However, the main difference between humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies is how they work with the client's material (Owen, 1999). Humanistic psychology emerged in the 1960s, during the countercultural movement, in response to Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory. The humanist school is based on humanism, "a system of values ​​and beliefs that emphasize the enhancement of the best qualities of humanity and the abilities of people to develop their human potential" (Nelson-Jones , 2000, p. In general terms, people have the ability to guide, regulate and control them provided certain conditions exist (Nelson-Jones,