On becoming a person

A therapist's view of psychotherapy

Paperback, 420 pages

English language

Published April 5, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

ISBN:
978-0-395-75531-0
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In this book Carl Rogers explains the elements of client-centered therapy; unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence very clearly and attempts to back it up by experience and scientific evidence. Rogers reflects on his experiences and how he changed his views and refined his methods over time. He explains how his therapy can help patients see themselves directly, accept themselves and become the person they would like to be. He takes the relationships created through his method to education and other areas. I was looking for something more in depth on person-centered psychotherapy but found more range than depth here. Since most chapters are taken from previous papers and presentations there is lots of repetition.