Visualizing with T about safe touch?

My therapist and I have been long distance, geographically separated, for almost 2 years now for reasons beyond both of our control. We’ve had our issues but have been continuing to do phone sessions and FaceTime sessions, so it has been going well. The only problem is I miss the safe physical touch component of our relationship. She used to come and sit across from me, so we were kind of knee to knee and she would hold my hands. There’s one thing that she says to me now during our FaceTime sessions when she knows I am feeling bad that I know is a piece of her trying to do that kind of nurturing. But I really miss just her sitting across from me and our knees touching and her holding my hand.

It’s hard for me to discuss this with her because although she seems really open to doing it when we are in person, she doesn’t seem very open to discussing it. But what I’m wondering is – do you think it’s appropriate to ask her this, would this totally be weird and kind of freak her out – for her to help talk me through visualizing that we are sitting out together and that she is holding my hand. She helps talk me through other visualization exercises, so I know she’s into that, but I wonder if this would be somehow too weird for her. Just trying to get other people’s thoughts on what they would do. Thanks.

They love all that stuff, I am sure it would be safe to ask her.

Since she did this previous!y during your therapy time I see no reason why she wouldn't help you with a visualization of that experience if you thought it would help you.