I understand what you are saying. I have a hard time with eye contact and now she reminds me to look at her when I start to space out. Hiding from your T probably won't help, but I don't see why you can change seating arrangements where you are not directly in front of her, to the side or at an angle. One time, thought T was sitting way too close to me, so she moved her chair back a bit so I felt more comfortable. Of course we needed to discuss why was feeling anxious later. But if you and T could work together, am sure you can find seating arrangement that helps you. Oh yeah, one more thing that helps me, is that I am closest to door, an escape route I suppose.