Kink-Informed Practice: Core Concepts & Clinical Translation

Kink shows up in therapy rooms, coaching calls, and educational spaces—yet many professionals feel unsure about language, frameworks, and best-practice approaches for discussing it. This 4-hour virtual training supports professionals moving from curiosity to competence through a structured “Kink-Informed” foundation. Participants will learn core principles of negotiation (needs, limits, boundaries, and aftercare planning), explore how power exchange operates across roles and relationship dynamics, and examine “energy exchange” as a useful lens for understanding arousal, intensity, nervous system activation, and meaning-making during scenes.

We’ll also focus on clinical translation: how to ask better questions, identify common client concerns (shame, conflict, disclosure, safety, mismatched desire, consent injuries), and integrate a non-pathologizing approach into intake, assessment, and ongoing care. The training ends with a moderated elder panel featuring long-time kink community members sharing lived experience, community norms, and practical takeaways—helping participants understand how culture and context shape safety, communication, and accountability.

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