Dominatrix Sophia Chase CV
EDUCATION
- BA in Women and Gender Studies. DePaul University
- MA in Clinical Social Work. The University of Chicago
- Cleo Dubois Academy of SM Arts: Pros Intensive
- Midori’s Forte Femme: Feminine Dominance Intensive
WORK AND CONSULTING
2009 – present Professional Dominatrix.
2013- present Owner, Chicago Dungeon Rentals.
2004-present Presenter of classes: Erotic Electrical Play, Finding Your Kink Identity, Kinky Play 101, Men Below the Belt, Dominance for Nervous Beginners, Sex Toys 101, Sex for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Strap-ons are for Everyone, and guest lecturer at:
- Early to Bed, a women-owned, education-focused sex toy store in Chicago
- Tool Shed, a woman-owned, education-focused sex toy store in Milwaukee
- DePaul University
- Northwestern University
- St. Lawrence University, NY
- University of Chicago
- Loyola University, Chicago
- The University of Illinois at Chicago
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Morton College
- Roosevelt University
2026 Guest speaker at Unleashed Women’s Empowerment Retreat. Topics: “Finding Your Kink Identity” and “Kinky Play 101: Bondage, Impact, and Sensation Play.” Chicago, February 2026.
2025 Guest lecturer at Northwestern University undergraduate human sexuality class. “BDSM, Trust, and Communication.”
2025 Guest lecturer at Roosevelt University for graduate counseling students’ human sexuality class. “BDSM 101.”
2024 Kink consultant on film BULL MAN, filmed in the UK.
2019 Actor and BDSM consultant. Easy on Netflix, season 3, episode 2 “Private Eye.” 2019.
2019 Consultant and guest presenter. “Differentiating Healthy BDSM Relationships from Abuse.” Illinois Institute of Technology Title IX Investigators and Campus Judicial Board. February 2019.
“Sophia Chase presented on BDSM foundational information for our Title IX investigators and Campus Judicial Board. Her presentation was engaging, thoughtful, and audience-centered. It was essential that our audience be able to clearly distinguish between abusive and predatory behavior and consensual BDSM practices. Ms. Chase offered clear examples, debunked common misconceptions/ representations around BDSM, and integrated her social work background in an intentional way.” – Abigail Student, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
2018 Guest lecturer, “Negotiating a scene or a BDSM relationship, Introducing kink into the bedroom safely.” Northwestern University Sex Week 2018.
2018 Lobbyist. Met with staffers in Congress for the first-ever Sex Worker Lobby Day in Washington DC. June 2018.
2017 Kink consultant on film Katie Cruel, produced by Katelyn Zenie. Directed by Marie Ullrich.
2017 Panelist, “Dancers and Dominas” post-exhibit talk with artist Natalie Frank at Soho House. Moderated by David J Getsy of The School of the Art Institute. June 2017.
2016 Presenter, Milwaukee SHARE medical conference. Presented Compassionate Care for Kinky Patients and Sex for Survivors of Sexual Abuse.
2015 Panelist, “Scarlet Road: Sex and Disability.” ReelAbilities Film Festival. Access Living, Chicago, IL.
2015 Guest speaker. “Social Construction of Deviance in Sexuality.” Morton College sociology class.
2014 Bondage Expert. “Episode 4 #BDSM.” Sex With Sunny Megatron on Showtime. 2014
2014 Presenter. “BDSM 101” class in conjunction with The Goodman Theater’s production of Venus in Fur.
2006 Board of Directors. Young Women’s Empowerment Project, a youth-led nonprofit focusing on harm reduction for young women and girls in the sex trade and street economies. 2006.
2003-2006 and 2009-2015 Sex educator at Early to Bed, a feminist sex toy store in Chicago.
2024 Performer, Tool Shed Milwaukee anniversary party, flogging demo, 2024.
2016 Performer, SHARE Milwaukee: flogging and spanking Demo. April 2016.
2014 Performer, Full Disclosure Live: flogging, spanking, and piercing. Full Disclosure Live. September 2014.
