Touch in Therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Teen Incontinence
Psychology In Seattle Podcast
Kirk Honda
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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00:00 When is physical touch in therapy OK?
18:19 'Zoey' OPP
20:36 Is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) a treatment for ADHD?
28:36 'Margaret' OPP
30:08 Can trauma cause incontinence?
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September 8, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | So, Bob, we have some emails here. |
| 0:01.8 | This first one is about touch in therapy. Shall we go over it? Let's do it. This is the Psychology in Seattle podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Kirkana. I'm a therapist and a professor. Who are you, Bob? I'm surprised we're doing this. My name's Bob. I'm your good friend from graduate school from 100 years ago and a therapist here in practice in |
| 0:21.0 | Seattle. |
| 0:21.5 | That's right. |
| 0:22.6 | Anonymous listener, she says, hello Kirk and Bob. |
| 0:25.4 | I have a question regarding physical touch in therapy. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm 25 years old and I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, by the way. |
| 0:33.1 | I've been seeing my current therapist for over a year now. |
| 0:36.8 | And over time, we've been able |
| 0:39.9 | to build a trusting and safe relationship. |
| 0:42.3 | Okay, I've been seeing my current therapist for over a year now, and we have a good relationship. |
| 0:46.7 | We have a very close therapeutic bond, and it's new to me. |
| 0:52.7 | I still often struggle with intense feelings of shame and sometimes |
| 0:55.9 | fear, but I'm now able to talk more and open up. I have strong, warm feelings towards my |
| 1:01.9 | therapist and eventually gathered the courage to tell him about these feelings. We've talked about |
| 1:07.1 | transference and also discovered that for me, feelings of love are closely linked |
| 1:11.6 | with shame and guilt. When I feel that way, I sometimes long for comfort and want to hug him. |
| 1:18.7 | For the past few sessions, we've occasionally sat next to each other, and he has held me for a while |
| 1:23.6 | and gently stroked my arm or shoulder. |
| 1:32.4 | The past few sessions, we've occasionally sat next to each other and he has held me for a while and gently stroked my arm or shoulder. |
| 1:35.7 | Okay, I'm trying to envision that. |
| 1:37.6 | A while, what is that? |
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