I do think simply sharing feelings (and especially the effort of putting feelings into words) does much, maybe even most, of the good.
For my own part, I think paying attention to feelings (and more generally to mental and physical states) does most of the good of this sort of therapy. But yeah, talking about stuff explicitly is one of the more reliable ways most people have of directing their attention.
For my own part, I think paying attention to feelings (and more generally to mental and physical states) does most of the good of this sort of therapy. But yeah, talking about stuff explicitly is one of the more reliable ways most people have of directing their attention.