Cer­ti­fied Sex Ther­a­pist Ste­fani Goer­lich spe­cial­izes in work­ing with gen­der, sex­u­al­i­ty, and rela­tion­ship minori­ties. She is the author of 5 books on BDSM/​kink and men­tal health, includ­ing the mul­ti-award-win­ning The Leather Couch: Clin­i­cal Prac­tice with Kinky Clients. She has been seen in out­lets rang­ing from the BBC and The New York­er to Teen Vogue and Cos­mopoli­tan.