I never asked and never would have. I cannot approach people for a hug because I am always afraid that they may not want a hug. I can't ask them for one because I am afraid of making them uncomfortable and putting them on the spot. If a person approaches me for a hug (people that I am comfortable with obviously) I LOVE the hugs...

T started asking me during some difficult sessions. She would ask if she could give me a hug and I always said yes. After a while she stopped asking and we hug at the end of pretty much every session. Even this week when I was sick with a cold she approached me and I asked her if she was sure she wanted to do that because of my cold..she said yes because she was fighting the cold this week as well so she was already contaminated...