Polyamory and ENM Therapists in Highland, UT
Life’s journey presents unique challenges, especially for those carrying trauma, anxiety, or burnout. With 20+ years in mental health care and a Master’s in Social Work, I’ve had the honor of supporting people through complex emotional experiences. I’ve specialized in individual therapy for adults, especially those in rural or underserved areas, helping clients reconnect with themselves through a holistic lens. I also specialize in working with Anxiety, Trauma, Substance use and Women's Health. I center healing through the mind, body, and spirit to support long-lasting growth.
Life’s journey presents unique challenges, especially for those carrying trauma, anxiety, or burnout. With 20+ years in mental health care and a Master’s in Social Work, I’ve had the honor of supporting people through complex emotional experiences. I’ve specialized in individual therapy for adults, especially those in rural or underserved areas, helping clients reconnect with themselves through a holistic lens. I also specialize in working with Anxiety, Trauma, Substance use and Women's Health. I center healing through the mind, body, and spirit to support long-lasting growth.
Accepting new clients! Are you struggling to feel close to your partner? Are you ready for a loving secure functioning relationship? Relationships can be so wonderful when everything is going well but they can be incredibly painful when you and your partner just can’t seem to see eye to eye. I approach couples therapy in a different way than most other therapists. I believe you two are in each other’s care, and you must learn to read each other’s cues and understand the deeper emotions and motivations of your partner.
Accepting new clients! Are you struggling to feel close to your partner? Are you ready for a loving secure functioning relationship? Relationships can be so wonderful when everything is going well but they can be incredibly painful when you and your partner just can’t seem to see eye to eye. I approach couples therapy in a different way than most other therapists. I believe you two are in each other’s care, and you must learn to read each other’s cues and understand the deeper emotions and motivations of your partner.
Ashley Milne
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CPC, CMHC, NCC
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I have an extensive knowledge of the rehabilitation process of individuals with various physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and psychological impairments. I have experience working with individuals struggling with anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma, addiction, PTSD, substance abuse/chemical dependency, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, and gender dysphoria. I find joy in helping others successfully navigate through difficult challenges and strive to assist my clients reach their highest personal potential and live their best lives possible.
I have an extensive knowledge of the rehabilitation process of individuals with various physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and psychological impairments. I have experience working with individuals struggling with anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma, addiction, PTSD, substance abuse/chemical dependency, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, and gender dysphoria. I find joy in helping others successfully navigate through difficult challenges and strive to assist my clients reach their highest personal potential and live their best lives possible.
I specialize in neurodivergent & LGBTQ+ adult short-term therapy and coaching programs. My clients have the best experiences and outcomes when we both commit to 8-16 sessions focusing on specific life goals. Goals often include unmasking, executive functioning strategies, relationships/community, transitioning, meeting sensory needs, emotional regulation, interoception, and strategies for more ease and joy. Sessions begin with neurodivergent assessments so you and I can understand your experience even deeper! I also collaborate with occupaitonal therapy to offer a specialized program for neurodivergent college students.
I specialize in neurodivergent & LGBTQ+ adult short-term therapy and coaching programs. My clients have the best experiences and outcomes when we both commit to 8-16 sessions focusing on specific life goals. Goals often include unmasking, executive functioning strategies, relationships/community, transitioning, meeting sensory needs, emotional regulation, interoception, and strategies for more ease and joy. Sessions begin with neurodivergent assessments so you and I can understand your experience even deeper! I also collaborate with occupaitonal therapy to offer a specialized program for neurodivergent college students.
Few people see the private cost of being capable.
They don't see the mental negotiations required to start simple tasks. They don't see the unfinished ideas, the forgotten obligations, the hours lost to distraction or the constant effort it takes to keep life from unraveling. They see the degree, the career, the business, the responsibilities you've managed to carry. What they don't see is how close to burnout you've become carrying them.
Many of my clients are high-achieving professionals, entrepreneurs, healthcare workers, and adults who have recently discovered they may have ADHD.
Few people see the private cost of being capable.
They don't see the mental negotiations required to start simple tasks. They don't see the unfinished ideas, the forgotten obligations, the hours lost to distraction or the constant effort it takes to keep life from unraveling. They see the degree, the career, the business, the responsibilities you've managed to carry. What they don't see is how close to burnout you've become carrying them.
Many of my clients are high-achieving professionals, entrepreneurs, healthcare workers, and adults who have recently discovered they may have ADHD.
Currently not accepting clients but I have wonderful colleagues who are accepting clients! You might be seeking help because you feel overwhelmed and out of balance—in your relationships or within yourself. You’ve tried to care for everyone else and feel guilty for needing care too. Maybe trauma’s aftershocks keep you tense, alert, and exhausted. You get through the day, but it feels like everything could crumble at any moment. You want to talk, to heal, but don’t know where to begin. If this sounds familiar, I may be a good fit for you.
Currently not accepting clients but I have wonderful colleagues who are accepting clients! You might be seeking help because you feel overwhelmed and out of balance—in your relationships or within yourself. You’ve tried to care for everyone else and feel guilty for needing care too. Maybe trauma’s aftershocks keep you tense, alert, and exhausted. You get through the day, but it feels like everything could crumble at any moment. You want to talk, to heal, but don’t know where to begin. If this sounds familiar, I may be a good fit for you.
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I also specialize in LGBTQ identities, polyamory, consensual non-monogamy, and nontraditional relationship structures.
I work with queer and non-monogamous people struggling with disconnection and dissatisfaction in their relationships; typically accompanied by conflict avoidance, people pleasing, and painful self-sacrificing. My clients often struggle with identifying their needs, holding boundaries, and standing up for themselves in love, even at the expense of their own emotional safety.
When people find my office they are often feeling alone, exhausted by constant internal tug-of-war, and frustrated at the repetitive nature of their inner and outer conflicts. Accompanying anxiety and depression are often long-term struggles as well.
I also specialize in LGBTQ identities, polyamory, consensual non-monogamy, and nontraditional relationship structures.
I work with queer and non-monogamous people struggling with disconnection and dissatisfaction in their relationships; typically accompanied by conflict avoidance, people pleasing, and painful self-sacrificing. My clients often struggle with identifying their needs, holding boundaries, and standing up for themselves in love, even at the expense of their own emotional safety.
When people find my office they are often feeling alone, exhausted by constant internal tug-of-war, and frustrated at the repetitive nature of their inner and outer conflicts. Accompanying anxiety and depression are often long-term struggles as well.
Throughout our life, the ways we learned how to adapt and survive can stop benefiting us in the present. We can get stuck in these same patterns that once kept us safe. Even the parts we feel the most shame towards need to feel that non-judgment and compassion to heal.
I'm here to help you transform your relationship with yourself and others to where you dream them to be. I hope to get to participate in your journey of discovering possibilities it hadn't felt existed.
Throughout our life, the ways we learned how to adapt and survive can stop benefiting us in the present. We can get stuck in these same patterns that once kept us safe. Even the parts we feel the most shame towards need to feel that non-judgment and compassion to heal.
I'm here to help you transform your relationship with yourself and others to where you dream them to be. I hope to get to participate in your journey of discovering possibilities it hadn't felt existed.
I believe there is a space for everyone in therapy. No matter what challenge you are facing, you have a place in counseling. I am a supporter of awareness, acceptance, and different perceptions. There is much power in those tools and understanding them. Bring who you are to therapy, and I will help in every way possible to get you to a place of healing, self-love, and the discovery of the power of mental health. There is something to be said about struggle and what it does to a person, what it makes a person. With the correct tools, struggle does not have to define you.
I believe there is a space for everyone in therapy. No matter what challenge you are facing, you have a place in counseling. I am a supporter of awareness, acceptance, and different perceptions. There is much power in those tools and understanding them. Bring who you are to therapy, and I will help in every way possible to get you to a place of healing, self-love, and the discovery of the power of mental health. There is something to be said about struggle and what it does to a person, what it makes a person. With the correct tools, struggle does not have to define you.
Hello, I’m Elizabeth, the clinical mental health therapist at Healing Ember Counseling. I work with each client to create a safe environment where authentic self-exploration can occur. As a counselor, I care deeply for my clients and bring knowledge and skill to assist you in making the changes you wish to make and learning more about yourself. I give the space, time and energy necessary to help you gain strategies and insight, and offer room for you to simply be you. I believe each person has the knowledge within themselves to create their favorite life.
Hello, I’m Elizabeth, the clinical mental health therapist at Healing Ember Counseling. I work with each client to create a safe environment where authentic self-exploration can occur. As a counselor, I care deeply for my clients and bring knowledge and skill to assist you in making the changes you wish to make and learning more about yourself. I give the space, time and energy necessary to help you gain strategies and insight, and offer room for you to simply be you. I believe each person has the knowledge within themselves to create their favorite life.
Certified Sex Therapist specializing in couples, relationships, intimacy, and sexuality.
You are capable and used to handling things on your own—but something no longer feels right. Life changes, stress, relationship strain, or intimacy challenges can become overwhelming. You do not have to carry it alone. I help individuals and couples gain clarity, strengthen connection, and create lasting change.
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) & Certified Sex Therapist (CST). My approach is structured and compassionate, helping you understand patterns, improve communication, and move forward with confidence.
Certified Sex Therapist specializing in couples, relationships, intimacy, and sexuality.
You are capable and used to handling things on your own—but something no longer feels right. Life changes, stress, relationship strain, or intimacy challenges can become overwhelming. You do not have to carry it alone. I help individuals and couples gain clarity, strengthen connection, and create lasting change.
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) & Certified Sex Therapist (CST). My approach is structured and compassionate, helping you understand patterns, improve communication, and move forward with confidence.
Ex-Mormons, Lifestyle, open relationships, Swingers and otherwise “sexual experimenters” are a big majority of my clientele because they are highly motivated and want results. That said, I’m really in the human behavior and brain science business. It's difficult if not impossible to develop self-confidence and enjoy the pleasures of sexual expression(s) when elements of trauma, shame, and beliefs that you “can’t or shouldn’t” are present. It’s a rare person who hasn’t had their sexual beliefs hijacked at some point to where they “just can’t do it” (whatever that may be) by sheer force of will.
Ex-Mormons, Lifestyle, open relationships, Swingers and otherwise “sexual experimenters” are a big majority of my clientele because they are highly motivated and want results. That said, I’m really in the human behavior and brain science business. It's difficult if not impossible to develop self-confidence and enjoy the pleasures of sexual expression(s) when elements of trauma, shame, and beliefs that you “can’t or shouldn’t” are present. It’s a rare person who hasn’t had their sexual beliefs hijacked at some point to where they “just can’t do it” (whatever that may be) by sheer force of will.
Alyssa Lueken
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
3 Endorsed
Millcreek, UT 84106
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in polyamory and ethical non-monogamy; and I have experience working with polycules.
My therapeutic practices are trauma-informed, emotion-focused, and relational. This means that I enjoy getting to know you, the client, through your unique experiences as a human.
I specialize in polyamory and ethical non-monogamy; and I have experience working with polycules.
My therapeutic practices are trauma-informed, emotion-focused, and relational. This means that I enjoy getting to know you, the client, through your unique experiences as a human.
Laurie Lounsbury
Pre-Licensed Professional, ACMHC
4 Endorsed
South Jordan, UT 84095
Waitlist for new clients
My therapeutic style is relational and collaborative, with an emphasis on creating a safe and supportive space where you can feel heard, understood, and empowered. I see the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle for growth - therapy is not just about personal insight but about experiencing new, healing ways of relating in real-time. I believe in the power of self-exploration and am passionate about helping individuals develop greater self-awareness, self-compassion, resilience, and meaningful connections in their lives - mountainvalleycounseling.clientsecure.me
My therapeutic style is relational and collaborative, with an emphasis on creating a safe and supportive space where you can feel heard, understood, and empowered. I see the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle for growth - therapy is not just about personal insight but about experiencing new, healing ways of relating in real-time. I believe in the power of self-exploration and am passionate about helping individuals develop greater self-awareness, self-compassion, resilience, and meaningful connections in their lives - mountainvalleycounseling.clientsecure.me
Everyone experiences ups and downs in their life, but sometimes these ups and downs get a little less "rolling hills" and a little more "roller coaster." If life feels like it's careening off the rails, you don't have to face it without help. My approach to therapy is built on the belief that you are the expert in your own life. In our sessions, I strive to create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can safely explore what's holding you back. Together, we'll work to uncover your strengths, define your goals, and develop practical strategies to help you build a life that feels more authentic and fulfilling to you.
Everyone experiences ups and downs in their life, but sometimes these ups and downs get a little less "rolling hills" and a little more "roller coaster." If life feels like it's careening off the rails, you don't have to face it without help. My approach to therapy is built on the belief that you are the expert in your own life. In our sessions, I strive to create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can safely explore what's holding you back. Together, we'll work to uncover your strengths, define your goals, and develop practical strategies to help you build a life that feels more authentic and fulfilling to you.
I am a licensed ACMHC specializing in sex therapy, pursuing certification as a Sex Therapist (CST). I work to bring priority to sex and relationships, and how they intertwine with mental health and wellness. These topics can look like sexual shame, sexual dysfunction, relationship models, prioritizing pleasure, societal expectations/taboo, and much more. I am especially passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+, kink, sex work, and non-monogamous communities.
I am a licensed ACMHC specializing in sex therapy, pursuing certification as a Sex Therapist (CST). I work to bring priority to sex and relationships, and how they intertwine with mental health and wellness. These topics can look like sexual shame, sexual dysfunction, relationship models, prioritizing pleasure, societal expectations/taboo, and much more. I am especially passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+, kink, sex work, and non-monogamous communities.
I work with couples navigating communication breakdowns, conflict, emotional distance, sex/intimacy concerns and polyamory/ENM.
My work integrates Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as attachment-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Together, we will shift what is keeping you stuck and develop the tools to communicate, reconnect and create meaningful, lasting change.
I work with couples navigating communication breakdowns, conflict, emotional distance, sex/intimacy concerns and polyamory/ENM.
My work integrates Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as attachment-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Together, we will shift what is keeping you stuck and develop the tools to communicate, reconnect and create meaningful, lasting change.
I am a queer, neurodivergent therapist practicing in Sandy, and I specialize working with the LGBTQ+ community, those practicing polyamory/ethical non-monogamy, and those who have experienced trauma.
I work hard to create an environment where you can feel safe to be yourself. I work with those who have experienced trauma, including religious trauma, those with relationship issues including those practicing ethical non-monogamy or other non-traditional relationship structures, and those struggling with spirituality or going through a religious transition.
I am a queer, neurodivergent therapist practicing in Sandy, and I specialize working with the LGBTQ+ community, those practicing polyamory/ethical non-monogamy, and those who have experienced trauma.
I work hard to create an environment where you can feel safe to be yourself. I work with those who have experienced trauma, including religious trauma, those with relationship issues including those practicing ethical non-monogamy or other non-traditional relationship structures, and those struggling with spirituality or going through a religious transition.
I'm a relationship specialist. I work with couples who feel disconnected, stuck in the same fights, or are healing after infidelity — as well as those navigating faith transitions, non-traditional relationships, and questions about identity or sexuality. I co-developed Self-Determined Relationship Therapy to bring together the most effective parts of proven models — EFT, Gottman, IBCT, ACT, IFS, and more — and adapt them to fit you, instead of fitting you to any single model. People are a lot like plants — a shade plant doesn't struggle in direct sunlight because it's broken, but because it's in the wrong conditions.
I'm a relationship specialist. I work with couples who feel disconnected, stuck in the same fights, or are healing after infidelity — as well as those navigating faith transitions, non-traditional relationships, and questions about identity or sexuality. I co-developed Self-Determined Relationship Therapy to bring together the most effective parts of proven models — EFT, Gottman, IBCT, ACT, IFS, and more — and adapt them to fit you, instead of fitting you to any single model. People are a lot like plants — a shade plant doesn't struggle in direct sunlight because it's broken, but because it's in the wrong conditions.
What values would you like to be moving towards in your life? What are you hoping to move away from? I love supporting humans who are attempting to answer these questions. I specialize in supporting folks who are exploring sexual concerns (I am kink and ENM competent and affirming), individuals and couples exploring non-traditional relationships, queer & gender-diverse folks, and people who are navigating major life transitions like faith crises and divorce.
What values would you like to be moving towards in your life? What are you hoping to move away from? I love supporting humans who are attempting to answer these questions. I specialize in supporting folks who are exploring sexual concerns (I am kink and ENM competent and affirming), individuals and couples exploring non-traditional relationships, queer & gender-diverse folks, and people who are navigating major life transitions like faith crises and divorce.
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FAQ - Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists
Why might an individual want to see a therapist specializing in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
A client seeking help with an open or consensually non-monogamous relationship will prefer to talk with a professional whom they can count on to be nonjudgmental. Talking with a supportive therapist may on its own help relieve some of the stigma and challenges partners face. That said, the most important factor in the success of any type of therapy is the ability of the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond. For this reason, an individual or couple could find success with a therapist who does not specialize in non-monogamous relationships but with whom they can build trust.
When should open or consensually non-monogamous partners seek counseling?
Like other couples, polyamorous partners typically seek counseling when they face relationship challenges they can’t solve themselves. In non-monogamous relationships, this could include breaches of trust, including infidelity; unclear rules or violations of boundaries; jealousy of outside partners; the stress of juggling the needs of multiple partners; or the effect of high partner turnover on children. Like those of other couples, polyamorous bonds can be threatened by increasingly frequent arguments, poor or dysfunctional communication, diminished emotional or physical intimacy, or the feeling that something is wrong, even if they don’t know what it is.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
No, but individuals seeking help with non-monogamous relationships would most likely consult a licensed professional with specific training in couples counseling or couples therapy. Couples counseling and couples therapy both involve teaching concrete strategies to navigate conflict in relationships. A good therapist can engage both partners as they explain these approaches but can also work with a single partner.
How long does therapy for consensually non-monogamous couples typically last?
Couples therapy for any type of couple, tends to be relatively time-limited, lasting around 12 weeks on average. A good therapist will tailor sessions to the individual partners’ emotions and sometimes their past, along with patterns found to be repeating in the relationship. In many cases, clients should expect their therapist to assign “homework” between weekly sessions.