I see therapy as a balance between validation and change. Most therapists fall slightly more on one side than the other, where do you think that you are most comfortable?

Sometimes I find myself getting very angry in therapy. How do you usually work with client anger, especially if it is directed toward you? I have twice had to clarify that I was not talking about being abusive to the therapist, which I am not, but I do get angry/frustrated/annoyed/ when they say something that hurts my feelings and a therapist who can't handle a client saying "I feel angry about what you just said," isn't helpful to me.

Have you ever found yourself getting angry at a client? What types of things could a client do that will make you angry and how do you handle it when it does? I'm pretty sure that all of my therapists have gotten annoyed at me from time to time, but most of them won't admit it.