I do very badly with a therapist who tries to take an active, direct approach with me. But if it is what you want, there seem to be a lot of them out there who want to get all active at a client. I think it is harder (it has been my experience) to get them to explain why they are trying the manipulations that they try and to get them to be quiet about other things than it is to find those who want to try and tell clients what they think about the client specifically all the time.