This article offers an overview of the development of client-centered thinking over the past
30 years (around 1983 till now) in the Netherlands and Flanders, in which a growing body
of knowledge was fed from various sub-orientations. Notwithstanding this healthy development,
ground has been lost in the academic world because of the reigning positivistic
zeitgeist over the past decades. Outside of the academic world however, and modestly within,
there still remains some development and further integration of different therapeutic
approaches. And finally, some suggestions are offered to help anchor client-centered thinking
in the future.
client-centered psychotherapy in the Netherlands, historic overview, future perspectives
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.
