Kink individuals often engage in activities that may cause marks and bruises. Distinguishing clients’ desired and non-problematic activities from self-harming behaviors (NSSI) can be challenging for clinicians. This exciting course will begin by briefly reviewing relevant literature on non-suicidal self injury (NSSI). Building from this base, we will contrast this with consensual adult kink and […]

Kink individuals often engage in activities that may cause marks and bruises. Distinguishing clients’ desired and non-problematic activities from self-harming behaviors (NSSI) can be challenging for clinicians. This exciting course will begin by briefly reviewing relevant literature on non-suicidal self injury (NSSI). Building from this base, we will contrast this with consensual adult kink and […]