client-centered therapy

[ klahy-uh nt 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.

Medical definitions for client-centered therapy

client-centered therapy
[ klīənt-sĕntərd ]

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.