According to Carl Rogers, the role of the therapist in person-centered psychotherapy is to accept the client unconditionally so that the client's own desire for mental health and positive growth will flourish accept the client unconditionally so that the client's own desire for mental health and positive growth will flourish A express warmth and empathy and suppress negative feelings that arise in the relationship with the client express warmth and empathy and suppress negative feelings that arise in the relationship with the client B use a didactic approach to teach the client to correct maladaptive behavior use a didactic approach to teach the client to correct maladaptive behavior C establish behavior-change programs to alter the problematic behavior that is often learned in early childhood establish behavior-change programs to alter the problematic behavior that is often learned in early childhood D define ideal characteristics of mental health for the client and to encourage the client to incorporate these elements in his or her personality