Completed in December, 2006
Transcripts of Carl
Rogers' Therapy Sessions
Edited by Barbara T. Brodley and Germain Lietaer
To facilitate psychotherapy research and the education of students in client-centered
therapy, the editors have compiled as complete a record as possible of transcripts of Carl
R. Rogers' sessions with actual and demonstration clients. A full description of this
project is available in an article by Germain Lietaer and Barbara T. Brodley, "Carl
Rogers in the Therapy Room: A Listing of Session Transcripts and a Survey of
Publications Referring to Rogers’ Sessions," published 2004 in Person-Centered &
Experiential Psychotherapies, 2(4), pp. 274-291. A supplemental list of more recent
publications referring to Rogers’ sessions is included here.
These transcripts are being made available as Microsoft Word documents for purposes of
research, study and teaching and may not be sold. Code names have been used for a
number of the demonstration clients. For a few of these coded clients other names have
been used in other lists and articles. If clarification in distinguishing between clients
discussed in other publications is needed the following individuals may be contacted:
Germain Lietaer
Kathryn Moon
germain.lietaer@psy.kuleuven.be
kmoon1@alumni.uchicago.edu
The transcripts have been checked and re-checked but may still include errors. Also,
some correct transcriptions are surprising, seem wrong and may be thought to be errors
when they are not. Every effort has been made to follow the original transcript retrieved
from the University of Chicago Counseling and Psychotherapy Center or a recording of
the session. If you determine that there is an error, please confirm it by listening to a tape,
video or dvd of the session before sending suggestions for corrections to Kathy Moon
(kmoon1@alumni.uchicago.edu).
Author's Note. To the many people (Wendy Bradburn, Anne Brody, Christine Badger,
Els Heidbüchel, Claudia Kemp, Charley Knapp, Ryan McDonald, Amanda McLaney,
Noriko Motomasa, Judy Nelson, Julie Roe, Susan Pildes, Ivan Rice, Marco Temaner, Els
Vloeberghen and others) who contributed by transcribing and editing sessions from tapes
and scanning into Word, our heartfelt thanks and appreciation. In particular, we would
like to thank Kathryn Moon for her thoughtful editorial assistance through the last two
years of this project.
Rogers’ Transcripts, Volume 1, Introduction & Contents, page 1
Table of Contents for all of Rogers’ Transcripts
Volume 1:
Introduction and Table of Contents
Volume 2:
Herbert Bryan
Sessions 1- 8
Concluding Remarks
1940-41
Volume 3:
Frank
Introduction
Sessions 1-5
Mary Jane Tilden
Sessions 1 - 11
1943
1945
Volume 4
Mrs. Ett
Sessions 1 - 16
1947
Volume 5
Miss Int
Sessions 1 - 7
1946-48
Volume 6
Miss Vib
Sessions 1 - 11
1946-48
Volume 7
Mrs. Dem
Sessions 1 - 3
Mrs. Sar [before an audience]
Sessions 1 - 3
Session 4 [includes audience discussion]
1946-48
1950
Rogers’ Transcripts, Volume 1, Introduction & Contents, page 2
Mr. Zak
Session 37
Session on 11/4/50
Session on 1/20/51
A later interview
1950-51
Volume 8
Mrs. Oak/BAFO
Introduction
Sessions 1-26
1950-51
Volume 9
Mrs. Oak/BAFO
Sessions 27 – 47
1950-51
Volume 10
Mr. Bik (22nd)
Mrs. Sup (1st)
Mike Interview before a group
Mrs. Roc (7th)
Miss Mun (17th)
Mr. Lin
Sessions 1 – 2
Mr. Necta (excerpts)
Sessions 58 – 63 and Session 80
Volume 11
Miss Fas
Sessions 22 – 24
Loretta interview
Discussion
Elaine interview
Joan interview
Mrs. P.S. interview
Jim Brown/VAC
Session A (Mid-therapy Tuesday session)
Session B (Subsequent Friday session)
Fifteen excerpts of other sessions
1951
1952
1952
1954
1954
1955
1955-57
1956
1958
1959
1959
1960
1960
1959-60
Rogers’ Transcripts, Volume 1, Introduction & Contents, page 3
Volume 12
Gloria Filmed interview
Sylvia 4th Filmed interview
Commentary interspersed throughout
Sylvia 5th filmed interview
Commentary interspersed throughout
Kathy filmed interview
Dione1st filmed interview
Commentary interspersed throughout
Dione 2nd filmed interview
Final Comments
Volume 13
Anna interview before a group
With commentary
Philippe interview before a group
With commentary & discussion
Alfons interview before a group
With commentary & discussion
Irene interview before a group
With commentary & discussion
Volume 14
Julia 1st interview before a group
Commentary
Julia 2nd interview before a group
Commentary
Discussion
Margaret interview before a group
Commentary
Discussion
Mark interview before a group
Jan interview before a group
Commentary
Beate interview before a group
Gina interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Volume 15
Reiko interview before a group
Ms G. interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
1965
1975
1975
1977
1977
1977
1980
1981
1981
1981
1982
1982
1982
1982
1982
1983
1983
1983
1983
Rogers’ Transcripts, Volume 1, Introduction & Contents, page 4
Jill interview before a group
Richie interview before a group
Daniel interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Elly interview before a group (excerpts)
Volume 16
Vivian interview before a group
Commentary
David interview before a group
Commentary and discussion
June interview before a group
Commentary
Peterann interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Volume 17
Mary interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Louise interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Steve interview before a group
Commentary & discussion
Lydia 1st interview before a group
Commentary
Lydia 2nd interview before a group
Commentary
1983
1983
1983
1983-84
1984
1984
1985
1985
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
Rogers’ Transcripts, Volume 1, Introduction & Contents, page 5
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