Transparency and Counseling: Dual Relationship or Leading By Example?
5 min readNov 27, 2018
Freud started it, with the concept of the Blank Slate. The very purpose of the couch with the analyst sitting out of sight of the patient was so the patient couldn’t project onto the therapist. Carl Rogers took it a different direction, by extending to all patients warm personal regard, which improved their self-esteem, and encouraged growth. A hallmark of that approach…