Expansive relationships: POLYAM/CNM/KINK/ALT RELATIONSHIPS

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When: Tuesdays Starting October 8, 2024

Time: 6-7:30 PM

Where: via Zoom

Suggested donation: $10 per weekly session, or what you can afford. No one turned away for lack of funds.  Money given helps people receive mental health services at Liberation Institute.

To join:contact groups@liberationinstitute.org

This group is for people ages 18+ who are interested in and/or engaged in consensual non-monogamy (e.g., polyamory, open relationships, relationship anarchy, solopoly, swinging, etc) and/or BDSM/kink, or other consensual, adult relationship styles. All adults in CA are welcome.
Facilitators:


Evar Restad – Evar (they/them) is committed to supporting gender non-conforming, queer, and neurodivergent individuals through eclectic modalities including IFS, MBCT, and narrative therapy. With a background in film and art, Evar integrates creativity and intuition into their practice, empowering participants to explore their authentic selves and relationships.

Dawn Davidson – Dawn Davidson is a graduate of UC Berkeley, a certified coach and counselor, and the author of a self-published book on “KISSable Agreements” for people in polyamorous/CNM relationships. She is kink-knowledgable, and has been coaching polyamorous people and creating community for over 25 years, both online and in person. 
In 2021, Dawn became a Certified Zentangle®️Teacher (a meditative art form), and she expects to complete her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Golden Gate University in 2025. Her work experience includes almost 2 years with the San Mateo County Pride Center, where she started and still maintains a monthly drop-in peer-led CNM discussion group. She is currently volunteering at The Liberation Institute where she is completing her practicum hours towards graduation and licensure. Dawn passionately believes that no matter who or how many you love, Love is ALWAYS okay!


Both Dawn and Evar are supervised by Paul Allen Jr, LFMT 121687

Weekly Support Group – Wednesdays at 6PM

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Every Wednesday at 6:00pm-7:00pm PST

For anyone looking for a safe space for general support.
Weekly group therapy focused on offering a safe, collaborative space for general support.

Facilitators:

Shelly Holland, Supervised by Crystal Haviland, LPCC7633

Bio: Shelly is a MFT Trainee with Liberation Institute and a graduate student at Alliant International University. She previously worked for a Planned Parenthood clinic in Denver, at biosecurity and neuromodulation start-ups here in the Bay Area, and with environmental education youth groups near her hometown, Half Moon Bay. Shelly studied communication and human sexuality at UC Santa Barbara, and has several years of experience working in human sexuality education groups. When Shelly isn’t exercising her mind, she’s running, rock climbing, and gardening.

Grace Currier, Supervised by Crystal Haviland, LPCC #7633. Supervised by Lynndal Daniels, LMFT #78183

Bio: Grace is a counseling trainee passionate about self-care and community. She is currently a graduate student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary to earn an MA in Clinical Counseling, and she recently graduated with an MA in Religion to study spirituality and healing from religious trauma. Her therapeutic approach is human-centered, trauma-informed, and empowering, and in her free time she enjoys playing video games, embroidery, and taking care of her houseplants.


RVSP/Contact: groups@liberationinstitute.org