release therapy

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

1. psychotherapy in which the patient finds emotional release in the expression of hostilities and emotional conflicts.

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Etymology

Origin of release therapy

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Preda has used this form of emotional release therapy - called primal - for decades to help children cope with the emotional impact of physical and sexual abuse.

From BBC

Nduwimana, who was recovering from ankle surgery, said a friend had recommended Ball as a practitioner of “active release therapy,” a form of manual chiropractic treatment.

From New York Times

He has these moments where he hooks up with a couple of guys but that’s almost a release — therapy for what he’s going through emotionally.

From New York Times

Fortune describes making music as "release therapy," a deeply personal process in which he can work through the noise building in his brain.

From The Verge

Once the season starts, I work out two to three times a week and then also . . . massages twice a week . . . active release therapy, I do that.

From Washington Post