I cried right at the beginning of therapy. I was in a deep depression and meds weren't helping. I would cry at the drop of a hat wherever I was. As I got out of those deep depths of depression, though, with the help of meds, I found I became quite numb, flat in affect, and didn't cry in therapy for a long time after those initial sessions. But, as I worked with my therapist, and began to really trust her, she started to get to see more of my 'authentic self' - and she's seen a wiiiide range of emotions from me over the last few months, tears too.

My T doesn't comfort me if I'm crying during session by giving me a hug or otherwise. Usually she is quiet, or sometimes gently continues the conversation. I've heard it said that some Ts believe comforting crying clients may interfere with processing whatever is going on.

We've hugged goodbye at the end of each session for some time now, though, since I eventually got the courage to ask for that to happen. Before that, we went well over a year without any form of touch. She says some clients ask and some don't.. and I don't think it's something she would initiate unless asked by the client.