slave Rick recently retired from a 30- year career with the Federal government and expanded his practice as a licensed psychotherapist within the BDSM community. he is also a part-time college instructor, a massage therapist, a retired Science of Mind practitioner, and has presented programs on the spiritual dynamics of SM and D/s relationships at dozens of conferences and leather events throughout North America..

In 2008 slave Rick was honored to receive both the Southwest Leather Conference “Leatherman’s Heart Award” and the “slave Heart Award” from the Master/slave Conference. he is proud to be one of the subjects of “Ask the Man Who Owns him,” a book on gay male M/s relationships that will be published in Spring, 2009.

First and foremost, however, he is by grace in service to his beloved Master.