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nondirective therapy

[ non-di-rek-tiv, -dahy- ]
/ ˈnɒn dɪˈrɛk tɪv, -daɪ- /

noun

client-centered therapy.

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Origin of nondirective therapy

non- + directive

Words nearby nondirective therapy

nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, nondescript, nondestructive testing, nondirectional, nondirective, nondirective therapy, nondisabled, nondisclosure agreement, nondisjunction, nondistinctive, non-dom
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British Dictionary definitions for nondirective therapy

nondirective therapy
/ (ˌnɒdndɪˈrɛktɪv, ˌnondaɪ) /

noun

psychiatry another name for client-centred therapy
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