If you identify as relationally diverse, non-monogamous, polyamorous, open, or if you are thinking about exploring designing your own relationship and relationship structure, you want a knowledgeable and affirming therapist that has extensive experience working with designer relationships, non-monogamy and polyamory.
Issues Related to Non-Monogamy/Polyamory Clients
- Coming Out to Spouse(s), Partner(s), Children, Family, Friends, Community Etc.
- Getting Started
- Mixed Orientation Relationships (Mono/Non-Mono)
- The Ethics of CONSENSUAL and ETHICAL Non-Monogamy
- Infidelity
- Transitioning from “just sex” to emotional intimacy in relationships (ie: moving from swingers to open to polyamory)
- Relationships with metamours and other partners
- Scheduling and Time
- Honesty vs. Privacy
- Fear and uncertainty
- Emotional, physical, and mental safety
- Betrayal and Emotional Trauma
- Intersection of Kink/BDSM and Non-Monogamy
- Issues of trust and rebuilding trust
If you identify as relationally diverse, non-monogamous, monogamish, polyamorous, open, as a swinger, or if you are thinking about exploring non-monogamy, you want a knowledgeable and affirming therapist who has extensive experience working with designer relationships, non-monogamy, and polyamory.
You’ll find below the Training and Education I received in the past decade. I have completed over 115 hours of training and education specific to non-monogamy and polyamory.
Training and Education
- May 2016– Queer University: Poly 101… Or 2… Or 3… A More Expansive Educational Experience for More Expansive Love (3 hrs; Virtual)
- September 2016– “The New Monogamy” Keynote by Tammy Nelson at the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) Annual Conference (1.5 hrs; In Person: Austin,TX)
- March 2018 – Sexual Health Alliance Level 1: Consensual Non-Monogamy Program (17 hrs; In Person: Austin,TX)
- (Non)Monogamy Mismatch: Conflicting Desires For/Against Exclusivity
- Polyamorous & Blended Family Resilience
- November 2019– Sexual Health Alliance: Adventures in Unicorn Hunting, Happy Endings and Other Advanced Skills for Open Relationships (16 hrs; In Person: Austin,TX)
- October 2021– Sexual Health Alliance Certification in Consensual Non-Monogamy (64 hrs; Virtual)
- May 2024– The Alternative Sexual Health Research Alliance (TASHRA) Chosen Ties: Unraveling the Intricacies of Kink and Polyamorous Family Systems (3 hrs; Virtual)
Below you’ll find the Training and Education I have developed and presented on related to non-monogamy and polyamory. I also teach a Graduate Level Course at Antioch University entitled Gender, Sexual, Erotic and Relational Diversity (GSERD) in the Therapeutic Setting every year to Masters level students and we cover relationally diversity extensively.
Training and Education Developed and Presented
- August 2018– Introduction to Consensual Non-Monogamy and Addressing Your Own Bias around Consensual Non-Monogamy and Compulsory Monogamy- (3 hrs; In Person: Barrington, NH)
- November 2024– Kink & Poly? Intersectional Identities and Challenges and Benefits- KinkyCon Conference (1.5 hrs; In Person: KinkyCon, Nashua, NH)
- June 2025- Sexual and Relationship Diversity (SERD) in the Clinical Setting: Working with Sexually and Relationship Diverse Folx in Therapy and Supervision (12 hrs; In Person; Charleston, SC)