Roger's Psychodynamic Approach To Therapy

Rogers worked with many others in developing the idea that clients could heal themselves, if only the therapist provided ‘facilitative’ or core conditions of, ‘empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard.’

Therapists using one or other of the approaches would approach the session with completely different perspectives. A Rogerian therapist would approach the session with the assumption that the client is the one in charge since Daniel knows the situation and characteristics that drive him better than he, the therapist, does. In other words, Rogers specified that the client, being in control of his own destiny, could engender his own solutions provided that the client was helped to do so in an environment that was non-judgmental, accepting, emphatic, and presented other skills, such as active listening, that would enable the client to reach his goals. In Roger's schema that was distinct to previous counseling orientations, it was not the counselor who directed, but the client.

An illustration of the holistic approach can be seen in the humanistic and interactional perspective. The two views show the importance of blending both physical and mental factors. The humanistic view allows us to see and understand the “theory of life” based on highlighted premises such as the human being mind invisibly connected to the human body (source). This specific premise shows us the mind- body relationship in holistic view. The interactionism view allows us to see …… An understanding of the two views can demonstrated

Counselling psychology has been referred to as a “paradigm” due to its many therapeutic models and has been argued by the philosopher Thomas Kuhn (1962) that it is a “scientific community which is comprised of theories and concepts, experiences” (Woolfe, Dryden & Strawbridge, 2003). The humanistic paradigm is one that has been dominated by Carl Rogers and Fritz Perls, whereby the entire focus is on the client, also known as person centred or client centred therapy. On the other hand there is the existence of a more solution focused, problem solving paradigm which has been advocated by Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Therapy, Aaron Becks’ Cognitive Therapy and more recently Donald Meichenbaum’s Cognitive Behaviour Modification. Certain aspects

Humanistic therapy aims to help client develop a stronger, and healthier sense of self. It

In the first part of this essay I will summarise the main features of humanistic counselling and the

The background and moral differences of a client should not prevent the counsellor attaining the Rogerian conditions. The counsellor has to accept the positive and negativity of ones

Rogerian person-centered counseling is a unique psychological intervention, largely because the counselor does not maintain the same boundaries as other counselors do in connection with traditional counseling interventions. (Kirschenbaum & Jourdan, 2005). Other approaches presume a hierarchical counselor-client relationship and a directive role for the counselor. In Rogerian counseling, the counselor participates in exchanges but in a non-directive role. The strategy of Rogerian counseling, in part, is based on reflecting and paraphrasing, designed to establish a dynamic in which the client feels sufficiently accepted. In that regard, the counselor tries to communicate unconditional acceptance so that the client can communicate without any concern about that the counselor thinks of him or worrying about the counselor's approval (Kirschenbaum & Jourdan, 2005).

Psychotherapy itself comes in many forms, and is based on many different psychological models. Adlerian therapy on the growth model, Gestalt therapy integrates the body and mind, psychoanalytic therapy focuses on the first six years of life, Reality therapy teaches people to control the world around them, and Rational and Cognitive therapy, deals with the cognitive and moral state of the patient. Any one of these could be chosen as a treatment option, but for the purpose of this paper, I will focus on a form of Humanistic Therapy.

These correct conditions which are required within person centred therapy in order that the client can achieve self actualisation and personality change were outlined by Carl Rogers and he believed that if this 6 conditions were met, it would facilitate change within the client: Two persons are in psychological contact- both client and counsellor are present physically and psychologically. The client is in a state of incongruence, (which will be discussed in more detail) the communication of the counsellor’s empathetic understanding and unconditional positive regard is met at a minimal level. The last condition mentioned involves 3 other conditions, which are essential attitudes and qualities necessary for the counsellor to posses for successful therapy; empathic understanding, unconditional positive regard and congruence. (Rogers C, 1957).

CBT was developed to be a short-term therapy, but in more complex cases, the treatment tends to be longer (Sussman, 2006).

The humanistic view puts emphasis on the good in people and focuses on self-actualization by recognizing one's strengths and weaknesses. The existentialist view emphasizes self-determination and responsibility while focusing on authenticity. In the Rogers' humanistic theory, the belief rose that unconditional positive regard is a basic human need. If it is not received, an individual becomes incapable of self-actualization because their understanding of their needs is distorted. This theory utilizes client-centered therapy, where therapists provide empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard.

Carl Rodgers ‘3 core conditions’ are basically attitudes that the counsellor displays that show acceptance of the client, valuing them as a human being of worth. Offering empathy is very important in counselling, counselling skills and any other forms of helping. This is because by making efforts to be there with and for the person/client, trying to see how they feel about things and how they sees things etc. Also, having an accepting manner can make a significant impact on how successful your counselling is. By remaining un-shocked, whatever the client brings and being non-judgemental no matter how much the client’s/person’s behaviour surprises or appals you. This can be done by offering unconditional positive regard (UPR). This means maintaining respect for the person, though not always condoning the behaviour.

Carl Rogers also stated that this process must have certain conditions present before they can become ultimately on that road. Carl Rogers stated there are six necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic relationship to be able to move forward. This has been debated within the profession on many occasions, and there are equally arguments for and against the six necessary and sufficient conditions, and if in fact they are either necessary or sufficient. The six conditions are regarded as universally good, and are used by the vast majority of therapists, even if they do not acknowledge the necessity or sufficiency of them. They are in brief, “1. The counsellor and client make a psychological contact. ” This means the counsellor and client

Roger is a 36 year old male who is seeking therapy for a number of different issues to include: agoraphobia (a fear of open spaces), drinking in order to get to work, unable to make friends because of his agoraphobia, being overweight, not having a long lasting relationship (though he claimed this was not a problem), and homosexuality which goes against his religion (though he does not see this as a problem either) (Wedding & Corsini, 2013, pgs14-15). For his treatment he agreed to have 10 sessions in front of a classroom at the Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago free of charge.