What is Person Centred Therapy?

Created in the 1950s by psychologist Carl Rogers, the person-centred approach ultimately sees human beings as having an innate tendency to develop towards their full potential. However, this ability can become blocked or distorted by certain life experiences, particularly those experiences which affect our sense of value.

The therapist in this approach works to understand an individual’s experience from their perspective. The therapist will positively value the client as a person in all aspects of their humanity while aiming to be open and genuine. This is vital in helping the client feel accepted, and better able to understand their own feelings. The approach can help the client to reconnect with their inner values and sense of self-worth, thus enabling them to find their own way to move forward and progress.

In therapy we will explore together the client’s position towards their current issues within the context of their past relationships and experiences – who they are, where they are and what they face. We reflect upon the unique constellation of significant events, relationships, self-construct, core values, assumptions, world-view, culture, religious, spiritual or philosophical beliefs. It’s an in-depth process and it takes time to unfold these complex conscious and unconscious aspects of the self. Together, we will identify patterns as they arise and examine unconscious assumptions, reactions and motivations, piecing together the puzzle of what is troubling the client, so that old wounds can heal and the client is supported in moving forward in a more satisfying and meaningful way in their life.

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