By offering a safe, comforting environment, the person-centred counselling model empowers clients. They can understand how their experiences have affected the way they feel about themselves and take the steps towards positive change.

Here are some of the unique benefits that person centred counselling offers over other models.

• A better understanding of their idealised self and actual self.
• Achieve better self-understanding and awareness.
• Release feelings of defensiveness, insecurity and guilt.
• Have a greater ability to trust oneself.
• Develop healthier relationships.
• See improvement in self-expression.
• Encourages the client to think in the present time.