aries2756!
U don’t have to put down other approaches to make yours valid. There are many good approaches that work with many people and not with others. And I have no doubt that your approach does not work with every single person.
And btw, the approach of “never tell a person what to do” is identical to the social work approach and to many others.
Moreover, not going into the clients past sounds radical when you are dealing with a person’s emotional dilemas