On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth Paperback – September 7, 1995

Highly recommend, especially for therapists or aspiring therapists. Apparently, it was very popular when it was written, selling a million copies in the 60s when books didn't do that. So others may like it too. Carl Rogers' writing often makes me smile. I've heard things here that I didn't hear in my BA or in my theories class in my masters. One of my favorite essays in the bunch was about the process of change for the client in person centered therapy. I also learned the phrase 'non-possessive caring' which seems like an important concept that I haven't heard of elsewhere. In addition to explaining his ideas more, he also talks about the research on the theory. It's a feel-good technical read.

I have loved reading this book and gaining a new perspective. I learned so much and challenged some of my own bias. It is a really good book to understand the mindset of Carl Rogers

A classic in the school of humanistic psychology, Rogers discusses the method and results of his client-centered approach to psychotherapy. The title might lead one to believe that this is a self-help book, but don't let that fool you. This is a collection of rigorous essays -- mostly previously published papers -- that are largely scientific in nature.

Fascinating take on client-centered psychotherapy and teaching.

Carl rogers ideas are so fundamental that its patterns he has illuminated permeates every single facet of human life. I am eternally grateful. I know this is a book I will come back to read multiple times.

I'm a humanist, so one person told me that I should read the work of Carl Rogers, so I've found this book. At the beginning a felt the book a little "intense" in content, but as I advanced in the lecture I've found very informative and enrichment information.Every one of us wants to have a better life, and this is only acquired when you intentionally grow, but in other to grow you need to have balance in your life to be coherent so you'll become a person.If you really like to read I certainly recommend you this book. I you would rather something shorter or a "light reading" look for something else.

This book changed the way I think about life, living it, and other people. I've heard people describe Rogers' philosophy like this: people are like flowers, and given the right environment, sunlight, water and nutrition, they will thrive. This book is a combination of many of his essays and/or speeches, organized into sections that all relate to how his central humanist philosophy plays out in the way we live, and the way we deal with other people.I've spent years applying these ideas to the way I think and live, and I could not possibly endorse this book more strongly.

I am currently rereading this book and find new insights and new ways that his careful, thoughtful, gentle, and intelligent style is informing my own work with my patients. Unlike so many writers in this field, he is simple, straightforward, clear, and never so arrogant as to say 'This is the right way' but only 'This is the way I see it, or have found it to be.'He is one of the few therapists I have read, where I am constantly thinking about what he says in terms of my own patients and how I might see them and our interaction differently.