About Person-Centred Counselling - Meet Carl Rogers

Could you tell your mother you can't understand why she married Dave when it was obvious that Jack was the better man out of the two?  Can you tell her you have fantasies that Dave will fall under a bus some day and Jack will replace him?  Do you like yourself when you think this way?  Person-centred counsellors are trained to adopt a certain approach to their clients that helps them to accept and work with the unacceptable parts of themselves.

I've recommended Person-Centred counselling (aka Humanistic Counselling) to a few friends who have all benefited from the experience but there are usually some standard questions such as 'what do they make you do?' or 'will they give me the answers?'.

The videos below are of Carl Rogers - considered the 'father' of Person-Centred Counselling (these videos are still being used in the initial training of counsellors today).  I'm posting three videos today and three tomorrow - they show you what Person-Centred Counselling is like.

Carl Rogers

Here Carl Rogers meets Gloria - and we start to see how the client has control of the session. None of this is scripted; it's a genuine first session.

CARL ROGERS & GLORIA COUNSELLING - Part 1

CARL ROGERS AND GLORIA COUNSELLING PT 2

Ever had counselling or have questions about the process? Please leave a comment below.

Regards - Carl