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client-centered therapy

cli·ent-cen·tered ther·a·py


noun 
Definition:
 
type of psychotherapy: a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist seeks to elicit solutions to problems by gaining the trust of the patient through careful questioning. It was founded by Carl Rogers in the 1940s and is still used widely as a counseling method.

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