<P><STRONG>Winner of the 2021 AASECT Book Award!</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Winner of the SSTAR Professional Book Award 2021!</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Winner of the SASH Media Award 2022!</STRONG></P><P><EM>The Leather Couch</EM> provides a comprehensive overview of the BDSM and kink community and guides clinicians on how to meet the unique relational and mental health needs of its members. </P><P></P><P>The text offers a 101-style introduction to BDSM before delving into topics ranging from intersectionality within the kink community, to conducting a kink-affirming risk assessment and how to discern between domestic violence and consensual power-exchange. The author explores differential diagnoses and clinical concerns that are relevant to health care providers, including social workers and therapists as well as primary care physicians and sex educators. </P><P>Interwoven throughout with real-world case studies, each chapter presents practical suggestions, tools, and handouts the reader can