Interesting... my current T did shake my hand at the end of my first session, as I was walking out the door. I'm trying to remember, but I'm not sure how many of my previous Ts did that. I'm sure some did, but it wasn't very memorable. This T was memorable, because he had really good energy, and a nice handshake that felt very caring, and he didn't squeeze my hand into oblivion (like some males that I meet through work!) I get hurt easily, so I was happy that he wasn't the "I'm going to overpower you and crush you with my handshake!" type of guy!

But, since that first meeting, no more handshakes, and definitely no hugs. I think it would overwhelm me, so I'm glad. I haven't really asked him about it though... and in the my non-T-life, I'm actually pretty "huggy", so I don't know if it will become important at some point. I can't quite wrap my head around that far ahead in therapy!