This article starts off with an overview of the research on the effects of psychotherapy, especially in children and adolescents, in which I also make an attempt to describe the place that parents get assigned within client-centered therapy with children. I then start to discuss client-centered family therapy by showing the relevance of the concepts of family-therapy in a client-centered approach with children. Secondly, I will indicate how some of the basic attitudes of client-centered therapy can be used in the therapeutic work with a family. In client-centered family therapy, there is a difference between the phases of exploration and treatment. Finally, I describe the inner processes of the therapists, and offer some reflection on the question of whom and when to invite to engage in therapy.
The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.