I think my T may feel that way. My T is female and so am i but I don't think she feels comfortable hugging me. :-(. I know sometimes I look at her like.. rescue me from my pain plz. She did give me a stuffed animal. I think that is maybe what she wants me to hug. I just wonder if our Ts would hug other patients and not us. I do wish I could be uninhibited and ask her like your patients.