Concept information
Preferred term
person-centered therapy
Definition
- An approach to counseling and psychotherapy developed by the humanist psychologist Carl Rogers in the 1940s. The defining purpose of PCT, also known as client-centered therapy, was to have a more personal relationship with patients and help them reach a state of realization so that they can help themselves. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Person-Centered Therapy (PCT)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/person-centered_therapy
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