<P> Rogers (1957; 1959) stated that there are six necessary and sufficient conditions required for therapeutic change: </P> <Ol> <Li> Therapist--client psychological contact: a relationship between client and therapist must exist, and it must be a relationship in which each person's perception of the other is important . </Li> <Li> Client incongruence: that incongruence exists between the client's experience and awareness . </Li> <Li> Therapist congruence, or genuineness: the therapist is congruent within the therapeutic relationship . The therapist is deeply involved him or herself--they are not "acting"--and they can draw on their own experiences (self - disclosure) to facilitate the relationship . </Li> <Li> Therapist unconditional positive regard (UPR): the therapist accepts the client unconditionally, without judgment, disapproval or approval . This facilitates increased self - regard in the client, as they can begin to become aware of experiences in which their view of self - worth was distorted by others . </Li> <Li> Therapist empathic understanding: the therapist experiences an empathic understanding of the client's internal frame of reference . Accurate empathy on the part of the therapist helps the client believe the therapist's unconditional love for them . </Li> <Li> Client perception: that the client perceives, to at least a minimal degree, the therapist's UPR and empathic understanding . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Therapist--client psychological contact: a relationship between client and therapist must exist, and it must be a relationship in which each person's perception of the other is important . </Li> <Li> Client incongruence: that incongruence exists between the client's experience and awareness . </Li>

Person centered therapy is a type of therapy