Humanism
Carl Rogers is noted as the founder of Humanism, another key therapeutic modality in the history of Psychology. Carl Rogers was an advocate of free-will. He supported his clients in a way that encouraged them to discover their inner strengths and resources; to become self-actualized.
Most therapists value “Rogerian” principles, such as “unconditional positive regard,” even if they don’t identify themselves as Humanistic by name. With that in mind, you can find this modality, or parts of it have influenced many contemporary approaches to healing the wounds of trauma and attachment.
Carl Rogers was especially interested in encouraging his clients to examine the discrepancy between who they wanted to be, their ideal self, versus the real self, at present. When doing so, therapists strive to accept clients where they are, by having “unconditional positive regard” for them. The focus is on a non-pathological approach to working with clients, as well as how they see the world, in order to help illicit change.
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