Client-centered therapy
[klahy-uh nt sen-terd] /ˈklaɪ ənt ˌsɛn tərd/
noun, Psychology.
1.
a nondirective method of psychotherapy in which treatment consists of helping patients to use effectively their own latent resources in solving problems.
client-centered therapy cli·ent-cen·tered therapy (klī’ənt-sěn’tərd)
n.
A system of psychotherapy based on the assumption that the patient has the internal resources to improve and is in the best position to resolve his or her own personality dysfunction.
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