Person-centered therapy (
PCT) is also known as
person-centered psychotherapy,
person-centered counseling,
client-centered therapy and
Rogerian psychotherapy. PCT is a form of talk-
psychotherapy developed by
psychologist Carl Rogers in the 1940s and 1950s. The goal of PCT is to provide clients with an opportunity to develop a sense of self where they can realize how their attitudes, feelings and behavior are being negatively affected.