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title: Carl Rogers - Real Balance Certified Health and Wellness Coach Training
description: Get certified as a health and wellness coach with Real Balance. Comprehensive training and certification designed for wellness and healthcare professionals.
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# Carl Rogers

## [Client-Centered Directiveness: An Oxymoron That Works – Part One](https://realbalance.com/client-centered-directiveness-an-oxymoron-that-works-part-one)

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**At its very foundation, coaching is client-centered. The work of Carl Rogers profoundly influenced the founders of the life coaching profession.** Yet, among the thousands of health and wellness coaches we have trained at Real Balance ([http://www.realbalance.com](http://www.realbalance.com)),**the question of how directive or non-directive to be remains an area of unsureness and anxiety.**



![Carl Rogers 1902-1987](https://realbalance.com/images/rogerswhitebkgrd.webp)As time marches on…

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## [Unconditional Positive Regard: The Being and Doing of Coaching - Part Two](https://realbalance.com/unconditional-positive-regard-the-being-and-doing-of-coaching-part-two)

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**When our coaching clients experience complete acceptance of who they are without judgment, and feel prized and understood, great things happen.**



The suspension of judgment is a real challenge for many people. To keep ourselves safe we have learned to make **distinctions** in the world. Our ancestors needed to quickly appraise the behavior of an animal and know whether…

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