Heather Ondersma | Intimacy Coordinator
Hi, I’m Heather.
I’m all about making meaningful connections—connecting script to vision, artist to artist, and audience to action.
Since 2021, I’ve been the intimacy coordinator/director on 70+ projects, including:
• Companion – a New Line/Warner Brothers release
• DiDi – a Sundance award winner with a theatrical release
• Fairyland – a Sundance premiere
Based in California and New York, I hold a Canadian work permit and am an intrepid traveler open to working in even the most remote locations.
Let’s connect!
“She’s not just an intimacy coordinator—she’s a problem solver, a collaborator, and a legal-savvy advocate for cast and crew.”
Ruth Minger
Line Producer
“Heather’s vast knowledge of film and filmmaking make her an immediate asset to any production.”
Andrew Baron
Filmmaker
Bio
I began intimacy coordination training in 2019 after 15 years directing theatre in New York, Los Angeles, Prague, and Vancouver.
I’ve trained extensively with groups including Principal Intimacy Professionals—where I was part of the first cohort to be certified—and Theatrical Intimacy Education, where I now serve as assistant faculty.
My work off-set bolsters my work on-set.
For eight years, I was a proofreader at New York corporate law firms. Working directly with attorneys to finalize legal documents gave me a grasp of contract language and privacy law that I now apply to assisting production and legal teams with nudity riders.
I’ve also worked in Health & Safety on 30+ film/TV projects, handling HIPPA-protected data and other confidential information, and ensuring the privacy and well being of cast and crew alike.
Credentials
⁃ Certification – Principal Intimacy Professionals
⁃ Assistant Faculty – Theatrical Intimacy Education
⁃ Mental Health First Aid for Intimacy Professionals Certification – Association of Mental Health Coordinators
⁃ Mental Health First Aid for Youth Certification – Principal Intimacy Professionals
⁃ Master of Arts, Drama – University of California at Santa Barbara
Specialties
⁃ Genres
• Comedy
• Coming-of-age
• Horror
⁃ Scenes
• Simulated sex including use of prosthetics
• Non-consensual scenes
• Birth/lactation scenes
⁃ Artists
• Young actors including teens
• Actors with disabilities
Contact (646) 543 5550 heatherondersma1@gmail.com
© Heather Ondersma 2025