I first became acquainted with the Person Centered Approach during a course on Organizational Behavior in my MBA program at UCLA in the mid—60’s. One of our textbooks—On Becoming a Person was my first exposure to Carl Rogers. I remember vividly how profoundly impacted I was by Rogers’ vision about the human condition, our potential…

I live in Japan. I encountered PCA in 1973 by taking the class of my former teacher, Gisho Saiko. He tried to teach us in learner centered way. I learned the PCA attitude a lot from him. Then I started to attend workshops. At that time Rogers’ approach, so called, “non-directive therapy,” “client-centered therapy,” “person-centered…

I was born and raised in China. Mandarin Chinese is my first language. However, I have lived in the US for the last 30 years (as of 2021). I went to Chicago in the early 1990s to pursue a master degree in clinical psychology. Two things that happened in my early years in the States…

I have worked in various areas of education for the past 17 years. I started as a high school literature teacher in Georgia and now work as a college instructor in Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling for Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal community college in Fort Belknap, Montana. I hold a M.Ed. in English…

When I went to Carl Rogers workshop in Santa Cruz in 1972 I listened to Carl describe the person Center qualities and I knew that I was home and someone had verbalized the qualities I felt within myself and so often people did not understand. I knew instantly that children have these qualities within themselves…

Elizabeth Wepsic is a National Board Certified Teacher in Art Education: Young Adult to Adolescent and been an art educator in San Diego County nearing 20 years. She began her teaching career at Cortez Hill Academy, a public charter high school founded on the traits of Person Centered Psychology. Currently, she chairs the visual arts…

I was introduced to the Person-Centered Approach during an exercise in graduate school that was used to find my theoretical orientation. My values were aligned with this approach, interest developed, and I delved deeper. I later found the book “On Becoming a Person” by Carl Rogers and decided to seek connection with others who subscribe…

My professional career has been enriched over the years as a professor and researcher in educational sciences, with an emphasis in  andragogy and social gerontology of psychoanalytic orientation. At the age of 20,  (in 1966), I have read the book of Carl Rogers, ‘’On becoming a Person’’.  This man, his theory, his research, in fact, all…

I am 19 years old and I am from Colombia. I love dance and art. I’m currently studying Visual Arts.  I can describe myself as a very sensitive person, empathic, and values personal relationships like family and friends. I grew up in a Person Centred family, I remember my dad with his Foundation about the person…

I first became aware of the Center for Studies of the Person (CSP) at my place of employment in 1976. I was talking to one of my fellow workers, probably complaining about something, and she said, “I know how you feel”. No one had ever said that to me, and I was intrigued. She then told…

I got acquainted with Rogers’ thought at the same time I started up plunging into the field of conflictology, and thoroughly learned that how you do things strongly affects what you do. And the how’s are more often than not much more crucial than the whats. Since the onset of my professional life I have been concerned about…

Μy journey with the Person-Centered Approach started in 2009 with meditation. Sitting quietly with myself, letting go of the many thoughts that inundated me, I started discovering who I was, and understood the power of self-compassion. I also further developed my awareness of being connected to everyone and everything. Until I read A Way of…

President and CEO of Camelot-USA, Inc. She teaches competence in Leadership and Management, training leaders to become competent in work relationships. She is a linguist using language and PCA to prize and maintain differences in relationships and to build new community. She is currently working on a conference for CSP of its past, present and…

In a past life, Bob was a teacher, counselor, and administrator in the San Diego Unified school district. He became acquainted with Carl Rogers and Client-Centered Therapy and the encounter group in 1963. This took place in a Counseling Institute held at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, USA. He thought that what…

My interest in the Person Centered Approach began while I was failing at a new job. I had an office mate named Barbara Bonnice who had been studying PCA in organizations for some time, and was a CSP member. I noticed that she excelled in the areas where I was failing, and with the influence…

Silvia C. Dubovoy, is the great grandmother of Olivia, grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 4 children. Has a M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Universidad de Barcelona and is a lecturer, consultant and teacher trainer for Montessori teachers from birth to six years of age for Association Montessori Internationale. Started as a teacher since…

My name is Jay Downing. In my professional life I am a university administrator, a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at a regional college in Texas. In my personal life I am a spouse and a father of two daughters. I earned my Ph.D. in psychology from the…

I am a person who has been passionate about relationships for as long as I can remember. I have been observant and inquisitive about what promotes positive interpersonal interactions; what leads to negative encounters; and what it takes to relate effectively. Since 1987, I have been a nurse passionate about relationships . As a direct…

“I am a person concerned with optimal qualities of living. With other people I focus on our relationships in our worlds as we work and play together, and our finding each individual’s clarity on what they want and how they might achieve and flourish” Will has maintained a consulting practice for fifty years with people…

Anthony “Tony” Rose is a social scientist, poet & author, CSP founder, & biosynergist who has traveled around the globe applying Person- Centered Biosynergy principles to study and enhance the harmony of humanity and the natural world. Tony grew up amidst a large extended family in Los Angeles, graduated Beverly Hills High School, and served…

In many ways, I have lived the tenets of CSP through my marriage with Patrick. The constructs of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard have shaped our marriage over time. Through this daily work, I have learned the power of deep listening, of suspending your own thoughts to just be present to one another. I…

• An organizational and management consultant, Dominic has more than thirty-five years of consulting, training, coaching and team building experience.• Dominic was a co-founder with Carl R. Rogers and other colleagues of The Center for Studies of the Person in LaJolla California in 1968.• His Master’s degree was in Clinical Psychology and he practiced as…

    I am a professional counselor, coach and trainer, I live and work in Italy. My encounter with the person-centered approach, which took place 20 years ago, radically changed my way of meeting and relating to others and to myself. The values underlying PCA resonate with my need for personal growth, freedom and authenticity…

PAT HOWLEY Visit My Site Around 1978, I attended the La Jolla Program, in what I thought was a “training” program for group facilitators. A year or two later, I went back to the Center for the Studies of the Person to attend a seminar to learn more about person-centered therapy. I still remember vividly having the opportunity to…

Antonio Monteiro dos Santos, Ph.D., MSCP. Clinical Psychologist licensed in Brazil (CRP-01/0702) and in the USA (CA-PSY-19989). He is a writer, psychotherapist, organizational consultant, coach, professor, trainer and lecturer. He has worked for the last thirty years with a cross-cultural population from different parts of the world (South and North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East…