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# Client-centered

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

![direct ororchestra](https://realbalance.com/images/wellness-blog/800x600/directororchestra1.jpg)

**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…

[Read more …](https://realbalance.com/client-centered-directiveness-an-oxymoron-that-works-part-one)