The three core conditions of Carl Rogers are easy attributes for the Person Centred Counsellor to use: explore and discuss.

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The three core conditions of Carl Rogers are easy attributes for the Person Centred Counsellor to use: explore and discuss.

The core conditions model introduced by Carl Rogers was originally a feat by Rogers to devise an empirical formulation of an approach to therapy that was already successful and widely implemented. Rogers attempted through his model to envelop the core concepts of his unique approach to clients specifying the features of an interpersonal environment facilitating actualisation and personal growth. The six conditions presented by Rogers (1957:95) provided a bold statement to alternative psychological perspectives by its claim that they were not just useful, but completely sufficient in themselves. They enabled the person-centred counsellor to form a relationship with the client that is healing, allowing the client to feel accepted and valued. According to Rogers, for productive and positive personality change to occur these conditions must be present continuously for them to be sufficient. This mode of working is dependant on the counsellor's ability to convey these qualities in terms of authentic and powerful presence (McLeod, 2003).

Three concepts from the original model are the core conditions used in contemporary person-centred counselling, they include congruence, empathy and unconditional