Rogers’ theory of personality development revolves around several core concepts: the organism, which is the complete individual, including physical as well as psychological well …show more content…
The specific goals are client self directed and designed partly to eliminate clients’ unhealthy need to please others. The goals of person-centered therapy can be conceptualized as a two step process, first moving away from the self that one is not and then moving toward one’s true self. The goal of the therapist is to be rather an do, providing a therapeutic climate of safely and trust that will motivate the client’s reintegration of their self actualizing and self valuing process. The client in person-centered counseling is responsible for themselves. They can learn to become themselves by using the therapeutic relationship to gain self-understanding. The client’s self healing capacities are activated by the supportive climate the therapist provides and is ignited once the client lets go of their masks and