Elyssa Helfer LMFT

About

Elyssa Helfer, LMFT, is a sex and relationship therapist, lecturer, and writer specializing in the kink and alt sex community. She has a private practice in Los Angeles, CA.

Recent Posts

An Intersectional Approach to Kink Therapy

Which modalities can be helpful to utilize when working with kinky clients? Here's how an intersectional approach can enhance our work both in and out of the therapy room.

An Alternative Approach to Erotic Incompatibility

Does erotic incompatibility make you feel hopeless about your sex life? Don't give up hope just yet. There may be a new approach to help.

Working with Kink: Shifting the Clinical Perspective

How can clinicians differentiate healthy kink expression and abuse? Proper kink education and a shift in clinical perspective can answer this complex question.

Kink Education Is an Ethical Obligation

Can sex education within the mental health field truly be inclusive if it does not include kink? How education can shift the false narratives within the mental health community.

Beyond the Kink Rumors

What happens when you look beyond the rumors about the kink community? The consequences may be more life-altering than you think.

Kink Shaming: How Did We Get Here?

How did we get to a place where kink shaming is so common? A look back at the problematic views on kink and erotic expression.

Tackling Kink Injustice From the Inside Out

How can the mental health community best serve the kink population? A look into ways we can learn and grow as clinicians.