-'a person who has recourse to someone's services, in return for
payment'. This term is not used exclusively in business relationships. It is
currently used in the social services and in psychotherapy: it has a more interactive
and less medical connotation than patient, (a person who suffers or
receives treatment, with a certain passivity).*
*excerpts with permission from Ginger, Serge International Glossary
of Gestalt Psychotherapy (Seven languages including English. Order from
FORGE at 183 rue
Lecourbe; 75015 Paris, France) Paperback 1995
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