did your therapist ever cry in a session with you?

My T is really sensitive. He has shed a few tears in front of me, wish I could do the same.

A couple weeks back, I think my T did. I was reading something. A letter to a lost loved one she wanted me to write, for closure so to speak. It was a very emotional letter, and I myself had a hard time getting through it. Nearing the end, I heard my T sniffle several times....not something I've ever noticed hearing before. I never looked at her. As I read, I was kind of facing sideways, something I often do rather than face her head on. I knew if I looked up and saw she may have tears in her eyes I would have lost it myself. I would have been extremely touched, but I would have cried myself. But her sniffling, and quiet, cracked voice afterward told me she was crying.

Mine has once. He burst into tears and started sobbing about how unfair it was for me and how he hated what I had to go through.

It was a MAJOR turning point for me. It might not be helpful for some but I really needed to see another human reflect back to me that it all mattered. I have made way more progress in therapy ever since.

Yes my T did cry once in my session where I was telling her about the loss of my horse. She actually told me, while crying, that she was sorry and that she was supposed to be helping me and not be the one crying. Kinda scared me at first as she grabbed the tissues for herself. But after that session I now feel that she really does care and she that she just isn't some robot who sits infront of me and talks back to me.