Active Listening: Reflecting feelings, repeating client's expressions.

a pioneer in humanistic psychology Carl Ransom Rogers

daughter of Carl Rogers, contributed to Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy. Natalie Rogers Key Figures. Techniques and Procedures Open Questions and Encouragers: Engaging clients with open-ended questions and
encouragement.
Formative Tendency: All matter evolves from simpler to more complex forms. Expressive Arts: Using various forms of art for self-expression and exploration.
Actualizing Tendency: Striving toward realization, fulfillment, autonomy, and self-
determination. Strengths: Client empowerment, emphasis on empathy, adaptable principles.
Key Concepts
Self-Actualization: The tendency to realize the self as perceived in awareness. Strengths & Weaknesses
Weaknesses: Lack of structure, may not suit all clients, challenges with billing
Self-Concept: Personal knowledge of who we are, including self-image, self- requirements.
esteem, and ideal self.
Integration with Technology: Online therapy sessions and progress tracking.
Individual Counseling: Addressing low self-esteem, exploring values, coping with Mindfulness and Experiential Techniques: Enhancing self-awareness and self-
transitions. acceptance.
Couples Therapy: Improving communication, enhancing intimacy, navigating Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity: Adapting to diverse cultural contexts.
conflicts.
Neuroscience Integration: Using insights from neuroscience for therapeutic
Family Therapy: Facilitating open communication, resolving conflicts, assisting in strategies.
transitions. Applications Person-Centered Therapy Contemporary Trends
Integration with Expressive Arts: Utilizing creative therapies for self-expression.
Group Therapy: Encouraging self-expression, fostering a sense of belonging.
Focus on Self-Compassion and Self-Care: Emphasizing mental health and well-
Mental Health Support: Managing anxiety, depression, and coping with stress. being.
Personal Growth and Development: Enhancing self-awareness, supporting identity Group and Community Application: Extending PCT to group and community
exploration. settings.

Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Continual research on effectiveness and

Goals: Client-driven, aiming for greater independence and integration.
outcomes.
Therapist's Role: Rooted in attitudes, fostering self-understanding through
reflection. Therapeutic Process
What are the core principles and beliefs of Person-Centered Therapy?
Therapist's Attributes: Congruence, unconditional positive regard, accurate
How does Person-Centered Therapy differ from other therapeutic approaches?
empathic understanding.
What is the role of empathy in Person-Centered Therapy, and why is it crucial?
Basic Questions for Information Gathering How does the concept of unconditional positive regard influence the therapeutic
relationship in Person-Centered Therapy?

In what ways does the therapist demonstrate congruence or genuineness in

Person-Centered Therapy?