I didn't realize at the time how much people anxiously think about sitting near their therapist or getting a hug from them. I didn't realize even asking can be a huge deal. I was a little nervous just because I feared rejection, but I didn't realize a lot of people have huge amounts of anxiety around this issue, and therapists come from very different schools of thought, too. I actually just assumed mine would say no. It was a nice surprise when she didn't!