Supporting Video Seminars

Niki explores the first stages of her 7-Stage Model of Co-Creating an Open Relationship (imagining, discussing and contracting).

Alex uses queer theory and ideas from GSRD Therapy to consider how to disrupt monomorativity.

Niki offers a brief overview of mononormativity and social justice from an intersectional feminist lens.

Alex explores holding a decolonising lens when working with open and polyamorous relationships.

Alex discusses how we use language and terminology in working with O & P clients.

Alex talks about the Minority Stress model and its application to working with O & P relationships.

Alex considers the presence of hierarchy in O & P relationships, addressing the challenges as well as the inevitability of relationship hierarchy.

Niki introduces relationship diversity throughout the world from a historical perspective.

Niki introduces relationship diversity throughout the world from a historical perspective.

We take a look at how traditional therapeutic modalities embed monomorativity and how to critique these ideas

We look at how to develop and apply an “O & P Lens” to relationship therapy. Developing a way of thinking which expands our work and our cleints’’ experience

Niki addresses stage 3 & 4 of her 7-stage Model (experimenting).

Niki talks about compersion and addresses the myths associated with it.

Niki addresses this important relationship experience and emotion from a perspective that supports clients in open and polyamorous relationships.

Niki describes her ideas of The 3 D’s (discomfort, disruption and damage).

Niki addresses some of the key ways that families are involved in O & P relationships

Niki addresses stage 5 of her 7-stage Model (feedback).

Alex looks at the role of the hinge or anchor partner, exploring the responsibilities, what can go wrong and the joys!

Niki explores the ways in which we attend to consent and boundaries, both within O & P relationships and as therapists working in this field.

Alex talks about coming out as O & P - when, how etc. and the challenges and delights

We take a look at some of the common presentations we are likely to encounter as therapists working with O & P clients.

Alex takes a look at how power and safety show up in our work and how we can attend to and manage Intimate Partner Abuse, control, polycoersion and power dynamics in general

Niki highlights the key aspects of break-ups and transitions in open and polyamorous relationships.

Niki introduces stage 6 & 7 of her 7-stage Model (fine-tuning and stabilising).

Niki introduces Jorge Ferrer’s concepts of novogamy and moving beyond the binary of monogamy and polyamory.