Sprott et al. · Clinical Guidelines for Working with Clients Involved in Kink, 2023

"People involved in kink often encounter stigma and bias in healthcare."

Not here. If you’ve ever spent sessions teaching your therapist the vocabulary of your own life, you never have to do it again.

You are welcome here

If you’ve ever spent the first few sessions teaching a therapist the vocabulary of your own life — what a dynamic is, what negotiated means, why none of this is abuse — you know the particular tiredness of it. The relief we’re offering is small and specific: you can skip that part.

Your kink isn’t a diagnosis to us, and it’s usually not the reason you’re here. We say it plainly because, when care goes wrong, the failure has never been the client’s.

Kink-aware practitioners already know the terrain — power exchange, negotiation, aftercare, the line between a scene and a symptom — and has done their own reflecting before you arrive. The guidance is direct: consensual kink is not inherently pathological.

The work of competence belongs to the therapist, not you.^[1]

How we can help

When people don’t trust that, they go quiet — in the study most cited on this, nearly half of kink-identified clients had never told their therapist that part of who they are.^[2] A clinician you have to hide from can only help you halfway.

We’re specific on purpose — D/s, negotiated power exchange, impact, service, the actual range of what people live. Communities screen for that specificity, and they’re right to. “Open-minded” is a hope; competence is a dedicated practice of curiousity, kindness and accdpetance.

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If you have tried other therapy practices in the past that left you feeling that therapy might not be for you, I implore you to give Bionic Bloom a go. I'm a huge advocate for therapy, as I have done therapy on and off my entire life. Bionic Bloom is welcoming, warm and is like energy for my tired, achy soul. The entire staff is compassionate, kind and I am so thankful I followed my gut and decided to reach out to start back in therapy here. I've found my new therapy home. A place where I feel like I can be my 100% unfiltered self, and process the traumas of being a human in this wild world in such a positive and healing way. The space itself is located on the edge of down town. I find parking a block away is easiest for me vs. parking in a garage. The actual location itself feels like you are walking into a zen yoga studio. The owners have really done an amazing job making this spot feel like a retreat from the day to day. I've seen Monica a handful of times now and already feel like I was guided there to continue growing and learning about myself. I'll also be seeing the doctor there as well. One of my favorite therapists in the past told me once that it was important to try different therapists, as each one has different things they can teach and offer. I've found this to be true, but because it's so hard to find ONE therapist I feel comfortable around, it's always turned into me going periods of time without a therapist while I search for "the right fit". Bionic Bloom offers many different therapy types, and while I 150% adore Monica, I also have the option of switching it up with different therapists if I would like to that offer other modalities. That's pretty incredible in my book. Anyways, if you have never done therapy and this is the first place you are trying - it will forever be your gold standard. If you are returning to therapy or looking to switch, this place will exceed your expectations. I've been raving to my friends about how great this place is!!!

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