Guan-Xuan (ta/they/it) is an asexual, transgender, nonbinary, sadistic slave who has practiced authority-based dynamics since 2004. By day, Guan-Xuan is a licensed professional counselor who centers their work around queer, trans, and BIPOC experiences, specializing in identity-based trauma and generational trauma from an anti-oppression and liberation psychology lens. By night, Guan-Xuan is a multi-purpose tool, completely devoted to surrendering to its Master, Devyn Stone’s every whim and fancy. His emotional support wolf and slut for degradation and humiliation. Guan-Xuan is passionate about increasing accessibility and reducing stigma for queer, trans, BIPOC, and Leather/kink communities.

Child sexual abuse and incestuous abuse is largely stigmatized, even in healthcare, wellness, and psychology fields. Those who were victimized sexually in the past often experience issues relating to disclosure, support, and understanding from their healthcare providers. Furthermore, CSA and/or incest are mystified even by spaces that seek to educate providers on best practices. This class seeks to break through the stigma and openly discuss the prevalence of CSA and incestuous abuse, struggles faced by victim-survivors. It provides basic information for how to handle disclosure, work constructively with clients, and dismantle stigma surrounding CSA. Additionally, the class discusses the intersection of trauma and kink and provides guidance for how to support victim-survivors through their journey, including in BDSM play.

 

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When does yes mean no? This course explores scholarly research by the presenter into fawning and appeasement responses to threat, in kink negotiations and play, and how those responses provide inauthentic consent. Psychoeducation for recognizing fawning and better engagement in embodied consent will be provided with tips for both tops and bottoms to bring back to their relationships and communities.

 

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Navigating the public kink scene can be scary as a mental health professional (especially when you work with kinksters!) Ask 5 people if they believe professionals can be public with their kinks, and you’ll receive 5 different answers. Torie and AJ have found ways to be professionals involved in their local kink community, and they want to share how they do so, what considerations to take when publicly navigating kink, where ethics fall into this, how to discuss your involvement in the community with clients/patients, self-disclosure, and how to navigate running into clients in kink spaces.

 

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This course is a “clinical crash course” in BDSM for healthcare professionals. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of BDSM practices, language, and ethics, empowering them to work confidently with clients who embrace alternative lifestyles. The class emphasizes honoring clients’ identities while maintaining professional boundaries, exploring personal comfort and bias as a provider, and applying ethical principles in care. By the end of the session, clinicians will have increased understanding in how to engage in kink-informed conversations, support clients safely, and provide affirming care that respects both lifestyle and well-being.

 

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This class offers mental health and wellness professionals a culturally competent, neurodiversity-affirming framework for understanding clients who engage in BDSM and other alternative sexual practices. Using a bio/psycho/social lens, we explore how race, culture, trauma, sensory processing, and communication differences shape erotic expression and relational needs. Participants will learn how to differentiate pathology from preference, recognize the impact of masking and neurodivergence on negotiation and consent, and understand how sensory profiles influence play, arousal, and aftercare. Through case examples and reflective practice, the class provides practical tools for assessment, safety planning, and treatment that honors autonomy, identity, and lived experience. This training supports clinicians and healers in offering affirming, nonjudgmental care to clients whose sexualities, neurotypes, or lifestyles fall outside mainstream narratives.

 

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