What specific characteristic sets Carl Rogers apart in his counseling technique?

Question

Person Centered Therapy

Answer 1

Carl Rogers pioneered person centered therapy. His technique consisted of listening to his clients and then saying back to them "What I hear you saying is.......?" His technique helped his clients to clarify, refine and express their feelings. Carl Rogers did not provide answers for his clients. He purposefully facilitated his client in finding their own anwers to the topics that were on their minds.