BerlinGainer27:
Maybe you could do some online therapy. Does that resonate with anyone else?
I’m going to offer a *slightly* more nuanced answer than others have offered, based on conversations with such professionals.
Hopefully, you shouldn’t be able to find someone who is willing to
both A: be your therapist and B: engage in a kink with you. That’s akin to having sex with a client. Super unethical, as others have mentioned.
However, there are professionals (including these kinds of mental health professionals) who are
also kinky people that enjoy using some of the skills they learned for their profession in a kink context. But as a kinky play partner—NOT as a professional.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with this. The pro just needs to be thoughtful about how they approach play to ensure they keep appropriate boundaries. This challenge isn’t unique to kink, of course; it’s true of any relationship. Therapists shouldn’t be offering therapy to friends or family, for example.