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The Leather Couch

Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients

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The Leather Couch

By: Stefani Goerlich
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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About this listen

Winner of the 2021 AASECT Book Award!

The Leather Couch provides a comprehensive overview of the BDSM and kink community and guides clinicians on how to meet the unique relational and mental health needs of its members.

The text offers a 101-style introduction to BDSM before delving into topics ranging from intersectionality within the kink community, to conducting a kink-affirming risk assessment, and how to discern between domestic violence and consensual power-exchange. The author explores differential diagnoses and clinical concerns that are relevant to health care providers, including social workers and therapists as well as primary care physicians and sex educators.

Interwoven throughout with real-world case studies, each chapter presents practical suggestions, tools, and handouts the listener can use to inform their practice and serve clients in ways that meet the needs of each individual, couple, or partnership.

Written in a conversational, accessible style for clinicians and members of the BDSM community alike, The Leather Couch is the go-to resource for any mental health professional or educator looking to transform their practice from kink aware to kink affirming.

©2021 Stefani Goerlich (P)2022 Tantor Human Sexuality Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Mental Health BDSM

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This book covers an important topic and provides a number of good ideas and considerations. There are quite a few factual errors in definitions and explanations of key kink concepts and roles, however, which made me question how well-versed the author actually is in this field.

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