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Person Centred Counselling

What Is Person Centred Counselling? How Does It Help?

What is Person Centred Counselling?

None of us are exactly the same. Everyone’s mind works in their own individual way. From their personality to how they process information, and their perception of themselves and the world around them. This is why there is such a variety in theory and approaches to counselling and therapy. What works for one person, won't work for another. We are unique.

The humans are born with the ability to develop their true potential, however this ability could sometimes become blocked or disoriented by life experiences and influences, especially when they impact our sense of value.

Person-centred approach for counselling focused on the clients’ experience of themselves, as opposed to a counsellor forcing their expertise and telling them what to do, or what was wrong with them. When the client feels valued and accepted in therapy, they can begin to understand, value and accept themselves. This process can help them to reconnect with their own core values and sense of self-worth, following their own path to growth and develop their individual potential. The term for achieving this is known as ‘to self-actualise’.

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Principles of Person-Centred Counselling

The three key principles in person-centred counselling are:

Empathic understanding: the counsellor trying to understand the client’s point of view

Congruence: the counsellor being a genuine person

Unconditional positive regard: the counsellor being non-judgemental

Person-Centred Counselling Key Concepts

For Person Centred Counselling to work, there needs to be a safe environment set, because the client, not the counsellor, leads it. Emotional and physical threat needs to be removed for raw openness, comfort and personal growth.

Therefore, there are key concepts and principles which encourage conditions believed to help achieve this environment, particularly in the therapy room.

What is Person-Centred Counselling Used For?

Person-centred counselling is better suited for clients who prefer the freedom of talking about their problems in a supportive and facilitative environment. Rather than follow a more directive, structured approach with specific techniques.

It is ideal for individuals who are motivated by self-discovery and work towards solving their issues.

During a person-centred counselling session, the person-centred therapist will encourage clients to bring their own issues to the session. Here, the client leads the entire counselling session, instead of the counsellor.

Person-centred counselling is a flexible form of therapy, because of its individualistic approach. Therefore, it’s used to treat several issues or conditions like:

Relationship problems, Sorrow, Sex and Intimacy, Abandonment, Self Esteem

Advantages of Person-Centred Counselling

By offering a safe, comforting environment, the person-centred counselling model empowers clients. They can understand how their experiences have affected the way they feel about themselves and take the steps towards positive change.

Here are some of the unique benefits that person centred counselling offers over other models:

A better understanding of their idealised self and actual self.

Achieve better self-understanding and awareness.

Release feelings of defensiveness, insecurity and guilt.

Have a greater ability to trust oneself.

Develop healthier relationships.

See improvement in self-expression.

Encourages the client to think in the present time.