Hitting a table in a therapist's office is not a federal offense.

I have never felt threatened by clients or students who have hit objects. One client on a ward threw a chair at my head. I did not quit representing him. I think a therapist who gets scared this easily should find another job. I do love cross examining therapists and psychiatrists on this sort of thing. Even times when I lose, it is fun to see how badly they handle it. We had one md guy who got clocked by every in-patient client he had. Even the attorney for the hospital who represented him thought he needed a new job if he could not manage to duck at least once.