Referral to Poly friendly marriage counselor in LA area?

Does anyone here have suggestions for a poly friendly marriage counselor around the Los Angeles area. I live on the south end of LA right by the orange co border. So north orange county would work as well.

I am waiting for a return call from one listed on the poly referral site in my town, but after three days with no return call I thought I would reach out for other options.
 
Does your wife WANT to get help with this (which seems to fit with Twelve Steps), or will she do it mostly to placate you?

Clearly, you feel that it's vital to get counseling ASAP.

Therefore, go find a good therapist, PERIOD. If you feel there's hostility toward nonmonogamy, then go try another one.

Nobody in their right mind would expect a therapist to pull a miracle out of his/her metaphoric butt in the first visit... or second... or fifth. And only an idiot would walk away if some tiny grain of great advice DOES appear.

If you NEED a doctor, then you go to clinic, maybe the ER, possibly call an ambulance. You probably DON'T make plans to sit down & Yelp the doctors in your area. :rolleyes:

You get your diagnosis... you get treated... you take the pills... you do the exercises... you stop the destructive habits... you check back in with the doctor to verify that you are indeed making progress & aren't simply self-deluding... then you KEEP doing healthy stuff.

Often, "poly friendly" is a dodge to avoid getting professional help, a kinda Romanticist "looking for The Perfect One" thing.

It also runs the risk of someone who is "in the Poly Church" & will advise people clearly unsuited for nonmonogamy to "stick with it" even when it's emotionally unhealthy for them.

You are a key element in a troubled relationship. You are willing to diagnose your wife. What steps have you taken to get professional help for YOURSELF to shake off the bad habits you've picked up to "support" your wife when she was sunk deep?
 
Hi CaptainUnderpants,
If you want you can try one of the following:

If you can't find a poly-familiar therapist, but can find an open-minded therapist, ask them to read, "What Psychology Professionals Should Know about Polyamory," a 36-page booklet by Geri Weitzman, Ph.D., Joy Davidson, Ph.D., and Robert A. Phillips, Jr., Ph.D.

Good luck and I hope that helps.
Sincerely,
Kevin T.
 
Hi CaptainUnderpants,
If you want you can try one of the following:

If you can't find a poly-familiar therapist, but can find an open-minded therapist, ask them to read, "What Psychology Professionals Should Know about Polyamory," a 36-page booklet by Geri Weitzman, Ph.D., Joy Davidson, Ph.D., and Robert A. Phillips, Jr., Ph.D.

Good luck and I hope that helps.
Sincerely,
Kevin T.
Kevin, Thanks for the list and the book suggestion. I will comb through it.

Does your wife WANT to get help with this (which seems to fit with Twelve Steps), or will she do it mostly to placate you?

Clearly, you feel that it's vital to get counseling ASAP.

Therefore, go find a good therapist, PERIOD. If you feel there's hostility toward nonmonogamy, then go try another one.

Nobody in their right mind would expect a therapist to pull a miracle out of his/her metaphoric butt in the first visit... or second... or fifth. And only an idiot would walk away if some tiny grain of great advice DOES appear.

If you NEED a doctor, then you go to clinic, maybe the ER, possibly call an ambulance. You probably DON'T make plans to sit down & Yelp the doctors in your area. :rolleyes:

You get your diagnosis... you get treated... you take the pills... you do the exercises... you stop the destructive habits... you check back in with the doctor to verify that you are indeed making progress & aren't simply self-deluding... then you KEEP doing healthy stuff.

Often, "poly friendly" is a dodge to avoid getting professional help, a kinda Romanticist "looking for The Perfect One" thing.

It also runs the risk of someone who is "in the Poly Church" & will advise people clearly unsuited for nonmonogamy to "stick with it" even when it's emotionally unhealthy for them.

You are a key element in a troubled relationship. You are willing to diagnose your wife. What steps have you taken to get professional help for YOURSELF to shake off the bad habits you've picked up to "support" your wife when she was sunk deep?

Ravencroft, WTF? Were you having a bad day? Or felt the need to project your issues on to somebody else? I just asked for a referral. Just looking for a therapist that when you mention poly, they don't say what's that? It really is that simple.
 
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