Social and therapeutic challenges facing polyamorous clients

摘要

This article explores the social and therapeutic challenges faced by polyamorous clients. It begins by reviewing literature related to polyamory and therapy, includes a description of the authors' polyamorous family and therapeutic practice serving polyamorous clients and then, explains the autophenomenological research methods Henrich used to conduct the interview study as well as the participants, data analysis methods, and researcher bias. Next, this article details findings from the study, focusing on social obstacles like internalized and institutionalized marginalization, disclosure, and personal identity, as well as therapeutic challenges such as marginalization in treatment and lack of therapist education and knowledge. Finally, the article closes with a discussion of therapist bias.