Therapy Experiences of Clients with BDSM Sexualities: Listening to a Stigmatized Sexuality (Report‪)‬

Introduction In the field of mental health, one current cutting edge is the identification of appropriate and inappropriate therapeutic techniques with people with alternative sexualities. When topics of alternative sexuality arise in the context of therapy, misapplications of diagnostic criteria and a lack of familiarity about alternative sexualities can combine to foster disruptions or dysfunction in the therapeutic interaction (Nichols, 2006). As the field of mental health gains more information about the full range of human sexuality, the increase in knowledge can lead to more accurate diagnoses, effective interventions, and address public misconceptions about human behavior and mental health.