MrFarFromRight
Banned
Hi, Everybody!
It has struck me how many people are considering therapy/counselling. And the replies often advise: "Look for a poly-friendly counsellor" or "Make sure it's a poly-friendly counsellor".
So it occured to me today: Just how easy is this, if you don't know how to look for one or if you live on a farm outside some small village?
Wouldn't it be a good idea to create a directory of poly-friendly counsellors/therapists, with points awarded on various aspects (feminism, children's needs given extra attention, reasonable fees, (pricey but well worth the cost?), speaks Spanish (or other language), explains things well, doesn't interrupt (LISTENS well), etc.)?
It could start off - for example - with people adding recommendations to this thread. Have you had counselling? Can you recommend a poly-friendly counsellor who was particularly helpful?
Or - on the other hand - can you warn against a counsellor who PRETENDS to be poly-friendly but actually isn't? One who hits on their clients? (It has been known.)
Give name, town/city, state, country if not the USA, and a (SHORT) description + a 0-100% evaluation of the aspects mentioned above (and any others that occur to others along the way).
If this takes off, maybe a web-page with a by-location listing could be created.
What do people think?
Is this even LEGAL?
It has struck me how many people are considering therapy/counselling. And the replies often advise: "Look for a poly-friendly counsellor" or "Make sure it's a poly-friendly counsellor".
So it occured to me today: Just how easy is this, if you don't know how to look for one or if you live on a farm outside some small village?
Wouldn't it be a good idea to create a directory of poly-friendly counsellors/therapists, with points awarded on various aspects (feminism, children's needs given extra attention, reasonable fees, (pricey but well worth the cost?), speaks Spanish (or other language), explains things well, doesn't interrupt (LISTENS well), etc.)?
It could start off - for example - with people adding recommendations to this thread. Have you had counselling? Can you recommend a poly-friendly counsellor who was particularly helpful?
Or - on the other hand - can you warn against a counsellor who PRETENDS to be poly-friendly but actually isn't? One who hits on their clients? (It has been known.)
Give name, town/city, state, country if not the USA, and a (SHORT) description + a 0-100% evaluation of the aspects mentioned above (and any others that occur to others along the way).
If this takes off, maybe a web-page with a by-location listing could be created.
What do people think?
Is this even LEGAL?
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