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non·di·rec·tive | \ ˌnän-də-ˈrek-tiv 
, -(ˌ)dī- \
, -(ˌ)dī- \Definition of nondirective
: of, relating to, or being psychotherapy, counseling, or interviewing in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client (as by repeating phrases) to talk freely
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nondirective
adjectivenon·di·rec·tive | \ ˌnän-də-ˈrek-tiv, -(ˌ)dī- \
\Medical Definition of nondirective
: of, relating to, or being psychotherapy, counseling, or interviewing in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client (as by repeating phrases) to talk freely
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