The Friendly Feminist 
Family Psychologist 

Are there people in your life who bring more strain than peace? If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might just have relationships with people whom recent research has identified as hasslers. According to the study, relationships with hasslers tend to feel hostile, strained, or burdensome. In a relationship like this, you may find yourself wondering if you should keep the status quo, or go "low contact” or “no contact.”

If you’re reading this blog post, maybe you’ve already had a poor experience with a therapist’s approach to conversations around consensual non-monogamy. Or maybe you’re wanting to avoid having that experience in the first place. Let’s take a look at how you can narrow your search, whether for an individual or relationship therapist.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is all about the most important people in our lives, and how we try to connect with them. Sometimes we do...