See, this is one point of view. Mine is the complete opposite and I refuse to spend my time and money on therapy that has no direction, purpose, and goals. I tried to do it that way for a while in the past and had mostly negative experiences. So perhaps the T could ask the client in the beginning (and/or occasionally) what style they prefer, and then adjust accordingly on the go, make feedback optional and flexible etc. I am quite confident that some clients prefer working towards goals and evaluate with some regularity both their progress and whether the T is useful in the process, others don't find these things helpful, and probably there is everything in between. I like the idea of asking because some people are just too shy to bring up criticisms by themselves.