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Those counsellors who regard counselling as a mainly helping relationship usually subscribe to the theory and practice of the person-centred approach. It could be said that a helping relationship is enough to get constructive changes to occur in clients. The core conditions of such a relationship are empathic understanding, congruence or genuineness, and respect for clients’ capacity to lead their own lives.
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Colledge, R. (2002). Introduction: what is counselling?. In: Mastering Counselling Theory. Palgrave Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-62957-8_1
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