Rainbow Psychology and Therapy Services

Therapy and psychological services for individuals, couples, relationships and professionals

Are you experiencing problems related to your emotional health, relationships or perhaps a major life change? Maybe you live rurally or for some reason it is hard to find a therapist or psychologist in your area.

I am a New Zealand registered Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with a range of mental health and addiction issues as well as with trauma survivors. I work with people who identify as heterosexual and with LGBTQA and have a passion for gender issues, sexuality and alternative relationship structures such as polyamory, open relationships and other forms of ethical non-monogamy.

I also have an emerging interest in the diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD and in working with transgender people embarking on Gender Affirming Care.

I work with individuals, couples and other relationship structures, providing online therapy. I am also available for consultation and supervision with health professionals

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What To Expect

In order to find out if we are a good match for each other and with online work, I offer a free one-off online 20-30 minute appointment via Zoom. I will ask you about yourself, your situation and what you need. This is also an opportunity for you to find out about me and how I work so that we can decide if we are going to work together.

Here is a video clip with some background about me and more information about how I work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxhiVpZLJtk&feature=youtu.be

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Contact Me

jennymfreedman@gmail.com

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Helpful Information and Resources

At the Tip of Your Fingers

Open Relationships/Polyamory/Consensual Non Monogamy, Resources

Polyamory Resources

https://medium.com/polyamory-today/the-best-polyamory-resources-e63caaf40de5

More Than Two is both a book and a website about Ethical Non Monogamy and Polyamory by Franklin Veaux.

Note: Franklin Veaux appears to be the subject of reports of abusive behaviour. I can't comment on this. You can make up your mind about reading the book or using the resources:

https://www.morethantwo.com/

A communication guide for people in both monogamous and non monogamous relationships

https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-master-communication-in-open-polyamorous-and-other-relationships-c5943e09396c

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and

Sustaining Open Relationship, 2008

by Tristian Taormino

https://www.amazon.com/Opening-Up-Creating-Sustaining-Relationships/dp/157344295X

The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventure

https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Practical-Relationships-Adventures/dp/1587613379

Love Lessons from open relationships,

kathy Slaughter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cVPDSHSaW4&t=97s

Polyamory, Leon Feingold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtdsZ8B7JQY&t=11s

Emotional Literacy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q3WOrs8kAM

Polyamory for Us:

http://polyfor.us/

Polysecure. Jessica Fern:

An application of attachment theory and ideas to polyamorous relationships including practical help for building security in polyamorous relationships.

https://www.scribd.com/book/471290783/Polysecure-Attachment-Trauma-and-Consensual-Nonmonogamy?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_search&utm_campaign=Google_DSA_NB_Other&utm_device=c&utm_source=adwords&utm_campaign=1048144232&utm_term=&utm_medium=g&utm_content=453207711062&gclid=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY7aev3BGlXVznEZnuc946t5iPndRUuplOtkW_AG-Hy3syTp_tnIWjhoCwIYQAvD_BwE

Negotiating Interactions with Metamours:

https://www.readyforpolyamory.com/post/negotiating-interactions-with-metamours-a-practical-guide

Jealousy and Compersion: https://youtu.be/bIojP4MnTwg

By Joli Hamilton

The Jealousy Workbook, exercises and insights for managing open relationships by Kathy Labriola

Desire, sexuality, infidelity, love and relationships

Esther Perel is a couple therapist and author.

https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_rethinking_infidelity_a_talk_for_anyone_who_has_ever_loved/discussion

https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_the_secret_to_desire_in_a_long_term_relationship

The High Conflict Couple by Alan E Fruzetti.

The book provides insights and skills to help couples with conflicts, especially when high emotions are at the heart of problems in the relationship and simply learning 'better communication' isn't enough.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169861.The_High_Conflict_Couple

Research about sexuality and desire:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/magazine/sex-brain-scans-men-women.html

Dan Savage: Sex Advice and conversations about sexuality, monogamy, LGBT issues and relationships:

https://www.savagelovecast.com/about

OMGYes, Female Sexual Pleasure:

https://www.omgyes.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwmrn5BRB2EiwAZgL9osGM5VJmmjWoMlfzNi258nemBwRDMZUcDkrF9ghSbGlsCJQ1zbBQxhoC4z4QAvD_BwE

Reclaiming Female Sexual Desire, Pam Costa:

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=0Sn_UhcXZm4

Come as you are by, Emily Nagoski

https://www.emilynagoski.com/home

Ethical and Feminist Pornography

https://brightdesire.com/

Trauma, Grief and Self Compassion

The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, body and healing from trauma by Basil Van Der Kolk https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score
Self Compassion and Fierce Self Compassion by Kirsten Neff . She also has a website that includes self compassion resources https://self-compassion.org/
Somatic Experiencing Therapy: Sarah Baldwin. The Nervous System Explainedhttps://omny.fm/shows/mark-groves/sarah-baldwin
Distress Tolerance Skills: https://sunrisertc.com/distress-tolerance-skills/

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