A Therapist Has Sex With His Client (2016 Rerun)
Psychology In Seattle Podcast
Kirk Honda
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | So Rebecca, I have an email from a patron that she asked us to read on on the podcast bring it on brother |
| 0:10.0 | I'm gonna read it, but first I'm going to introduce the podcast. This is this psychology in Seattle podcast. I'm your host |
| 0:17.2 | Dr. Kirk Honda. I am a licensed therapist. Hi, I'm Rebecca Bloom. I'm a licensed mental health counselor and a board certified |
| 0:26.3 | Art Therapist practicing somewhere in the city limits of Seattle. Okay, let's get to this email |
| 0:31.7 | I was she says and she gave her she actually wants to meet her read it and read her name and everything because she wants to advocate for this sort of thing |
| 0:39.3 | So she says I was listening to your podcast episode about sexual attraction and therapy and it stirred up some emotions in me |
| 0:48.0 | I recently had a therapeutic relationship that ended because my therapist and I decided to become sexually involved |
| 0:56.1 | Actually my feelings for my therapist was what led me to your podcast in the first place |
| 1:01.7 | I was searching for information about erotic counter-transference and found an old episode of yours |
| 1:08.0 | I'm the kind of person who researches everything before making a decision |
| 1:12.3 | So before initiating a sexual relationship with my therapist. I read practically everything I could find |
| 1:18.8 | I was convinced I was making an informed decision and that I was consenting to what was happening |
| 1:25.0 | But later I realized my therapist made a huge mistake |
| 1:28.6 | He should have been more aware of the asymmetrical power balance between the two of us |
| 1:34.0 | And that I couldn't possibly make an informed decision in that situation |
| 1:38.4 | Anyway, we ended therapy so we could start a romantic relationship outside of the clinic. I bet that went well |
| 1:45.7 | Yeah, I was aware of the possibility of him being someone completely different in private |
| 1:51.5 | I had read numerous articles describing the psychological issues that patients experienced in similar situations |
| 1:58.5 | And I was aware of the risks we were both taking |
| 2:01.8 | I was aware that most dual relationships between patients and therapists result in problems and emotional suffering |
| 2:09.9 | I took a lot of time to think through what we would have to do in order to not have this hurt each other |
| 2:18.8 | I'd considered everything. I'd been completely honest. I did everything quote unquote by the book |
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