The therapist needs to feel safe as well. Just as she has the clients best interest at heart and safety, she also needs to keep herself safe and look out for her best interest, she has clients, and possibly a family, and wants to go home safe at the end of the day. Not hurt physically or emotionally traumatized, they are humamn.

Not saying that the op was physically posing a threat, but the threat was present in the therapist mind enough to scare her, none of us were in that room. The therapist made a choice, she does not feel safe with the op. Why? We dont know.