Kink-Affirming Practice

Kink-Affirming Practice is an essential guide in how clinicians can ethically and effectively integrate elements of their client's BSDM identities and practices into their treatment planning, creative interventions, and client self-care.

Stefani Goerlich is a certified sex therapist who is internationally recognized for her expertise on topics such as gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity. Her work has been showcased on the BBC, and in The New Yorker, Teen Vogue, and Cosmopolitan, and she was named one of Healthline's best Couples Counseling providers of 2020. Her book, The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients (Routledge, 2021) was the winner of the AASECT Book Award 2021 and SSTAR Professional Book Award 2021.

Introduction 1.BDSM Foundations 2.The Kink-Affirming Practitioner 3.Identity, Fetishization, and Reclamation 4.Claiming Power 5.Ceding Control 6.Desiring Dominance 7.Caregiving Kink 8.Rules, Rituals, and Routines 9.Structures and Supports Conclusion Dedication Appendix Bibliography