Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers
American psychologist who founded person-centered therapy and emphasized empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard.
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Carl Rogers was an American psychologist best known for person-centered therapy. He believed that people have an inner drive toward growth and that healing becomes more possible when they are met with empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. Rather than placing the therapist as the expert who fixes someone, Rogers emphasized a relationship that helps people hear themselves more clearly and move toward change from the inside out. His ideas still shape modern counseling and psychotherapy.
💡 Real-Life Example
When a therapist listens without judgment and helps someone feel deeply understood, that approach often reflects Rogers’s influence.
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