or client-centered therapy
Type of psychotherapy in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client to establish a person-to-person relationship with him or her and to talk freely.
It originated with Carl R. Rogers and influenced later individual and group therapies . The goal is to enable the client to see him-or herself more clearly and react more openly with the therapist and others. The client determines the course, speed, and duration of treatment.