One of the significant factors that contribute to healing in psychotherapy is when at the outset of therapy, the client unburdens the emotional problems being faced by her/him. This process of emotional unburdening is known as :

Catharsis

At the outset of psychotherapy while the patient/client is being interviewed in the initial sessions to understand the nature of the problem, s/he unburdens the emotional problems being faced. This process of emotional unburdening is known as catharsis, and it has healing properties.