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What Did Carl Rogers Really Say About Therapy?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on February 14, 2026

Carl Rogers saw the ability of people to listen to each other as fundamental to therapy and to the positive development of all human relationships.

Carl Rogers saw the ability of people to listen to each other as fundamental to therapy and to the positive development of all human relationships.

Therapy
What Carl Rogers Meant When He Said the Client Knows Best

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on November 14, 2025

Person-centered therapy is a deliberate approach involving close attention to the client’s moment-to-moment process with a deep trust in their ability to find their own direction.

Person-centered therapy is a deliberate approach involving close attention to the client’s moment-to-moment process with a deep trust in their ability to find their own direction.

Therapy
What Is the Right Type of Therapist?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on March 21, 2025

Good therapy ultimately rests on what the therapist thinks they are doing — whether they think of themselves as car mechanics or as gardeners.

Good therapy ultimately rests on what the therapist thinks they are doing — whether they think of themselves as car mechanics or as gardeners.

Ethics and Morality
Is Human Nature Good or Evil?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on November 21, 2024

Most of us have our own view about human nature, whether we are hopeful about humanity or side with the more pessimistic perspective.

Most of us have our own view about human nature, whether we are hopeful about humanity or side with the more pessimistic perspective.

Fear
Could You Be More Open to Experience?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on May 15, 2024

Personal Perspective: In everyday life, we face new challenges, but when we are open we can approach these as opportunities.

Personal Perspective: In everyday life, we face new challenges, but when we are open we can approach these as opportunities.

Happiness
Do You Live Life as if It Were a Giant Game of Monopoly?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on February 17, 2024

It's not easy to let go of the "having" mindset and replace it with that of "being," but each step along that path is worth taking to lead more contented lives.

It's not easy to let go of the "having" mindset and replace it with that of "being," but each step along that path is worth taking to lead more contented lives.

Happiness
The Joy of Personal Growth

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on September 17, 2023

To be truly honest with ourselves means letting go of the stories we tell ourselves and diving deep into the choppy waters of self-knowledge.

To be truly honest with ourselves means letting go of the stories we tell ourselves and diving deep into the choppy waters of self-knowledge.

Gratitude
7 Questions for a More Appreciative Life

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on September 14, 2023

Do you get caught up in day-to-day irritations and hassles and forget to stay appreciative of the good and truly important things?

Do you get caught up in day-to-day irritations and hassles and forget to stay appreciative of the good and truly important things?

Therapy
Understanding Positive Therapy

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on May 13, 2023

Not everyone is familiar with the idea that therapy is not only about what has gone wrong, but it can also be about looking forward and making positive psychological changes

Not everyone is familiar with the idea that therapy is not only about what has gone wrong, but it can also be about looking forward and making positive psychological changes

Trauma
What Can Carl Rogers Teach Therapists About Trauma?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on May 9, 2023

As therapists, we need to see our traumatized clients not as needing to be fixed but as benefiting from the healing power of empathic and unconditional relationships.

As therapists, we need to see our traumatized clients not as needing to be fixed but as benefiting from the healing power of empathic and unconditional relationships.

Therapy
What Happens in Therapy?

Stephen Joseph Ph.D. on January 28, 2023

Therapy can seem mysterious and daunting to people who think about it for the first time. What actually happens? How can sitting and talking about yourself make a difference?

Therapy can seem mysterious and daunting to people who think about it for the first time. What actually happens? How can sitting and talking about yourself make a difference?

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