Along with Maslow, Carl Rogers introduced humanism as a reaction to psychoanalysis and behaviorism.
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Rogers is the father of counseling psychology and co-father of humanism in psychology (with Maslow). He put the focus on the person coming to counseling, not the therapist and his theories. This is real help for real people. Here’s Dr. Ken Tangen’s introduction to Carl Rogers.