These dominatrixes double as therapists

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Kimi Inch, a dom of 15 years who works in Chelsea, found the parallels between sexual domination and emotional healing so strong that she became a licensed therapist last year.

“For me, it felt like a natural progression. Dom work is so much like therapy work already,” says Inch. “[You take people to] really powerful, deep places.” Today, she holds kink sessions from her Chelsea dungeon, traditional therapy sessions in a separate office in the neighborhood — and a blend of both in what she calls Conscious Kink sessions. For $500, she’ll spend two hours with a client in her dungeon, focusing on the spiritual, psychological elements of domination. Together, they go through breathing exercises, set an intention and verbally self-analyze — even when the session starts to get physical. Those steps toward mindfulness make the time “more than exploring their sexual fantasies,” says Inch.