Therapy can be the vehicle to assist a person in achieving their level of potential fulfillment. Psychologists and other health care professionals are most successful when they work with clients to reduce discrepancies between self-image and ideal self .
According to Rogers, psychotherapy requires three conditions to be effective:
Compatibility between the therapist and client
Unconditional positive regard for the client
A therapist who listens with empathy
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
If you were a therapist, how would you create an optimal environment for therapy?
How would you manage the therapeutic relationship to ensure all three conditions are met?
How does your response support a humanist approach to therapy?
Based on your reading, do you think you could incorporate this type of interaction with others in your daily life? Why or why not?
