In order to compare and contrast both Focusing-Oriented and Experiential therapies to Classical Person-Centred theory it is important to look at each in turn to understand what they are

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HEA 2072

Developing Person Centred Theory

Supporting Paper

Roy Spencer

31/03/2012

In order to compare and contrast both Focusing-Oriented and Experiential therapies to Classical Person-Centred theory it is important to look at each in turn to understand what they are.

Classical Person-Centred therapy, or Classical Client-Centred therapy as it is often referred to, can be considered as that which adheres to the original tenets as written by Carl Rogers in his 1951, 1957 and 1959 works. I consider that there are three important features that need to be considered as part of these works.

Firstly there is the accepting of the actualising tendency as the motivation of people to achieve, maintain and enhance their potential. The client is the expert on their life and what is best for them and not the therapist. Secondly is that there are no additional therapeutic techniques required beyond the six necessary and sufficient conditions of therapeutic change. By necessary Sanders (2006:9) states 'Rogers means that in order for therapeutic change to take place all of the conditions must be present'. By sufficient Rogers means that the conditions are all that are required, nothing else is necessary.