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Originally Posted by WikidPissah Ok...I am going to admit something that is very difficult for me to admit. Don't jump to conclusions I am NOT attaching (and even if I am don't tell me it). T sits in a wheely office chair usually about 5 ft away. Several sessions when I have opened up a little he wheeled the chair in closer...like a foot away...and er, um, ahem...I kind of liked it.

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I know how you feel. My T usually sits about 5-6 feet away in his chair in front of his desk and I sit on a couch - nothing in between us. He seems SO far away, especially when I'm sharing something difficult or emotional. Recently he wanted to explain something in a book and sat in a chair right next to me. It was so nice having him close by, not feeling like I was shouting across the room. And no, there was nothing sexual or touchy/feeley about having him close to me. But then he's always had these very strictly defined personal boundaries - space, touch. I've always assumed it's because he treats a lot of SA clients and he has to be very careful. And as a therapist in training, I understand why keeping a certain distance is necessary. Still, I think he could move a LITTLE closer and not put either one of us in jeopardy.