Yes, once. Not sobbing, but his eyes teared up and he couldn't speak for a few minutes.

It was a strange experience for me. For the first year of therapy I didn't really experience very much emotion when talking about things to do with my life in session. My emotions were mostly numb. So it was strange to see someone else so emotional about something in my life, when I just felt numbness and nothing at all.

I said 'other' in the poll because I don't really know how to explain my reaction. I wouldn't say it was positive - if that happened often then I might not feel free to speak openly in session because I might feel that I had to shield or protect my T. I also want to know that he is mostly in control of his own 'stuff' as it helps me to trust him and know that he is a reliable T. On the other hand I appreciate that he does have real feelings and is really invested on what I'm telling him and the work that we do. If he were completely numb to it and just going through the motions, I wouldn't find that good either. So mixed feelings about it.