Poly, Kink, and Non-Normative Relationship Support
Rooted in Consent, Complexity, and Care
Not all relationships, bodies, or desires fit into traditional frameworks.
We offer trauma-informed, affirming support for people navigating polyamory, kink, identity, intimacy, and relational dynamics without pathologizing or trying to make you fit a mold.
Whether you are exploring, questioning, repairing, or wanting deeper alignment, we meet you where you are.
Areas of Support
| Service Area | Description |
|---|---|
| Relationship and Polyamory Support | For individuals, partners, and relationship networks navigating non-monogamy, boundaries, communication, jealousy, or relationship structure. We center clarity, consent, and sustainability rather than assumptions or hierarchy. |
| Kink-Affirming Therapy | A space to explore power, desire, identity, and dynamics without shame. Whether you are new, experienced, or questioning, we approach kink through consent, safety, and self-understanding. |
| Intimacy and Connection | For individuals and partners exploring emotional and physical connection, communication, and relational patterns. This includes rebuilding trust, navigating disconnection, and understanding desire without pressure or performance. |
| Sexual Trauma and Body-Based Healing | For survivors of assault, coercion, or harm. We focus on restoring safety, agency, and connection through body-based, trauma-informed care. |
| Desire, Avoidance, or Shame | Exploring how stress, trauma, culture, or religion shape your relationship with desire. We approach this with curiosity and compassion, not correction. |
| Affirming, Context-Aware Care | For LGBTQIA2S+, polyamorous, kink, asexual, and neurodivergent communities. Therapy that holds identity, culture, and lived experience without erasure. |
Our Approach
This work is not about fixing your desire, your relationship, or your identity.
It is about understanding what shaped you, what feels aligned, and what you want to keep, question, or rebuild.
We understand that intimacy and relationships are shaped by culture, power, faith, trauma, and systems. Our role is not to prescribe a right way, but to support you in finding your way.
Our therapists draw from approaches such as:
Somatic and body-based trauma care that supports reconnection to sensation, choice, and safety
Attachment and relational therapy to understand patterns and rebuild trust
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to bring awareness and compassion to thoughts and emotions
EMDR-informed trauma work to process stored experiences while supporting nervous system regulation
Psychoeducation on consent, boundaries, and desire that respects cultural and personal context
We co-create a space where your stories, sensations, and questions are all welcome.
Who We Support?
People come to us for many reasons, including:
Navigating polyamory, open relationships, or relationship transitions
Exploring kink, power dynamics, or BDSM identity
Working through jealousy, boundaries, or communication challenges
Healing from sexual or relational trauma
Unlearning shame from religious, cultural, or societal conditioning
Reconnecting with desire, body, or pleasure
Exploring gender, orientation, or relationship identity
You do not need to have the right language to begin.
Just a sense that something needs care, clarity, or space.
Finding the Right Fit
Not all of our therapists identify as sex therapists.
Many of our clinicians are poly-informed, kink-aware, queer-affirming, and trauma-trained. We prioritize fit over labels.
During your consultation, you can share what matters to you, whether that is a poly-informed therapist, someone comfortable with kink dynamics, trauma-informed care, or cultural and identity alignment.
We will match you with a therapist who can support you safely and respectfully.
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Arielle (She/Her)
Marriage, Family & Relationship Therapist · Rhode Island & Michigan
Arielle works with individuals and couples navigating intimacy, relationship repair, and sexual trauma.
Her approach is collaborative and grounded in attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and body awareness. -
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Merlin (He/Him)
Sex & Relationship Therapist · Rhode Island & Connecticut
Merlin works with individuals and partners exploring intimacy, identity, and sexual trauma.
He supports clients navigating polyamorous and queer relationships, healing from shame, and rebuilding trust after experiences of harm or disconnection. -
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Seth (He/Him)
Sexual Trauma & Relationship Therapist· Rhode Island & Georgia
Seth works with queer, trans, and neurodivergent clients navigating identity, trauma, and self-acceptance.
He helps individuals explore relationships, intimacy, and desire with curiosity and care, creating space for healing from shame and disconnection. -
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Sarah (She/Her)
Complex Trauma, Sex & Relationship Therapist · Rhode Island
Sarah works with clients healing from complex trauma and dissociation, and navigating sex, intimacy, and relationships with others and with the self.
She offers affirming care for LGBTQ+ clients and those rebuilding safety, self-worth, and body trust.
Meet More of Our Therapists
Many of our clinicians bring lived experience and deep training in supporting queer, BIPOC, and neurodivergent communities.
We know that therapy is most effective when you feel seen and understood. While not all of our therapists list their full identities or specializations publicly, our team is intentional about connecting you with the right fit, someone attuned to your story, values, and goals.
During your free consultation call, share what you’re looking for, whether that’s a queer-affirming or poly-informed therapist, someone experienced in sexual trauma recovery, or a clinician who understands the intersections of culture, gender, and mental health.
We’ll match you with a therapist who can meet you where you are, with care that honors the whole of who you are.