listening therapy
nounUK /ˈlɪs.ən.ɪŋ ˈθer.ə.pi/
US /ˈlɪs.ən.ɪŋ ˈθer.ə.pi/
A kind of therapy where you listen to special music or sounds to help your brain and body feel better.
The music teacher uses listening therapy to help children who have trouble paying attention.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A treatment that uses recorded sounds to help people relax or sleep better.
She tried listening therapy with soft ocean sounds to fall asleep faster.
3. A way of helping people with hearing or speech problems by training them to listen carefully.
The clinic offers listening therapy for kids who need extra help with speech.
4. A method where someone listens to a therapist talk to work through feelings.
In listening therapy, he talked about his worries while the therapist listened.