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Authors & Thinkers

Pioneering theorists, clinicians, and thinkers who shaped contemporary psychotherapy.

Authors & Thinkers

Aaron T. Beck

Father of Cognitive Therapy

Aaron Temkin Beck was an American psychiatrist regarded as the father of cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Authors & Thinkers

Carl Rogers

Founder of Person-Centred Therapy

Carl Ransom Rogers was an American psychologist among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.

Authors & Thinkers

Fritz Perls

Co-Founder of Gestalt Therapy

Friedrich Salomon Perls, known as Fritz Perls, was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist who co-founded Gestalt therapy with his wife Laura Perls and Paul Goodman.