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A Clinical Toolkit for Affirming Therapists
Ethical non-monogamy is not a clinical problem, but too often it’s treated like one.
Ethical Non-Monogamy in Practice: A Clinical Toolkit for Affirming Therapists was created for mental health professionals who want to offer competent, nonjudgmental, and ethically grounded care to clients practicing ENM, polyamory, relationship anarchy, and other consensual non-monogamous relationship structures.
This comprehensive, therapist-designed toolkit bridges the gap between good intentions and real-world clinical practice. It provides concrete tools you can use immediately, along with reflective frameworks that help you examine bias, strengthen ethical decision-making, and increase confidence when working with complex relational systems.
Inside the toolkit, you’ll find:
ENM-affirming intake language and assessment prompts
Client-facing worksheets on boundaries, agreements, jealousy, communication, and repair
Relationship mapping tools for individuals, couples, and polycules
Therapist reflection exercises to explore bias, countertransference, and scope of competence
Ethical decision-making templates for complex or high-stakes situations
Documentation and confidentiality guidance for multi-partner care
Group therapy outlines and facilitation tips for ENM-affirming spaces
Curated resources and referral lists to support ongoing learning and client care
This toolkit is grounded in cultural humility, consent, relational autonomy, and anti-shaming practice. It recognizes that ENM clients often hold multiple marginalized identities and deserve care that does not ask them to educate their therapist or defend their relationship structure.
Whether you are new to ENM-affirming work or looking to deepen and refine your clinical approach, this toolkit offers a flexible, practical foundation you can adapt to your therapeutic style, setting, and population.
You don’t have to be perfect to offer affirming care. You just need tools, reflection, and a willingness to learn.
This resource was created to help you do exactly that.
A Clinical Toolkit for Affirming Therapists
Ethical non-monogamy is not a clinical problem, but too often it’s treated like one.
Ethical Non-Monogamy in Practice: A Clinical Toolkit for Affirming Therapists was created for mental health professionals who want to offer competent, nonjudgmental, and ethically grounded care to clients practicing ENM, polyamory, relationship anarchy, and other consensual non-monogamous relationship structures.
This comprehensive, therapist-designed toolkit bridges the gap between good intentions and real-world clinical practice. It provides concrete tools you can use immediately, along with reflective frameworks that help you examine bias, strengthen ethical decision-making, and increase confidence when working with complex relational systems.
Inside the toolkit, you’ll find:
ENM-affirming intake language and assessment prompts
Client-facing worksheets on boundaries, agreements, jealousy, communication, and repair
Relationship mapping tools for individuals, couples, and polycules
Therapist reflection exercises to explore bias, countertransference, and scope of competence
Ethical decision-making templates for complex or high-stakes situations
Documentation and confidentiality guidance for multi-partner care
Group therapy outlines and facilitation tips for ENM-affirming spaces
Curated resources and referral lists to support ongoing learning and client care
This toolkit is grounded in cultural humility, consent, relational autonomy, and anti-shaming practice. It recognizes that ENM clients often hold multiple marginalized identities and deserve care that does not ask them to educate their therapist or defend their relationship structure.
Whether you are new to ENM-affirming work or looking to deepen and refine your clinical approach, this toolkit offers a flexible, practical foundation you can adapt to your therapeutic style, setting, and population.
You don’t have to be perfect to offer affirming care. You just need tools, reflection, and a willingness to learn.
This resource was created to help you do exactly that.