What is humanistic therapy?

What is humanistic therapy?

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Humanistic therapy, our psychology, is the Rogerian style of therapy from Carl Rogers. Those are also the subjects of many jokes about, “I hear what you're saying and I really understand.” It's establishing a report with someone and allowing them to feel supported and nurtured within the therapeutic environment, and that relationship then allows a person to grow and it's conducive to change.