My therapist and I do not touch during therapy, even when doing trauma work. He sits across from me, but sometimes wheels his chair quite close so I can feel his reassuring presence and connect better.

The only deliberate touch is when we say good-bye at the door, we sometimes hug. It's not everytime, but usually when we have done particularly deep work or feel particularly close. Like maybe after intense trauma work or when we shared deeply with each other or when we worked through a lot of really emotional stuff. It's really good and I am glad we are safe enough to be able to do this. It brings us closer after those really close feeling sessions. At other sessions, that are a bit more superficial, we don't hug. It's not something I expect each time or demand. We didn't hug until quite a few months into therapy and we had established our relationship. It's great to have shared these hugs with my therapist.