I was a disaster for me. But, when she started doing it I went along with it because she is the pro and I trusted her judgement. Unfortunately, as time went on it became damaging to me because it increased my erotic transference to unmanageable levels. And when I advised her of that fact she began 'greasing the skids' to dump me. So in my case it was clearly a disaster. My not being a trained therapist the risks involved in such hugging were unknown to me so I am not certain that I had the capacity to actually consent when she started the on going hugs. Just as a minor may acquiesce to sex with an adult he or she doesn't have the capacity to consent. That's why I phrased my question as weather it is 'inherently' wrong.