Current T has boxes in a few locations around the room, including in a sort of hidden spot next to where I sit. The first time I started crying in there, I think he could tell I was glancing around for tissues, and he pointed out the box to me. I was like, "Oh, that's convenient!"

Marriage counselor generally just has one box, and they're often next to me, but sometimes another client has moved them. I've learned to check their location and move them to me before most appointments (since I sometimes cry in there). In the past, I've had him pass the box to me a few times if I started crying and realized it wasn't there. I generally just ball up the tissues and hold onto them, then toss them at the end of session (trash can is under MC's desk), but one time, I was really weepy, and MC took the trash can out from under his desk and put it in front of me, saying, "That way you don't have to hold them in your lap." That felt really caring to me. (Though then afterward I was like, "Only I would find a trash can caring!")

I'd feel weird if they handed me an individual tissue--I mean, I guess if I was completely hysterical, I could see that, I suppose?