Ethical Non-monogamy Polyamory & Attachment
Live on ZOOM!
This is a beginner’s training, designed for practitioners at any level looking to gain foundational information for discussing ethically non-monogamous relational dynamics with their clients. This course will help familiarize you with common terminology used in the ENM and polyamorous communities, understand any potential biases we may be bringing into the therapeutic space, and assist you with effective ways to be supportive of clients exploring relational experiences within ENM and polyamorous communities. Join therapist Jen Rosselli, LMHC in this 3 hour training where practitioners at any level can gain foundational information for discussing ethically non-monogamous relational dynamics with their clients.
This course will help familiarize you with common terminology used in the ethical non-monogamous (ENM) and polyamorous communities. You will learn to understand any potential biases we may be bringing into the therapeutic space and gain effective ways to be supportive of clients exploring relational experiences within ENM and polyamorous communities.
Additional educational goals:
Participants will be able to name at least three types of ethically non-monogamous (ENM) dynamics by the end of the training.
-- Participants will learn how communication and consent play a role in ethically non-monogamous relationships.
Participants will learn new ways of understanding attachment theory within ENM relational dynamics.
-- Participants will have a safe space to consider how their internal experience may be affected by this paradigm shift and how this might show up in the therapeutic space.
Participants will learn the H.E.A.R.T.S. model developed by Jessica Fern
-- Participants will be provided resources for further exploration on the topic of ethical non-monogamy.
Format:
The format of this program will involve an online video lecture, an experiential, and time for questions. Please bring basic art supplies and paper (ie. sketchbook or blank paper, various colored markers, colored pencils, or your medium of choice for a 20-30 minute image-making exercise)
Presenter: Jennifer Rosselli, LMHC
Jen is a sensitive and compassionate licensed mental health counselor and expressive arts therapist who works primarily with adult clients in the neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ communities. Jen specializes in client support around consensual non monogamy, kink, addiction, and trauma. She has demonstrated an ability to create a non-judgmental environment for clients to feel comfortable and safe very quickly, while maintaining professional boundaries, as evidenced by direct client report.
Saturday March 22, 2025 from 9 am to 12 noon
[allow 15-30 minutes after the workshop to complete the evaluation]
3 CEUs
Members: $105
Non-members: $145
Cancellation Policy:
MaMHCA maintains a strict cancellation policy: If you cancel prior to 14 days before the event, you will receive a credit towards a future session, or a refund of the registration fee less $35 processing.
Cancellations within 14 days of an event do not receive a refund or credit.
