Centered Approach: Are They One at Their Core?

This article reviews the change from a one-person to a two-person psychology in psychoanalysis. In particular, Robert Stolorow's intersubjectivity theory is presented and then contrasted with the client-centered approach to therapy. It is concluded that contemporary clientcentered therapy is a two-person psychology, and that well-trained clientcentered therapists do reflect on their own subjectivity andhowit influences the client. With their important similarities it seems that the client-centered and self psychology approaches to therapy are one at their core. Self psychology has more elaborate theorizing about the therapy process, while the clientcentered approach is interested in applying itsprinciples outside of therapy so that people can live more