The erotic sex life and relationships you crave are possible!
Welcome to The Pleasure Practice, an invitation for those looking to challenge the status quo of relating and experience deeper ecstasy.
Work with Nicole, one of the leading academic theorists and psychotherapists on non-monogamy and sexuality.
The erotic sex life and relationships you crave are possible!
Welcome to The Pleasure Practice, an invitation for those looking to challenge the status quo of relating and experience deeper ecstasy.
Work with Nicole, one of the leading academic theorists and psychotherapists on non-monogamy and sexuality.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
Sex
Nicole will guide you through a transformative journey where you'll unlock new levels of pleasure and self-expression. With personalized support, you'll delve into your erotic desires and fantasies, enhancing body awareness, and enjoying sex that is creative, playful, and deeply satisfying. Her approach ensures that every session is tailored to your needs, helping you achieve a heightened sense of freedom and pleasure. Experience the thrill of living out your desires fully and openly.
Nicole will empower you to communicate authentically and confidently in your sexual encounters. Through her expert guidance, you'll cultivate deeper intimacy and connection, embracing a creative and shame-free approach to your sexuality. Whether you seek to enhance your solo experiences, explore adventurous sex with a partner, or delve into playful kink, Nicole will support you every step of the way, ensuring you feel empowered and liberated in your sexual expression.
Nicole will help you explore and embrace your kinky cravings, empowering you to integrate these dynamics in your partnerships with confidence. She will support your personal growth and self-embodiment by delving into the psychological aspects of erotic power dynamics, consent, and self-expression. With her guidance, you'll integrate these experiences into a more empowered and confident sense of self, enhancing both your pleasure and personal growth.
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Nicole will help you unlearn the scripts that confine your love and desire, allowing you to build relationships that are fueled by passion, eros, and authentic connection. You’ll become someone who moves through love and intimacy with radical confidence—unapologetically attuned to your desires, deeply connected to your body, and free from the myths that tell you passion must be sacrificed for stability.
Relationships
Nicole will help you cultivate deeper, more fulfilling connections through personalized support. In individual sessions, she’ll guide you in identifying your needs and crafting a roadmap to achieve your desires in your current relationship. For partners, Nicole offers focused sessions that enhance intimacy through clear communication and actionable strategies, fostering a stronger, more authentic bond with your partner(s).
Nicole can guide you in taking the first steps towards creating the relationship you truly desire. As a leading expert in non-monogamy, Nicole offers significant expertise in various relational models, including creative monogamy, open-monogamy, monogamish, open relationships, polyamory, swinging, solo-polyamory, and relationship anarchy. She’ll help you identify and design a relationship style uniquely tailored to your desires, ensuring it brings you the most pleasure, security, and fulfillment.
Nicole will help you create relationships where you experience both expansive freedom and deep security. She’ll guide you in understanding the root causes and triggers of jealousy, empowering you to manage these emotions effectively. With her support, you’ll build healthy, fulfilling connections and feel secure and confident in your non-monogamous journey.
Nicole can help you harmonize your personal needs with those of your partners. She provides tools and strategies to navigate the complexities of interconnected relationships, enhancing your communication skills and boosting overall relationship satisfaction. With Nicole’s support, you’ll achieve a fulfilling balance and deepen your connections with all of your relationships.
Offerings
Deepen your relationship with your own pleasure, desire, and erotic expression through personalized one-on-one sessions with Nicole. In these intimate, transformative spaces, you’ll explore the intersections of sexuality, embodiment, relationship dynamics, and personal growth. Together, we’ll embark on a journey of dismantling internalized shame, nurturing radical self-trust, and awakening your fullest erotic potential.
These sessions offer a private, supportive environment where you can explore your desires without judgment or limitation, while cultivating a more authentic, liberated connection to your erotic self. With a focus on expanding your pleasure, communication, and self-expression, you’ll create a foundation for more fulfilling relationships with both yourself and others. This is an invitation to honor your deepest desires and step into the expansive freedom that comes with embracing your truest sexual identity.
Strengthen the foundations of your partnerships (whether dyads, triads, or expansive polycules) through relational sessions focused on open communication, secure attachment, erotic exploration, and collective flourishing. In these transformative spaces, Nicole supports you in building authentic, liberated connections that honor the unique needs, structures, and dreams of each relationship within your polycule.
Together, you’ll explore the complexities of expansive relating and non-monogamy, cultivating relational dynamics that nourish each individual while fostering collective growth. Through deep dialogue, reflection, and creative exercises, you’ll craft relationship ecosystems rooted in consent, freedom, and radical intimacy. This is an invitation to create thriving, expansive relationships that honor your truth and the unique desires of everyone involved, paving the way for deeper connection, joy, and freedom.
Step into your full erotic aliveness in this intimate 12-week group experience (maximum 6 participants). This journey is a radical invitation to reclaim your birthright to pleasure, desire, and embodied confidence. Together, we'll explore how to navigate desire, intimacy, self-expression, and self-empowerment in ways that honor your truth and deepest pleasure.
Through education, reflection, and community, you’ll be supported in dismantling internalized shame, nurturing expansive consent, and cultivating the radical self-trust needed to open the door to your highest forms of erotic freedom. You’ll create a liberated sexual identity that nourishes your body, desires, and confidence, rooted in authenticity, self-respect, and joyful exploration. This is an invitation to embrace your fullest erotic self and step into a world of greater pleasure, connection, and possibility.
This offering runs once per year in the fall, with applications opening mid January and sessions starting the first week of March. All group offerings are intimate, high-support spaces, and opportunities to join are limited. To stay informed about future application windows and waitlists, join our email list.
Step beyond old relationship templates and embrace a new paradigm of connection, intimacy, and freedom. This is a 12-week small group (maximum 6 participants) experience for those exploring non-monogamy, polyamory, relationship anarchy, and other expansive forms of love and longing to live those truths with confidence, care, and embodiment. Together, we’ll explore how to communicate with clarity, create liberatory agreements, embody secure connection, and build relationships that reflect your deepest values.
Through guided education, embodied practice, and group dialogue, you’ll be supported in crafting relationships rooted in consent, pleasure, and mutual empowerment. This is an invitation to create your own liberated way of relating, one that honors your fullest self and opens the door to greater intimacy, fulfillment, and possibility. Receive the education, community, and support you need to build relationships that are secure, liberatory, and uniquely your own. To learn more about this offering, click here.
This offering runs once per year in the spring with applications opening mid-July and sessions starting the first week of September. All group offerings are intimate, high-support spaces, and opportunities to join are limited. To stay informed about future application windows and waitlists, join our email list.
FAQ
With her expertise as a leading academic theorist on non-monogamy and sexuality, Nicole provides invaluable insights to help you design creative relationship structures and embrace your liberated sexual pleasure.
Whether you are exploring the expansiveness of non-monogamy, the empowerment of BDSM, or the liberation from shame to step into your erotic pleasure, Nicole empowers you to cultivate fulfilling connections, explore your sexuality with joy, and live authentically in alignment with your values.
You can choose one-on-one sessions for individualized support, sessions for couples or polycules to navigate intimacy and growth together, or join one of Nicole’s intimate 12-week group programs (limited to six participants).
If you are ready to break free from societal limitations to embrace your pleasure and to create the most fulfilling sex life and relationships, then this opportunity is designed for you. Nicole works with individuals, couples, and polycules who are ready to liberate their erotic pleasure and enjoy both secure and expansive relationships. If you are someone who believes that another world is possible—one where your erotic desires are celebrated and fully expressed—you are in the right place.
Simply, click the “Apply to Work with Nicole” button to being. You’ll be guided to an application that features three carefully crafted questions. These questions are designed to help Nicole gain a deeper understanding of your unique desires, aspirations, and the specific goals you wish to achieve. By taking this step, you are beginning your journey to explore your deepest desires, create the relationships you crave, and reclaim your erotic power.
Opportunities to work with Nicole become available on a rolling basis. The Pleasure Practice team will contact you to schedule a complimentary 30-minute virtual consultation with Nicole to discover if the The Pleasure Practice would be a good fit for your goals. Be on the lookout for an invitation email with further information on beginning your pleasure journey!
Working with Nicole has profoundly transformed my understanding of pleasure and sexuality. Nicole's compassionate approach illuminated how deeply my upbringing and societal norms were affecting my ability to fully enjoy and express my desires. With Nicole's support, I unlocked new levels of pleasure and playfulness in my sex life, experiencing a profound sense of sexual empowerment. My confidence has soared, and my relationships have become more authentic and fulfilling than ever. I can honestly say I've never felt more empowered and joyful in my relationships and sex life. Thank you, Nicole, for this incredible journey of self-discovery and liberation.
Emily S.
I can't recommend Nicole highly enough for anyone seeking guidance in non-monogamy and pleasure exploration. As a queer individual, I've often struggled to find resources that truly understand the nuances of my identity and desires. From the moment I started working with Nicole, I felt seen and validated. Her expertise provided me with invaluable tools to navigate the complexities of multiple partnerships and embrace my authentic self. Thanks to Nicole's support, I've cultivated deeper connections with my partners, explored new realms of pleasure, and reclaimed agency over my own sexuality. My only regret is not seeking her support sooner!
Alex T.
Our experience with Nicole has been nothing short of transformative. As a couple exploring non-monogamy, we faced numerous challenges and insecurities along the way. Nicole not only helped us navigate these hurdles with grace and compassion but also encouraged us to redefine our relationship on our own terms. Through her guidance, we've learned to communicate more effectively, prioritize pleasure in our individual lives, and embrace the beauty of non-monogamy. Our connection has deepened, our sex life has flourished, and we've never felt more aligned as partners. We're forever grateful to Nicole for helping us build a relationship that's as authentic as it is fulfilling.
Jordan A. and Taylor H.
NICOLE'S INTENTION
If the status quo of sex and relationships feels confining to you, please know that you are not alone. You deserve to craft the sex life and relationships that meet your unique needs and dreams. I’m here to support and companion with you in the development of your embodied pleasure. If you long to feel a deeper connection to your erotic self, build expansive relationships, and live liberation, then you have found the safe and expansive space to be celebrated in all that you are.
I am a Feminist, Queer, Non-Monogamous Psychotherapist trained in Psychedelic Integration Therapy, who is passionate about helping individuals create more pleasure. My Clinical Psychology Doctoral Research explored the practice of non-monogamy, the philosophy of relationship anarchy, and the liberation of our sexual desires. I am also a Trauma-Informed Certified Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor and use this background to support you in building deeper embodiment and enhanced erotic intimacy. As a Feminist Theorist, I also examine the intersectional impacts of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression on our access to pleasure. I believe creating a pleasurable life requires a multi-disciplinary approach that is as expansive as you are. I have years of experience supporting others with deeper connection to their pleasure and am one of the leading academic theorists on expansive relationship styles and playfully embodied sexuality.
My intention is to support you in discovering and pursuing the things that bring your soul alive and give you greater zest for life. Whether you are exploring opening up your relationship, navigating jealousy and compersion in non-monogamy, expanding your sexuality through erotic power play, or are looking to heighten your access to radical ecstasy, I’m here to support your journey of building a more pleasurable life.
If you are resonating with this message and feel the calling to go deeper, fill out the form below and let’s connect to discover if working together would be a good fit for both of us.
I’m excited to meet you and get to hear your unique story.
Nicole Thompson,
MA, Clinical Psychology
Sex and Relationship Psychotherapist