Join me in expanding the conversation around identity and relationships.
With more than a decade of higher education, continuing education, and self-study, I’ve had the opportunity to share what I’ve learned through multiple forms of content and on multiple platforms.
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For several years, I was an ongoing contributor to The Affirmative Couch, an online platform for disseminating information by and for LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with diverse relationship styles, and kinky people.
The Affirmative Couch was committed to teaching affirmative psychotherapy to therapists in order to help more people in these communities have access to affirmative care. Sadly, they had to close their doors in 2025. However, the founders have continued to offer continuing education through their private practice, Out Couch in California!
Preview some of my articles and courses for other therapists below!
Affirmative Couch Articles:
Find me at an event near you - or online!
I frequently present on sexuality, identity, and polyamory at speaking engagements and conferences, both in person and virtually. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated on future events!
Prior Events & Speaking Engagements:
Fundamentals of Polyamory-Affirmative Therapy — The Affirmative Couch | 2024 | Virtual CE Course, 3 hours
Mono-Poly Relationships in Therapy — The Affirmative Couch | 2023 | Virtual CE Course, 2 hours
A Brief Introduction to Polyamory and Polyamorous Relationships — Airport Marina Counseling Service, CA | June 2022 | Virtual
An Introduction to Polyamory and Polyamorous Relationships — Palo Alto Therapy, CA | April 2022 | Virtual
Polyamory, Bisexuality, and Mono-Poly Relationships — Tobin Counseling, MI | December 2021 | Virtual
Polyamory in the Media Panel Discussion — ClexaCon, NV | October, 2021 | In-person
Bisexuality, Ambiamory, and Mono-Poly Relationships — Practices & Principles of Ethical Non-Monogamy Conference | June 2021 | Virtual
Multiplicities of Desire: Working with the Intersection of Bisexuality and Polyamory — The Affirmative Couch | 2019 | Virtual CE Course, 3 hours
Polyamory 101 — Purdue University Northwest Human Sexuality Class, IN | Fall 2019 | Virtual
Feminist Structural Family Therapy with Polyamorous Clients, Co-presented with John Wall, MS, LMFTA — The Affirmative Couch | 2019 | Virtual CE Course, 2.5 hours
Polyamory 101 — Genuine Solutions Counseling, MI | Fall 2019 | In-person
Polyamory 101 — Smart Sex Smart Love Speaker Series, MI | December 2018 | In-person
Explore my recent publication contributions!
Polyamory Coloring and Activity Book by Stacked Deck Press
The Handbook of Consensual Non-Monogamy: Affirming Mental Health Practice Edited by Michelle D. Vaughan and Theodore R. Burnes
Multimedia Interviews
Enjoy learning more about polyamory and LGBTQIA+ identities, as I chat with other therapists, coaches, and podcast professionals who are passionate about changing the cultural conversation around relationships.
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Your Guide to Polyamorous Relationships
We’ll share what you need to know about polyamory, including the different types of polyamorous relationships, how to establish healthy boundaries in polyamory, and more.
Written by Eleesha Lockett, MS, and Medically Reviewed by Janet Brito, Ph.D., LCSW, CST
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Do Poly People Really Have It Best?
Having more than one partner may sound like a lot of fun, but it's not as easy as it sounds.
Written by Khadeeja Arham
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Bisexuality, Ambiamory, and Mono-Poly Relationships
This video was part of the Practices & Principles of Ethical Polyamory Conference in June 2021. The conversation is between myself and Kathy G. Slaughter from Soaring Heart Counseling in Indiana.
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Authenticity with Alicia is all about empowering and embracing our unique selves while addressing and exploring the pressures and complexities of our identity.
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Episode 65: Mono-Poly Relationships in Therapy
The mission of the Practicing Polyamory Podcast is to provide a platform for all of the real life, flawed humans that practice polyamory so that we might all learn from one another and grow as a community. The Practicing Polyamory Podcast is a safe space where people admit their shortcomings and failures, celebrate their wins, and talk about the hard lessons learned along each individual’s journey through polyam.
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Stephanie Sullivan on Polyamory
You’ve heard of polyamory, right? But, do you really understand what a polyamorous relationship looks like? This week Dr. Joe Kort chats with Stephanie Sullivan, a polyamory-affirmative therapist to talk all things polyamory. Is it just cheating? Why do some people confuse it with affairs or infidelity? Even while our society has made incredible strides in the legalization of same-sex marriage, the idea that a relationship could include more than two people has remained a taboo—even when one in five Americans claim that they have been in a relationship with more than one person. Hear Joe and Stephanie dispel the polyamory myths. Does it work?” And “How do people make it work?"
It’s an honor to both educate and be educated by others who are helping to make the world a more affirming and accepting place.
This work informs the care I provide as a therapist, too.
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