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Humanistic therapy

Humanistic therapy (person-centered therapy) refers to a type of therapy in which the goal is to help the client discover his or her place in the world and to accomplish Self -Actualization through self-exploration; based on the assumption that the natural tendency for humans is toward growth.

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