Polyamorous and Open Relationship Counseling | The Queer Psychotherapy Collective

Problems can arise in polyamory or open relationships.

Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships are non-traditional ways of being in an intimate partnership. In non-monogamous or ‘open’ relationships, the couples may have sex with other people but do not date or get romantically involved. In contrast, a polyamorous relationship allows couples to pursue more than one intimate and sexual relationship simultaneously.

Polyamory and open relationships can be challenging to manage. You and your partner might be intrigued by the possibilities of these alternative approaches; however, putting them into practice can be difficult.

Problems will inevitably arrive. Being in a relationship with more than one person at a time is tricky to navigate. Add another person for either a brief sexual encounter or a deep emotional bond, and feelings of jealousy, rage, and fear surface and require management.

Polyamorous and non-monogamous relationships can and do work. A trained polyamory-friendly therapist can help you create the kind of relationship configuration best suited to you and your partner, so you can experience love and connection more aligned with who you are as a couple.

Counseling helps remove unwanted threats.

Emotional safety and security are the principal elements in any relationship. This fact holds for all couples and relationship types.

Polyamorous and open relationship counseling teaches participants to identify when partners feel threatened by any aspect of the polyamorous or open relationship.

Counseling helps remove the threat so all involved can relax.

Learn about Ethical Non-Monogamy and how to implement it safely.

Set Clear Relationship Boundaries!

Create agreements between partners with clear limits and expectations. Such arrangements can cover what kind of sex or relationships individuals feel safe with their partner participating in outside the primary relationship.

One crucial factor is to develop a plan for having safer sex and determining what is permissible to share with others about your relationship.

Additional finances, children, and daily life practices can become impacted by the addition of other partners.

If you are in a polyamorous or open relationship, we can help make things easier.