client-centered therapy
- noun
- /ˈklaɪənt ˈsɛntərd ˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
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terapia centrada en el cliente
- Many therapists prefer client-centered therapy for its focus on personal experience.
Examples
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Many therapists trained in client-centered therapy encourage clients to explore feelings at their own pace.
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A key principle of client-centered therapy is showing unconditional positive regard without directing the client's choices.
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After several sessions of client-centered therapy, she reported feeling more confident and self-aware in daily life.
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In client-centered therapy, the client is encouraged to lead the conversation.
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In client-centered therapy, the therapist listens and responds to the client's individual feelings and needs.
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She found that client-centered therapy allowed her to express her emotions freely during the sessions.
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Client-centered therapy emphasizes that each client is the expert on their own experiences and feelings.
Synonyms
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Treatment that uses talking with a trained person to help problems with feelings or thinking
Antonyms
How Client-Led
Surface Forms
Morphology
client-centered + therapy
The meaning 'a form of therapy focused on the client's experience and agency' is directly derivable from combining 'client' + 'centered' (centered on the client) with 'therapy' (treatment). The construction is a straightforward adjective+noun composition that follows common patterns in English (and similar patterns in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
The term client-centered therapy comes from the simple image of putting the client at the very center of the session — being centered — so the therapist listens and follows the client's lead instead of directing them. That's why it means letting the client 'guide' how the sessions go.