situation is essential. The clients should figure out themselves on how to face the situation. An effective counsellor listen more than talks, and what they do say gives the client a sense of being heard and understood.

Rogers put emphasis on listening, understanding and the client finding their own solution rather than the therapist giving it to them. Rogers was able to revolutionised the relationship between the therapist and the client with the person centred approach. The person centred approach is the dominant approach in America today as it is able to be applied to education, psychotherapy and business