yeah, I think that could be a problem if it stifles people from expressing themselves. Interesting... I wonder what the dog would do if the person just kept crying and disregarded the dog's attempt to stop them from crying. I actually see this T for my ED and have another one I see every week too. The other one doesn't have a dog and I've cried with her. If I didn't have this other T, I might be more annoyed the further I get into T. I don't know...I would think it would be frustrating to feel like I couldn't cry because the dog kind of stopped me. For me, it was nice though because I'm ok with not crying with my ED T. We usually work on specific things. Anyway, thanks for your input!!