hi kitten. i think it might be his training if he is psychodynamically or psychoanalytically trained. Ts used to be taught to be a blank slate for the client to then transfer everything onto. my T also didn't rise out of her chair when i would go to leave. i thought it was so strange at first and then realized it must be her training. i mentioned once to her how some people on PC have a lot of physical contact with their Ts and we had an interesting discussion about it. i wasn't really looking for hugs or hand-holding or anything but she did loosen up a bit after that. she was just trained to be very careful about physical boundaries. she is quite warm and compassionate though.