counterparadox

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noun

The practice of a therapist instructing the client to do what the client is already doing, to trigger a change in perspective.

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Meanings

nouncounterparadox (countable and uncountable, plural counterparadoxes)

plural counterparadoxes

  1. countableuncountablepsychotherapyThe practice of a therapist instructing the client to do what the client is already doing, to trigger a change in perspective.

Origin

counter- + paradox

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APA

counterparadox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterparadox

MLA

“counterparadox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterparadox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterparadox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterparadox.

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