Abstract
The study is concerned with the theory and practice of the Person-Centered Approach in psychotherapy. First, it introduces the historical development and the background of the approach and summarizes the classical theory of personality and therapy as was presented by Carl Rogers.
Next, the study reflects the current problems of the present Person-Centered Approach and presents some of the latest conceptions in the theory of personality and psychopathology. The study is concluded with an example of transcribed therapeutic setting.
The ultimate aim of this study is to show, that the Person-Centered Approach is still a lively and evolving approach that is able to reflect the needs in the society, deal with the critics’ remarks and preserve its unique concept of person.