I agree with this sentiment. I don't think that the therapist's tears are always inappropriate (I think they can have therapeutic benefit in some situations) but I agree completely that the therapist has to check their 'humanity' at the door in some aspects.

For instance, it is human to get angry with a person but I expect my T to not show anger towards me. It can be human to become sexually aroused when hearing intimate stories but I expect the T to keep that in check.

There are a lot of aspects of being human that we expect our therapists to subdue during the session and crying (unless it has benefit for the client) is one of them for me.

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