Pleasure, Pain, and Power: Exploration and Education to Foster a BDSM and Kink-Affirming Counselling Practice

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Evelyn
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-24T00:16:34Z
dc.date.available2025-05-24T00:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this capstone project was to explore what mental health professionals need to know to support clients that fantasize, practice, and identify with BDSM (Bondage; Discipline; Dominance and Submission; Sadism and Masochism) and kink. This paper adds to the recent increase in research interest fuelled by popular media and growing broader cultural awareness of the diversity of sexuality. After reviewing the relevant cultural, intersectional, and historical factors impacting BDSM clients, this project summarizes this information into a quick-access guide for therapists in their journey whether that is starting from a place of judgement and unfamiliarity or from considering themselves kink-friendly. This project challenges existing assumptions about BDSM and kink and encourages therapists to pursue a kink-affirming clinical practice.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3450
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectBDSM
dc.subjectkink
dc.subjectsex therapy
dc.subjectpower dynamics
dc.subjectalternative sexuality
dc.subjectparaphilia
dc.titlePleasure, Pain, and Power: Exploration and Education to Foster a BDSM and Kink-Affirming Counselling Practice
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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