Well... a little of both? Alteans could do both, but I was particularly skilled...

[Her hands stop moving for a moment, her hands resting flat on his back. She also lets them rest in a slightly more comfortable position. Despite the fact that it's stretching uncomfortably that allows her to keep space between them... meaning yes, she's now standing closer than she ought to.]

[He probably won't notice, right?]

Our healing was based on energy channeling... the empathic manipulation of life energy, by drawing it into our bodies or infusing it into others. I used to be able to sense things about people just by touching them.