You could keep it hypothetical. You could say, what would you say to a client who has self harmed in the past and is sometimes still dealing with urges of self harm but who hasn't acted on it in ____ amount of time? Etc. In my experience, most therapists won't jump the gun but I know that there's always that chance. You could also say you are asking for a friend. Or something like that, if you don't want to come out and just talk about it. HUGS Kit