Navigating Open, Consensual, and Polyamorous Relationships
While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to relationships, finding a mental health professional who truly understands and affirms your unique relationship structure can be surprisingly difficult. Whether you’re transitioning from monogamy to polyamory, considering opening your relationship, actively navigating multi-partner dynamics, or pioneering alternative expressions of love, sex, and intimacy—I’m here to provide knowledgeable, evidence-based, non-judgmental support.
I have trained under Martha Kauppi, author of “Polyamory: A clinical toolkit for therapists and their clients” and work with individuals, couples, and ENM partners to skillfully navigate multiple-partner relationships within a culture that assumes monogamy as the norm. Together, we’ll examine how your attachment style, cultural background, and sexual and romantic identities influence your relationships while addressing any beliefs that may be creating barriers to deeper connection with yourself and others.
Together We Can:
- Clarify whether opening up your relationship is the right path for you and your partner(s)
- Build relationships based on conscious choices and personal boundaries
- Develop strategies to handle insecurities and express your needs
- Learn to establish and respect relationship agreements
- Address triggers, attachment styles, and patterns of reactivity
- Navigate time, responsibilities, and metamours relationships
- Manage jealousy and other difficult emotions
- Heal past pains or beliefs around monogamy that may still be affecting you
- Explore the role of gender, sexuality, and intimacy in your current relationship structure
Specialized Training and Therapeutic Approaches for ENM:
I’ve invested extensively in becoming a specialist in consensual non-monogamy through attending dozens of CNM conferences, targeted training programs, and comprehensive study of polyamory and non-monogamy research. I completed Martha Kauppi’s intensive Level 2 consulting group—a one-year advanced program focused on developing clinical expertise for working with CNM in therapy. This specialized training provides me with cutting-edge knowledge and practical expertise that I bring directly to our work together.
My practice integrates evidence-based therapeutic modalities specifically chosen for their effectiveness in multi-partner relationship work:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — Grounded in five decades of attachment research, EFT helps individuals and couples understand how to create secure, loving bonds across multiple relationships. This approach provides practical tools for resolving conflict, enhancing emotional connection, and addressing relationship distress within complex relationship structures.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) — This innovative, evidence-based model recognizes that we all contain many inner parts, each with valuable qualities and perspectives. IFS focuses on integrating and healing wounded aspects of ourselves while restoring inner balance, helping you become a more curious, compassionate, courageous, and confident version of yourself—qualities essential for thriving in consensual non-monogamy.
Your Journey Forward
Your relationship choices deserve understanding, respect, and expert support. Let’s work together to help you thrive in the relationship structure that truly serves you.