Person-Centred Therapy
Are you are seeking to become your most authentic, empowered self? With client-centred therapy you can work with a counsellor who will help you access and use your hidden resources whilst ensuring you remain 100% in charge.
Empower Yourself with Person-Centred Therapy
Person-centred psychotherapy is an open-ended form of talk therapy based on the belief that each of us has all the inner resources we need to thrive. We simply need someone to help us access and use those resources.
Also called ‘client-centred therapy’, or ‘Rogerian therapy’, after its founder, psychologist Carl Rogers, it’s a therapy that comes under the humanistic umbrella. Humanistic psychology believes that we all contain untapped potential.
Person-centred counselling is a non-directive form of talk therapy where you act as an equal partner in the therapy process while your therapist remains non-directive, in other words, they don’t pass judgment on your feelings or offer suggestions or solutions.
What are the Key Concepts of Client-Centred Therapy?
Counsellors who embrace this approach strive to create the conditions needed for you to change. Client-centred therapy involves a therapeutic environment that is conformable, non-judgmental, and empathetic, which is achieved through in the following ways:
- The focus is on what is right with you, not what is wrong
- It ensures that you are seen as equal to the therapist, not as a ‘doctor/patient’ relationship
- You determine the topic and direction of conversation, not the therapist
- The relationship you have with your therapist is seen as an important part of therapy
- The focuses is as much on the present as the past, if not more
- The environment is free for you to be you, over any need to ‘fix’ you
Many people, with no prior knowledge of counselling, believe that the counsellor will sort their problems out for them. A person-centred counsellor will help you to explore your own issues, feelings, beliefs, behaviour, and worldview, so you can become more self-aware and achieve greater independence.
Your therapist will help you to realise what resources and support are available to you so that you can use to work through your own issues, build your self-confidence and appreciate that you always have options. They will treat you as the expert on yourself, as no-one else knows exactly what it’s like to be you.
Donna Marie Thomas
Hello, my name is Donna, I am a qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and Registered Member of BACP based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
I have a passion for helping people to enjoy a happier, more fulfilling life via a person centred approach to therapy tailored to meet each individuals specific needs.
Get in touch to find out more or book an appointment with me today.
What Can Person-Centred Therapy Help With?
Person-centred counselling is a good all rounder therapy and can help people experiencing the following:
- Anxiety, depression and stress
- Anger issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Bereavement and loss
- Life change and challenges
- Relationship problems
- Family issues
- Sexuality and identity issues
The core concepts of this therapy are based around:
- Congruence means your therapist is their real selves, they don’t pretend to be all knowing or superior
- Empathy means that your therapist will never feel sorry for you but will instead respect your experiences and work to understand what you have been through and how you see the world
- Unconditional positive regard (UPR) means accepting and respecting others just as they are, while at the same time holding a vision of their full potential
Benefits of Person-Centred Therapy
Different things can affect a person’s ability to flourish, including low self-esteem, a lack of self-reliance and little openness to new experiences.
Client-centred therapy may improve your self-concept, which is your engrained organised set of personal beliefs and ideas about yourself.
Self-concept plays an important role in determining not only how people see themselves, but also how they view and interact with the world around them.
Here are some of the unique benefits that person centred counselling offers over other models.
- A better understanding of your idealised self and actual self
- Achieve better self-understanding and awareness
- Release feelings of defensiveness, insecurity and guilt
- Have a greater ability to trust yourself
- Develop healthier relationships
- See improvement in your self-expression
- Encourages you to think in the present time
How Innerworth Counselling Can Help
With person-centred therapy you will receive a safe, soothing and confidential space where you can begin to explore your own issues, feelings, beliefs, behaviour, and worldview, in order to increase self-awareness and achieve greater independence..
Regardless of what you bring to the session, you will not be judged by your therapist. This helps build a trusting relationship in which you can feel free and supported to disclose whatever is troubling you. Eventually it will lead you to discover your own abilities and autonomy, so that you can cope with both current and future problems.
Take the First Step Now
I offer private client-centred therapy, and take a person-centred approach, meaning that I’m non-judgemental, see clients as equals, and collaborate on your healing journey together.
If you feel that you could benefit from person-centred counselling, please book an initial consultation. You don’t have to prepare for this, just come as you are and we can look into how I might be able to help.
Additional Information
Here are some links that you may find helpful:
Mind
The team at Mind provide information on a range of mental health problems.
www.mind.org.uk
Samaritans
The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you need a response immediately, it’s best to call them on: 116 123.
www.samaritans.org
Contact me today to book a confidential consulation
What My Clients Say
Jason Osborne
I shall be forever bewildered by the effectiveness of hypnotherapy. I had always remained sceptical until my very last session, then the “weight” that suddenly lifted was both physical and emotional and continues to benefit both myself and those around me three years on – thank you Donna.
Jason Osborne
Abigail Johnson
I’ve finally found a solution to my dependency on food. Your weight-loss therapy sessions have seriously transformed my life. Honestly, I could cry, I am so happy and feel like a totally new person, inside and out! Truly amazing Donna.
Abigail Johnson
Charlotte Dickinson
I went to see Donna because my anxiety and depression had spiralled out of control. I now have skills and techniques that I can use for the rest of my life to help me cope with any challenges. Thoroughly recommend psychotherapy from Innerworth Counselling. Donna is warm, professional and clearly passionate about what she does.