It works by encouraging you to think about things you haven't put together properly in your mind. Talking is thinking out loud, so someone encouraging you to talk about issues that are causing you pain makes you articulate and investigate and connect them in ways you may have avoided before.
uskgl455 t1_j6h64h3 wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
It works by encouraging you to think about things you haven't put together properly in your mind. Talking is thinking out loud, so someone encouraging you to talk about issues that are causing you pain makes you articulate and investigate and connect them in ways you may have avoided before.