In the context of psychoanalysis, when a psychotherapist questions a client about the nightmares the client has had, the therapist is engaging in the method of
the therapist is engaging in the method of: Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is an effort to cure a various form of mental disorders without the use of any form of drugs. The purpose of this engagement is to find the root of the problem in the patient's mind and eliminate it so the disorder will gradually disappear