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    Non-directive therapy means the client leads the direction of therapy, not the therapist. While it can be difficult for therapists used to giving advice, non-directive therapy allows clients to reflect on their own problems and find their own solutions, with the therapist listening supportively and following the client's lead rather than choosing the direction. The therapist walks alongside the client, sometimes ahead or behind, but always going wherever the client chooses to go.

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    Non-directive therapy means the client leads the direction of therapy, not the therapist. While it can be difficult for therapists used to giving advice, non-directive therapy allows clients to reflect on their own problems and find their own solutions, with the therapist listening supportively and following the client's lead rather than choosing the direction. The therapist walks alongside the client, sometimes ahead or behind, but always going wherever the client chooses to go.

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    Non-Directive Does Not Mean No Direction: It Means The Client's Direction

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    Maria Gerelyn Leray
    Non-directive therapy means the client leads the direction of therapy, not the therapist. While it can be difficult for therapists used to giving advice, non-directive therapy allows clients to reflect on their own problems and find their own solutions, with the therapist listening supportively and following the client's lead rather than choosing the direction. The therapist walks alongside the client, sometimes ahead or behind, but always going wherever the client chooses to go.

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    What Is Non-Directive

    Therapy?

    Non-directive does not mean


    no direction: It means the
    client's direction
    Many therapists still use the term non-directive but
    it can be a difficult concept to grasp, and more
    difficult to put into practice, as many of us so used
    to giving advice and trying to solve problems for
    others.
    It also doesn’t mean that people can quickly
    come up with all the answers but in a
    therapeutic relationship where they feel
    valued, listened to and understood, they have
    the opportunity to turn things over in their
    mind, reflect on their problems, and seek new
    solutions. It might take some time but the
    ownership of the process is theirs.
    In this sense the therapist is non-directive
    because they are tracking and following the
    client. Metaphorically the therapist is walking
    alongside the client, sometimes a few paces
    behind and sometimes a few paces ahead,
    sometimes stopping to discuss where to go
    next, but always going wherever the client
    goes. The therapist never chooses the
    direction.

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