congruence

Rogers outlines the following six conditions required to exist and continue for constructive personality change to occur:

Congruence, also known as therapist congruence or genuineness, is a foundational element in person-centred counselling. It refers to the therapist’s ability to be authentic, transparent, and true to themselves within the therapeutic relationship. Congruence is one of the three core conditions in Carl Rogers’ framework, which are part of the six necessary and sufficient conditions for effective therapeutic change.