Dr. Kolmes did her dissertation on bias in clinical care towards the BDSM community and has presented on kink to psychologists since 2013. In 2009, Dr. Kolmes founded Bay Area Open Minds, a therapist community for clinicians serving polyamorous, kinky, and gender diverse clients. This non-profit now has over 200 clinicians. Dr. Kolmes currently is serving her second term on the Ethics Committee of the California Psychological Association. She is a member of the 2014 class of the APA Leadership Institute of Women Psychologists, and has been elected Member at Large of APA Division 42 for 2015 - 2017. She is also the Council Representative for California Psychological Association at APA 2017 - 2019. She has co-authored the 5th revision of Ed Zuckerman’s The Paper Office released in November 2016.