about me

Eine lächelnde junge Frau mit langen, lockigen braunen Haaren, Tattoos auf den Armen, trägt ein dunkelblaues Oberteil, sitzt an einem Holztisch vor einem weißen Hintergrund.

Annika Ackermann (she/her) - DGSF-certified systemic counsellor and sexual counsellor (SPT Institut)

Are you looking for guidance on polyamory, alternative relationship models or sexuality? Then you’ve come to the right place.

As a co-founder of theInstitute for Polyamory (IFP)and thePolyamory Experts’ Network (ENP), I’ve been bringing my experience and passion for these topics to the table since 2008.

My approach is LGBTQ+, kink- and sex work-friendly – because I believe that everyone has the right to self-determined love and pleasure.

My work is based on the systemic approach. What inspires me about it? The appreciation, self-empowerment and humour that characterise this method.

Berlin was my home for fourteen years. I have since fulfilled my wish to live closer to nature – and have been supporting my clients exclusively online since 2025.

My other projects

Below are my polyamory related projects, currently only available in German.

  • Every year in November I co-organise the polyamory talks. Speakers are therapists and counsellors of the ENP as well as guests from various other fields.

  • With my colleague Leonie Henning, I regularly host online workshops about polyamory. The goal is to provide information, best practices and tools for a happier polyamorous life.

  • We also have a growing library of polyamory workshops available for downloading - allowing you to watch at your own speed and as often as you want.

  • Currently we are developing the PolyKompass, a polyamory online training for mental health professionals (a free intro video is available in German here).

    The training consists of two parts – the first part is a foundational course that provides in depth information and tools for successfully practicing polyamory, and the second part is a work-specific extension for mental health professionals who work with or would like to start working with clients who practise non-monogamy.

    Are you interested in participating and would like to be kept up to date? Please write me and I will add you to the mailing list.