I was shamed a lot for crying as a child, so it took me a long time to be able to cry in therapy. I don't cry every session, but the times that I have, he will just sit and listen if I can still talk. The tissues are always on the side table next to my big comfy chair. There was one time when I just lost control and started sobbing (i'm sure it was a truly ugly cry). I balled myself up in the chair and hid my face in the arm of the chair. He gave me a minute or two and then softly asked me to please look at him. At first I said I couldn't. He said he just wanted me to see that he wasn't angry or upset with me for crying, so I did. It was a very healing moment in my therapy. From that point on, I haven't felt the need to bite my lip or hold back my tears if I need to cry.