Topic_3_Person_Centered_Therapy.docx CNL: 500 Person-Centered Therapy: Concepts and Coun

Topic_3_Person_Centered_Therapy.docx  CNL: 500  Person-Centered Therapy: Concepts and Counselor Qualities  Department of Clinical Mental Health Sciences, Grand Canyon University  CNL: 500 Theories and Models of Counseling  Person-Centered Therapy: Concepts and Counselor Qualities  Person-Centered Therapy (PCT) is a non-directive form of talk therapy which was created by one of the most influential American psychologists, Carl Rogers, in the 1940™s. The process for PCT is to create a supportive environment that allows the client to function freely allowing the client to tailor their own therapy process through intentional use of the client™s frame of reference and resources (Cornelius-White, 2002).  The goal for this therapy is to facilitate the client™s journey toward full potential (Murdock, 2017). Rogers believed that the therapeutic relationship would help lead the client to their own insights creating life changes with three necessary and sufficient core conditions congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding (Murdock, 2017).   Effective approach  Creating a therapeutic environment that is comfortable, non-judgmental, and empathetic requires two key elements which are making sure it is a non-directive approach and emphasizing unconditional positive regard (Cherry, 2020). For this approach to be effective the therapist and client are considered equals. The therapist should never direct the client, should not pass judgement, should not offer suggestions or solutions while remaining neut