Kenneth Colby, another Stanford professor, had something like this in the 1970's and 80's. According to the Wikipedia article [1] it was sold as a product. I

Kenneth Colby, another Stanford professor, had something like this in the 1970's and 80's. According to the Wikipedia article [1] it was sold as a product. I remember reading a skeptical account of it in a popular book back then [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Colby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Colby [2] http://rdrosen.com/psychobabble-fast-talk-and-quick-cure-in-the-era-of-feelings/ http://rdrosen.com/psychobabble-fast-talk-and-quick-cure-in-...