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Person centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, is a humanistic approach that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment grounded in three core conditions: unconditional positive regard, congruence, and empathic understanding. This approach seeks to facilitate a client's actualizing tendency, promoting growth and fulfillment through acceptance, therapist congruence, and empathic understanding. With its roots in the 1940s, person centered therapy has evolved over the years, influencing various fields such as counseling, education, and social work. Today, it remains a widely used and respected form of therapy, with a strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and the client's inherent capacity for self-directed growth. According to research, person centered therapy has been shown to be effective in treating a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. As noted by [[carl-rogers|Carl Rogers]], the founder of person centered therapy, the approach is centered on the idea that individuals have an innate tendency towards self-actualization, and that the therapist's role is to provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment that fosters this process. With its focus on empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, person centered therapy has become a cornerstone of humanistic psychology, influencing the work of notable psychologists such as [[abraham-maslow|Abraham Maslow]] and [[victor-frankl|Victor Frankl]].