No, I haven't had a therapist explain to me why this information should be named. I suppose, if I am out of touch with my emotions, it might be helpful to name them as part of an effort to better regulate myself or otherwise improve my overall level of contentment. For example, if I have a tendency to cry every night, it would be useful for me to identify loneliness as an emotion I experience particularly poignantly in the evening. Just crying doesn't tell me what's wrong or help me to avoid continuing to cry every night. Knowing that I am lonely is useful information to have if I want to stop being so miserable. Sure, lots of times emotions just are, and we can't just change them because we want to (despite what some therapists might say). Yet there are also times when identifying an emotion provides insight, options, and a measure of control over our future emotions.