directive psychotherapy

di·rec·tive psy·cho·ther·a·py

psychotherapy involving the authority of the therapist to direct the course of the patient's therapy, as contrasted with nondirective psychotherapy.

di·rec·tive psy·cho·ther·a·py

(di-rektiv sīkō-thāră-pē) Psychotherapy involving the authority of the therapist to direct the course of the patient's therapy.