"I want to apologise to the human being behind the therapist who went to work, tried his best and got an earful. I'm going to apologise when I see you. I just feel bad that maybe I made you feel bad."

TR - I apologized to my T in the next session after a similar outburst. I was very flippant to her and on the drive home realized she was a person who got up to go to work and do her best and didn't deserve my attitude. Expression of emotion yes, snotty attitude no. She was floored the next session when I opened it by saying I'm sorry AND why. She had this look of confusion and when I asked if it wasn't okay to bring it up she said that clients rarely, if ever, apologize or take ownership so she was processing the moment. Right then I realized how often T's must be verbal punching bags and I was so deeply grateful I swallowed my pride and apologized.