"Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach (or client-centered approach) to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1956. The person-centered approach, his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and counseling (client-centered therapy), education (student-centered learning), organizations, and other group settings. " Wikipedia

Rogers developed, used, researched and articulated the empathic listening, (active listening, reflective listening) process in the therapeutic relationship.

Many different trainings were build on his foundational practice.

Therapies and Practices Based Carl Rogers Work

• • Person Centered Therapy - Carl Rogers

• Classical Relational Person Centered Therapy

• Experiential Therapy

• Focusing - Eugene Gendlin

• Emotion Focused Therapy - Robert Elliott

• Pre therapists

• Empathy Circles - Edwin Rutsch

• Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg

• Motivational Interviewing - William Miller

• Imago Relationships - Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

• Relationships First - Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

• Gordon Training - Thomas Gordon

  • Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.)

• *Relational–Cultural Therapy - Judith V. Jordan

  • Restorative Circles - Dominic Barter

Others

• • Gottman Institute - John and Julie Gottman,

  • Dynamic Facilitation - Jim Rough and Rosa Zubizaretta

Sample Videos of Empathic Listening