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T has held my hands quite a few times.. mostly during the few times I have cried during a session. We have sat like that for 10 minutes or so. We have talked about how it is not sexual and it has to do with physical contact being a benefical way to help ground me-- it also helps me to see that T is not "afraid" of me. It is something that I can "take home" with me, in the way that I try to remember how it feels-- so I can try to ground myself at home, through that connection.

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Right. It started as touching fingertips when I needed help getting grounded. It made me feel like he and I were both THERE in that room, like he was a real person.

Then we wanted to come up with a way to "connect" at the end of the session. It started with a fingertip touch leaning across the room, and gradually became T sitting on the couch with me, holding my hands. I like it. It's sort of like no matter what happens in the session, our connection is always the same, and I can take that with me. At least, that's the idea!