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client-centered therapy

[ klahy-uhnt -sen-terd ]
/ ˈklaɪ ənt ˌsɛn tərd /

noun Psychology.

a nondirective method of psychotherapy in which treatment consists of helping patients to use effectively their own latent resources in solving problems.

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Medical definitions for client-centered therapy

client-centered therapy
[ klī′ənt-sĕn′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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