Difference between directive and non directive counselling?

Answer 1

Directive counselling is where the doctor leads the patient to do/take something that the doctor thinks is best, without asking for the patients own thoughts on whether they want to do it.

Non-directive counselling is where the patient makes the decisions on whether they think something is good for them, the patient takes the lead and the doctor tells the patient all the options they have without putting in there own opinion.