I'd never actually given thought to the possibility of T and I hugging until I read about it on PC. T and I don't hug and I don't want to, so that's perfectly alright with me. I like hugs, but I wouldn't want them from my T. I think it'd be awkward. And we aren't that close - therapy is a VERY one-sided relationship.

We do a lot of handshakes, though; at the beginning and end of every session. Sometimes it'll become a 'high five'. Both are always initiated by her.

The handshakes don't feel formal.