client-centered therapy

client-centered therapy definition - medical

cli·ent-cen·tered therapy (klīˈənt-sĕnˈtərd)

noun
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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