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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_(religion)
Most protestants don't have confessions but Lutherans do. I can say as a Baptist, and I know for some older generations of Methodists and Presbyterians, "coming to the altar" is an implicit form of confession. It's not exactly traditional, it was something added on by certain evangelicals, forget the name of the preacher. During a service, people are asked to come to the altar, which is actually kneeling next to the steps near the podium where the preacher speaks. Sometimes they are left alone in silence, other times people join them to pray with them, sometimes the pastor takes a knee and talks with them. The confessing person doesn't have to tell anyone what they're going through, but sometimes they tell them instead of a confessing prayer to God. At the Baptist church I had been to, personal confession was strongly encourage before partaking in communion because of this verse: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011%3A28-30&version=KJV