AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Client centered therapy, or person centered therapy, is a non-directive approach to talk therapy. It requires the client to actively take the reins during each therapy session, while the therapist acts mainly as a guide or a source of support for the client. “Person centered therapy allows the client to steer the ship.

Detailed explanation-2: -“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet [active] listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.” The only technique recognized as effective and applied in client-centered therapy is to listen nonjudgmentally. That’s it!

Detailed explanation-3: -Person-centered therapy is also known as client-centered psychotherapy and Rogerian therapy. This is a type of psychotherapy that consists of the client’s self-discovery and understanding of themselves. Therapists and clients work together to empathetically understand and accept your frame of mind.