What is Humanistic Psychology?
Humanistic psychology focuses on each individual's potential and stresses the importance of personal growth, to be all that we are capable of being. The fundamental belief of humanistic psychology is that people are innately good and that psychological and social problems result from deviations from this natural tendency.
What is person-centred counselling?
Person-Centred Counselling is a humanistic approach developed by Carl Rogers (1902 – 1987). It trusts in the innate tendency of human beings to grow and achieve fulfilment in all aspects of life. This includes being open to experience, trusting of others and being trustworthy; also being curious about the world, being creative and compassionate.
Central to this counselling approach are the core conditions offered by the counsellor; Empathy, Congruence and Unconditional Positive Regard.
