“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, “Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.” I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds” – Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers is one of the most influential contributors to psychotherapy and psychological research. He is the father of the person-centred therapy approach. This approach holds the ethos that we all have the answers within and a drive toward self-actualisation – an innate desire for growth and fulfilment. 

This sentiment Carl Rogers shared speaks to me. I see the sunset as a daily miracle I get the privilege to witness and I hold person-centred values in my work and in my life. 

I do not take a singular approach to therapy but the person-centred approach is the bedrock of my therapeutic work and its values guide my life in general. 

When we let go of the idea that we can control things outside of us and we accept what is, then we can watch with awe as we allow people, things and ourselves to be wonderful. Letting go of control and finding acceptance fosters gratitude, inner peace and growth.