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Becki (They/She)
@buddingtherapy.bsky.social
#Therapist offering #PersonCentredCounselling
#lgbtq🌈 and #disabled #mentalhealth
#Counselling #Psychotherapy
Other places to look:
- BACP Directory
- Counselling Directory
- Pink Therapy UK Directory
- Your local GP/IAPT service

#TimeToTalk #TimeToTalkDay #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Counselling #Therapy
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. It’s a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.

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February 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What is a #OnePenisPolicy?

This prohibits a (usually) cisgendered female from dating anyone else who doesn’t have a vagina. Therefore, the polycule would always end up FFM. It is usually rooted in sexism & insecurity.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is a #Metamour or #Meta?

This is the partner of your partner - someone who is sexually and/or romantically involved with your significant other, but not you.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is a #Polycule?

The umbrella term to describe a connected network of people and relationships, where each polyule looking different to the next.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is a #Cowboy or #Cowgirl in #Polyamory?

This is the unethical & intentional act of a single person who seeks a relationship with someone already in a polyam relationship, & then convinces them to seperate from their partner & become monogomous.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #Polyfidelity?

This is where three or more people are involved in an exclusive relationship/s, and they don’t date outside of this dynamic (A closed circle).

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hunting is when an established couple ‘hunts’ a sexual/romantic relationship where they claim the new person will be ‘equal’ but has few rights in the relationship - they are impacted by couples privilege, veto & are not allowed other partners.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is a Unicorn or #UnicornHunting (or #DragonHunting in Polyamory?

A Unicorn is a single polyamorous woman (whilst a Dragon is a Single polyam man).

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #Veto or #VetoPower?

Veto essentially means to “Forbid” someone from something. veto power is more likely to be present in hierarchical relationships - where one person veto’s another partners choice of partner/activities.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It is not inherently bad to have this privilege, but failing to recognise and acknowledge it can lead to resentment from the third (or more) parties.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #CouplesPrivilege?

This is the advantages that an established couple has, especially over a new person/secondary person in a relationship dynamic.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #MonoPoly Relationship?

A mixed relationship, where one person wishes to & stays mono (only 1 partner), but the other partner wishes to have multiple partners. Like with all polyam configurations, this requirements negotiation & agreements.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This could mean they don’t want to live with a partner [or partners], share finances, have one ‘primary’ partner, operate within relationship hierarchies, or experience certain relationship milestones (e.g., marriage).

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #SoloPoly?

This is where someone has multiple intimate relationships with different partners, but maintains a primarily independent lifestyle.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is #ParallelPoly?

A type of polyamorous relationship where partners maintain separate, independent relationships with other people - often seen as the opposite of KTP. They are like parallel lines on a graph.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It is not inherently unethical - but it’s important that this should be clearly and fairly communicated to all parties.

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January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?

#DADT is a relationship structure where each person is permitted to have additional relationships with the agreement their partner does not meet the other people involved or know anything about those relationships.

#GSRD #Poly #Polyam #Counselling #Psychotherapy
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM