Carl Rogers

1902–1987

Carl Rogers (1902–1987) was an American psychologist associated with humanistic psychology and person-centered psychotherapy. His work studied the helping relationship and conditions for personal growth; On Becoming a Person gathers reflections on therapy, learning and interpersonal relationships.

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3 quotes we’ve traced to Carl Rogers

“It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried”

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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change”

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“What I am is good enough, if I could just be it openly”

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