Psychic answers; "Do psychics need to touch you?"
Much like a therapist may want you to lay in a chair or put your feet up and be comfortable, an advisor or intuitive reader may want you to sit in a particular position, or put your hands in a certain manner or touch their hands or touch deck of cards, these are things that you need to ask as well as question in advance to ensure that you feel a sense of privacy but also a sense of comfort in the middle of your session. A seasoned advisor and someone who is properly trained and who is serious about your well-being will also offer that information up front and explain to you the beginning as well as the ongoing process of how they're reading works, they would not spring on you something that is abrupt, sudden, or uncomfortable - that is not a serious or real reader.
When you are receiving any sort of spiritual counseling, coaching, intuitive guidance, or a psychic reading, your first and most immediate priority is your comfort and safety. You do not need to sit in on a session where you have to be touched, or be in a place where your hands need to be held or cupped, or even needing to have your shoulders touched, etc. These are not required elements. It is important to know that every advisor is different and some advisors do ask to touch your hands or to have you touch a deck of cards and things of that nature in order to get a sense of your energy and in order to connect to you, but prior to your session these things should be outlined to you and because of that you have the ability to pick and choose if you want to proceed with that session.
To clarify beyond that, there are some readers that perform reiki healing, and that itself does require light touch but it is nothing to the extent of you feeling that you are being violated in terms of your personal space. If you are uncomfortable with the aspect or the possibility of an advisor wanting to touch your hands or hold your hands or even touch you in general and invading your space, we greatly encourage you to look into a phone, chat, or email advisor that is at a distance remotely that way you can connect with them in the space of your own home, or special and private sanctuary instead.
Those who are gifted have the ability many times more often than not to connect to you even remotely, so you would be able to find an advisor even at a physical distance making it to where the possibility of you having to be touched is removed altogether. As always, if an advisor or intuitive reader makes you uncomfortable or you immediately sense something that is off it is encouraged to leave as you need to stand firm on what you feel most comfortable with!