I am glad my T doesn't touch me when I cry, because I feel if he did, I would just lose it, and really start crying much harder. It would be like a releaser. If he touched me, I just wouldn't be able to hold back. His keeping his distance helps me to hold myself together. He can be emotionally close without touching me, and this is enough closeness for me in moments of sadness. We do hug sometimes at the end of sessions, but it is not to comfort me, and I am usually not in danger of falling apart then.