Axline’s eight Principles

  In the 1940’s Carl Rogers established person centred therapy it later became known as client centred therapy. Rogers placed a great deal of emphasis on developing a trusting and accepting relationship between the therapist and the client. He advocated that the role of the therapist was to be that of a facilitator which was to provide secure surroundings in which to allow the client to express themselves freely rather than directing the client towards a set goal or recovery. Virginia Axline was very much influenced by Rogerian theory. Utilising the tenets of Roger’s person centred approach she devised a Read More …