Workshops and Presentations
Non-Monogamy: What Every Therapist Should Know
Learn the important terminology and therapeutic concepts you need to help support your clients who are practicing or exploring non-monogamy.
November 18, 2022 – 12:00 to 3:00 pm (3 hours of CE credit*)
Cost: $65
Non-Monogamous relationships have become more popular over the past decade, including everything from “monogamish” to polyamory to relationship anarchy. Every therapist is now likely to encounter clients who are participating in alternative relationship structures. In this workshop, Anna Baxter and Jace Johns-Cooper provide an introduction to non-monogamy including important terminology and concepts every therapist needs to know.
This workshop will include a review of important terminology related to non-monogamy for therapists to increase inclusivity in their intake forms and in the therapy room. We will explore and debunk myths related to non-monogamy and help therapists challenge assumptions and reduce internal bias. Therapists will learn ways to help clients heal from internalized monogamy-informed relational beliefs.
The workshop will address common therapeutic themes that arise for clients who practice non-monogamy including jealousy, attachment insecurity, and infidelity recovery. Therapists will leave with an understanding of the importance of supporting clients at different places in the journey from initial interest in non-monogamy, or opening up a marriage, to blended families or co-parenting challenges.
Anna Baxter, LPC
Anna Baxter, LPC is a sex-positive gender and relationship counselor at Love Positive Counseling in Roswell, GA and President of Atlanta Polyamory, Inc. They are passionate about providing a safe space for clients to find internal and external peace by living and loving more authentically. They particularly love working with people in alternative (polyamorous/kinky) relationships as they shed cultural expectations around gender and sexuality.
Jace Johns-Cooper
Jace Johns-Cooper is a post-masters counselor at Love Positive Counseling under Anna Baxter’s supervision while he pursues his LAPC license. An important focus of his practice is reexamining societal norms and experiences through a queer and feminist lens to assist clients in becoming their true self. He also values healthy internal and external communication, self-care and exploration, and advocacy. His passion is working with LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as those within the polyamorous and kink communities.
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