What makes a therapist cry?

Common triggers for therapist tears are grief and loss or trauma, says Blume-Marcovici. Therapists who have suffered recent losses or major life stresses may return to work too soon — and then may find themselves crying when counseling patients who have had similar experiences.

https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2016/01/therapy-tears#:~:text=Common%20triggers%20for%20therapist%20tears,who%20have%20had%20similar%20experiences.