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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
That is an even better question. Around here it seems to mean the therapist accepts a client without judgment or criticism of their thoughts or actions. It's not that the client can do no wrong, it's that the therapist accepts their imperfections.
Someone correct me on this if you know better.
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I suppose its founder, Carl Rogers, knew as well as anyone could:
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"The central hypothesis of this approach can be briefly stated. It is that the individual has within him or her self vast resources for self-understanding, for altering her or his self-concept, attitudes, and self-directed behavior—and that these resources can be tapped if only a definable climate of facilitative psychological attitudes can be provided."
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Through providing unconditional positive regard, humanistic therapists seek to help their clients accept and take responsibility for themselves. Humanistic psychologists believe that by showing the client unconditional positive regard and acceptance, the therapist is providing the best possible conditions for personal growth to the client. ( source)
I use it on people all the time, and I don't even get paid.  It's a bit like teaching faith by example.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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