Awareness, Professionalism, Advocacy, Compassion, Training.
Kink and Polyamory Aware Chicago Therapists (KPACT) is an online community for therapists who honor and celebrate the boundless range of sexuality, eroticism, and relational configurations/styles in our clients.
Looking for a professional? Find a kink and/or polyamory affirming provider using our free KPACT Provider Directory.
What We Do
Professional Events, Workshops and Networking Opportunities
KPACT provides a community for clinicians to share ideas and discuss professional and ethical issues related to psychotherapy with kinky and polyamorous clients. We host professional presentations, networking, and dialogue events quarterly. We also sponsor a Provider Directory to connect clients to affirming professionals of all types.
KPACT has connected me with wonderful colleagues throughout Chicagoland who do important work at the intersections of sexual, gender, and relationship-style variance. I am grateful for this resource as well as the training and learning opportunities!
– Casey VanderStel, MA, EMDR (they/them & she/her), Clinical Therapist & GTWC Administrative Director
Over 25 CE-bearing education events with accessible, tiered registration provided.
Workshops attended by over 750 clinicians and mental health graduate students.
300+ professional members active in our online KPACT networking group.
For Providers
Join the KPACT Community
KPACT Provider Directory
Professional listing in our KPACT Provider Directory is an annual subscription service. It supports professionals of all types by connecting them to clients seeking kink and polyamory affirming services. Membership is just $25 per year.
KPACT Google Group
Join our free, private, online networking group for kink and polyamory aware therapists. This online space is used to share and request relevant resources, network with like-minded clinicians, and seek referrals. The Google Group is for mental health providers and grad students only.
For Clients
Search for kink and polyamory affirming providers in our directory!
As part of our mission to increase access to kink- and polyamory-affirming services, KPACT has a Provider Directory where you can search for a variety of professional services free of charge.
Learn
Educational Resources
Our educational resources section provides further resources for everyone, whether you are a professional KPACT Member or just looking to deepen your understanding on a specific topic.
Recent Articles and News
You Asked, We Answered For years, KPACT therapists have used the private Google group to find referrals to other kink- and polyamory-affirming mental health practitioners but also when looking for informed and aware doctors, lawyers, massage therapists, physical therapists and others who are kink- and polyamory-affirming. KPACT therapists have wanted a professional directory where they…
There are reasons for using labels. They can be very useful, in an elemental way. To label something is to identify it and categorize it, which makes it easier to talk about, and therefore easier to share. Labels can promote intimacy and community, and when more and more people agree on the usefulness of a…
Content warning: this piece includes the mention of violence, sexual assault, and police misconduct. Until recently, there was no legal definition of affirmative consent for adults who use force or restraint during erotic power exchange and roleplay. Instead, U.S. case law has found, based on moral objections, that consent is not a defense to assault—even…
KPACT Membership
Join the KPACT Professional Community
Are you a professional who serves the kink/BDSM or polyamory/non-monogamy communities? Join the KPACT Provider Directory.