Yep!
We have done some kidney work, too... a few times on the SE table and once sitting on the couch. Towards the beginning we went a little faster and I held her hand, but it might have been too much for my system because I felt sick the following week, so we slowed down. Lots of her sitting next to me with her hand on my shoulder or upper back, and pendulating that. I react kinda strongly to the going away part of pendulation. Sometimes different objects are used as weights and I focus on how those sensations feel in my body. We’ve sat back-to-back on the floor once, too. I liked being able to sense her deep breathing and coregulate that way. Mostly it’s just been the hand on the back and a hug at the end of the session, though. I’m gonna try to be brave enough to ask for a hand hold again. I doubt there will ever be a forehead kiss, but I wouldn’t mind it.

It sounds like we had similar childhoods. My father was an abusive alcoholic and my mother was neglectful, too. Glad you are getting some help as an adult.