The central focus of Freud’s theories was the importance of the unconscious elements in yielding the symptoms and mechanisms of defense of the patient. According to Freud’s therapeutic techniques, the primary objective of the therapist is to understand the repressed conflicts forming the problem. Freud asserted that psychologists were experts of their clients’ situations, whereas Rogers maintained that clients were capable of managing their own lives.
Because patients grow the tendencies of resistance, therapists should slowly administer the treatment. Carl Rogers emphasized the importance of the relationship between the client and the therapist. On the other hand, Beck noted that client therapy should rely on client collaboration in the process of guided discovery. Both parties work together to establish goals through assignments, conditions of work, and sustenance of success. Here, honesty remains the guiding principle.