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Finding Your Therapist for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy in BC

Looking for polyamory counselling online in BC? This post explores what open relationship therapy actually holds for people in CNM and polyamorous relationships, and what to look for in a therapist who gets it. Vancouver-based, online across Canada.
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Finding a Relationship Therapist for Queer and Nontraditional Relationships

Looking for a relationship therapist can feel vulnerable, especially in queer or nontraditional relationships. Here’s what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to find therapy that honours your relationship and supports repair.
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When Your Nervous System Protects You in Love: A Gentler Way Through

The behaviours that create friction in relationships often began as ways to survive earlier life. With compassion and awareness, these strategies can be right-sized rather than erased.
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Check-Ins in Trans, Nonbinary, and Queer Relationships: A Practice of Staying Close

A relationship check-in is a steady practice of staying close, especially when the outside world is loud. Here's a gentle structure we return to in relationship therapy with queer and trans couples, plus one way to begin at home.
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What Jealousy in Polyamory Is Actually Trying to Tell You

Jealousy in polyamorous and open relationships isn't a leftover to dissolve. It's a signal from your body. A gentle look at what your feelings might actually be saying, and what softens when you listen to them instead of managing them away.
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Relationship Therapy in BC and Online in Canada for Open, CNM, and Poly Partners

Relationship therapy for open, CNM, and poly partners in Canada. We hold the whole configuration: partners, metamours, the structure itself. Non-monogamy isn't the problem, and we won't coach you back to monogamy.
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Supporting Partner Through Gender Transition: What You Might Be Carrying Too

When your partner is transitioning, love and grief can show up together. That isn't disloyalty. Some reflections for the partner who's also carrying something, and isn't sure where to put it.