My current T I hug sometimes, after a particularly difficult session. She has even said to me "will you give me a hug before you go?" I feel comfortable saying no if I don't want to. My last T I hugged after every session and she sometimes held on to me during a session, but I had to initiate it. All that being said, I am a hugger. I hug folks at church, at parties, in greeting, etc. In fact I am often known to say "what, a handshake instead of a hug?" I think that I would not like a T who had a strict no-hugging policy.