The Personality of the Counselor But does not directive counseling require a certain personality type? Indeed, the question has been asked, “Can every counselor be directive, or does the sort of confrontation described in Competent to Counsel and in this book fit only a certain sort of personality?” In other words, do counseling methods grow out of a counselor’s personality and develop because they are appropriate to it rather than grow out of his basic presuppositions? Or, perhaps even more pointedly,