Relationship Coach Specializing in Polyamory, BDSM, and Families with Children




Relationship Coaching


Ongoing coaching sessions to help Polyamorous, BDSM and Gender Minorities identify relationship patterns, clarify boundaries and improve communication skills for managing their unconventional relationships.


Community Edutainment


Great nights where the local folx can learn about themselves, laugh, and learn some things they just might want to try out later.


Media Consulting


Dr. Eli Sheff is one of the leading experts on consensual non-monogamy in the United States and the foremost expert on polyamorous families with children worldwide, sharing her expertise with prestigious publications like CNN, New York Times and NPR.



Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff

Dr. Elisabeth Sheff is one of a handful of global academic experts on polyamory, and the foremost academic expert on children in polyamorous families. Specializing in diversity and underserved populations.


Dr. Eli’s Blog featured on PsychologyToday.com

Monthly Mono-Poly Relationship Support

If you are in a mixed-dynamic relationship where one person wants exclusivity and another wants an open relationship and you could use some help figuring out how to manage it, consider joining us for an online support group the second Wednesday of every month. This coming February 11 and 5 pm Pacific time/8 pm Eastern…

2026 SexPosCon Virtual Conference Registration Now Open

Registration is Open Register Today! The 2026 conference is entirely virtual. Times for the conference are centered on U.S. Eastern Standard Time for the convenience of the majority of the presenters. Sessions will be recorded and recordings will be made available to all registrants for a limited time. Current Conference ScheduleMeet the Presenters Become a Conference…


Additional Professional Service


Expert Witness and Legal Consultant

Dr. Eli Sheff provides expert witnessing for court cases related to child custody, consensual non-monogamy and BDSM.


Corporate and Public Speaking

With an informative, entertaining, and accessible speaking style, Dr. Eli Sheff frequently designs and conducts seminars on sex, race, and gender diversity to corporations, nonprofits, universities and health professionals.


Academic and Publication Editing

Dr. Eli Sheff provides a wide range of professional writing services. From editing legal, business and academic publications, to content development for websites, and newsletters, all the way to ghost writing.



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About

One of a handful of global experts on polyamory and the foremost international expert on children in polyamorous families, Dr. Elisabeth Sheff has studied sex and gender minority families for over 30 years.

Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given hundreds of radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from Vouge and BuzzFeed to the New York Times and National Public Radio.