With my previous therapist I used her shoulder I always left it wet and sometimes snotty. She told me it was okay so I never worried about it or apologized after the first time. Twice, when I wasn’t crying , but had a few tears roll down my cheek she reached for the Kleenex and lovingly wiped them away. I have no idea if she had a wastecan in her office, but I suspect she did.

With my standby therapist she handed me a kleenex once or twice though they were near me, when I had a few tears rolling down my cheeks. Maybe, I didn’t reach for the box because I expected her to wipe them for me.