I admire you for going ahead and e-mailing her about the hugs. I have never hugged my T but there have been issues that have come up over the last year and a half that I would have loved to have been able to just step up and say something, but I never did. I think it's fantastic that you did and I like the "virtual hug" that your T offered you. That's awesome! I'm sure she will want to discuss this with you at your next session but that's okay. It sounds like she was okay with you asking about it. Take care and thanks for posting!