person-centered therapy

n. The therapy developed by Carl Rogers which assumes that each person lives in a reality of 
his or her own, has inherent drive to actualize his/her own unique potential, and will do so 
unless prevented by the need for the positive regard of significant other people. Conditional 
regard from important other persons leads an individual to have and to act on false beliefs 
about himself/herself, which lead to anxiety and poor choices in life. This nondirective therapy consists of the therapist's helping the client verbally explore the issues that the client selects by acknowledging the therapist understands what the client is expressing and does not condemn the client for his or her experience. This leads the client to acknowledge the parts of himself/herself that he/she has been ignoring or denying and thus gain better information with which to make choices.