@Humpleupagus @Wolffkran It was dubbed the (((Talking Cure))) by (((Bertha Pappenheim))) after her sessions with (((Josef Breuer))).

(((Sigmund Freud))) used that to establish (((Psychoanalysis))) which later evolved into (((Psychotherapy))).

A lot of this was actually based on hypnotic influence and suggestion. Or "jew magic" as some might call it.