Catherine Gross is a sex educator, consultant, writer and certified PCC personal coach. She offers classes that focus on physical skills, Master/slave relationships, dominance and submission, improving your sex life, personal development, house management, service, keeping relationships healthy and much more.
She has served on both local and national boards, judged contests, staffed conferences in a variety of positions, and emceed and produced fundraisers for several charities and organizations. She is currently the co-producer of SouthEast LeatherFest in Atlanta, GA.
Catherine enjoys both having the opportunity to interact with large groups as well as the one-on-one contact that smaller events offer. She has presented classes at Frolicon, Black Rose, South Plains LeatherFest, Living In Leather by NLA-I, San Diego Leatherfest, SouthEast LeatherFest, Southwest Leather Conference, Together in Leather, Northeast Master/slave Conference, Leather University, Boys Camp, International Ms. Leather, Leather Leadership Conference, Pantheon, TES, Folsom Fringe, Orlando Bash, Great Lakes Leather Alliance, Leather Reign and at many more events. She was presented with Black Rose's Vaughn Keith National Educator Award in 2002 and Pantheon of Leather Southeast Region Service Award 2006.
She has also written a safety manual in use by more than a dozen organizations scattered from coast to coast. You can download a copy here.
Catherine created Servant's Retreat, an intensive weekend for those who serve, which focuses on the internal issues of submission and service. In addition, her Nine Fold Path Seminar is a workshop on M/s and D/s relationship health. She also offers sessions for couples and individuals in her private practice.
She is the owner of Fetish Auctioneer—which received the Pantheon of Leather Business of the Year award in 2006—where she sells sex toys under the seller name Zipperdiva.
"Teaching provides me with great joy. I love seeing emotional and intellectual connections made in class discussions. We've all contributed to educating each other in many ways. It's my great fortune to participate in the creation of these moments."
For more information, please see the following:
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Catherine was Dr. Gloria Brame's hot guest for the month of November 2002. Topics ranged from what it takes to be a good top to emotional edge play. Read the archives.
- Interview with Sensuous Sadie http://www.smnews.com/articles/articl13.htm
- Podcast interview released November 2008 with Dungeon Vox.
- Wiki Listing of Catherine Gross
- 1997 Interview after a class given at New York University
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