The relationship between therapeutic touch and perception of credibility was examined using the Counselor Rating Form-Short Version. Participants ( n = 111) evaluated a videotaped vignette of a therapist-client interaction depicting one of three touch conditions: no contact, semi-contact (touch of client's shoulder), full contact (semi-embrace). One-way analyses of variance yielded a significant main effect of touch on perception of therapist attractiveness (p = .001), and approached significance on perceptions of therapist credibility (p =.066) and trustworthiness ( p =.065). Subsequent analyses revealed that the therapist in the no-touch condition was perceived as significantly less attractive than the therapist in either of the conditions involving touch. There was no difference in ratings of attractiveness between the semi-contact and full-contact conditions. The results of this study provide insight into the potential for touch to be used to enhance the perception of the therapist and improve the therapeutic relationship.