It can be difficult to deal with. And I frequently cry in therapy, sometimes really sobbing. I always pull myself together by the end when I'm leaving, so I imagine my T used to think I was OK. But then sometimes I'd make it to the car and start sobbing again. Or I'd be OK, maybe go run some errands, then get home and get emotional. Or it might not hit me until later that night or the next day. Or (like after Monday's session), I'm generally OK after. As for how I deal with it beyond that, in some cases, I just let it out. I might post on here. I might chat with online friends. I might email T (he generally replies within 24 hours, often sooner). I might talk to my H. I might listen to music. Try to put it out of my head and do work (I work from home). Or some mix of the above. Oh, and have a beer or two, but I wouldn't suggest that method. I did eventually tell my T that I probably seem fine when I leave, but stuff will hit me later.

I think it can just be difficult to leave this room where you're supported and accepted, you can share most any thought or feeling, and it's OK to cry in front of this other person, and then you have to go back to the real world, where it's not all like that. The contrast can be jarring.

As for comfort from my T...he's really not outwardly comforting when I'm crying. I mean, I grab my own tissues from the box next to me. It's not like he'd ever hug me or put his arm around him (he doesn't do touch other than handshakes). But there's something about his just sort of sitting there with me while I let it out that helps. Like he's...witnessing it or something. Almost like I'm handing some of the pain/sadness off to him. He will sometimes ask why I'm crying if it comes on suddenly/randomly, and we can talk about it. Sometimes I don't even know why I'm crying, but it can make me realize certain feelings that I was maybe suppressing.

Hope this helps in some way...