Michelangelo meets Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers-awaken

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564) presumably said that of his creations, such as his sculptures of David and Moses,

Carl Rogers Experiences in Communication

Carl-Rogers-Awaken

by Carl Rogers: In the autumn of 1964, I was invited to be a speaker in a lecture series at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, one of the leading scientific institutions in the world. 

Carl Rogers Client Centered Approach

In 2006, a survey was sent out to hundreds of therapists and 2598 responded. It asked: “Over the last 25 years, which figures have most influenced your practice?”.Overwhelmingly–as in 1982–they said, “Carl Rogers“.

Foreword to ‘Carl Rogers: The Quiet Revolutionary, An Oral History’

by Eugene T. Gendlin: Carl Rogers is world renowned for originating and developing the now prevailing humanistic trend in psychotherapy, having pioneered in research and having influenced all fields related to psychology. He was already well known when I started working with him in 1952. Visitors came from everywhere.

Carl Rogers

by Saul McLeod: Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist agreed with most of what Maslowbelieved, but added that for a person to “grow”, they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure), acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard), and empathy (being listened to and understood).