Therapy for Couples

Specialized Support for Ethical Non-Monogamy and Polyamory in California

In-person in Los Angeles
Virtual in California

Ethical Non-Monagamy (ENM)

Ending the Relationship Without Losing Yourself

Not every relationship is meant to last forever, but that does not mean it has to end in chaos, resentment, or emotional destruction. Conscious Uncoupling is a supportive and intentional process designed to help individuals and couples navigate separation with clarity, respect, emotional insight, and healing.

Whether you are married, dating, co-parenting, or ending a long-term partnership, this work focuses on helping you move through the transition in a healthier and more grounded way—emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

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What Is Ethical Non-Monogamy?

Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM) is an umbrella term for consensual relationship structures that allow for emotional, romantic, and/or sexual connections with more than one person. Polyamory is one form of ENM that typically involves multiple emotionally connected relationships.

These relationships are built on:

  • Consent

  • Communication

  • Transparency

  • Boundaries

  • Mutual respect

  • Emotional accountability

Every relationship structure is unique. Therapy is not about pushing a particular model, it is about helping individuals and partners create relationships that are emotionally healthy, intentional, and sustainable.

Common Challenges in ENM & Polyamorous Relationships

While ENM and Polyamory can be deeply rewarding, they can also surface challenges that require support and deeper relational work.

Common areas addressed in therapy include:

  • Jealousy and insecurity

  • Attachment wounds and fear of abandonment

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Boundary-setting difficulties

  • Navigating new partners and relationship transitions

  • Differences in needs, expectations, or relationship agreements

  • Time management and emotional capacity

  • Trust repair after breaches of agreements

  • Shame, stigma, or fear of judgment

  • Balancing autonomy and emotional connection

  • Co-primary, nesting, or hierarchical relationship dynamics

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My Approach

My approach is affirming, relational, and nonjudgmental. I work with individuals, couples, and relationship systems to help create healthier dynamics rooted in communication, emotional insight, and authenticity.

Together, we may explore:

  • Attachment styles and emotional triggers

  • Communication patterns and conflict cycles

  • Emotional regulation and nervous system responses

  • Relationship agreements and boundaries

  • Needs, wants, and values clarification

  • Identity, authenticity, and self-expression

  • Building trust, safety, and emotional security

  • Navigating comparsion, jealousy, and comparison

Using an integrative approach informed by relational therapy, psychodynamic work, mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, and attachment-based frameworks, therapy focuses on helping clients increase self-awareness, emotional resilience, and relational effectiveness.

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Therapy That Respects Your Relationship Structure

Many individuals in ENM or Polyamorous relationships have had experiences with therapists who misunderstand, pathologize, or judge their relationship choices. Therapy should feel safe, affirming, and supportive, not shaming.

My role is not to decide what type of relationship is “right,” but to help you:

  • Better understand yourself and your relationships

  • Strengthen communication and emotional connection

  • Navigate challenges more effectively

  • Create healthier and more sustainable relationship dynamics

  • Build relationships that align with your values and needs

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You Deserve Relationships That
Feel Honest, Healthy, and Aligned

Healthy relationships are not defined by structure,
they are defined by honesty, communication, accountability, and care.

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Hi. I’m Tina Marie Del Rosario

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (#94386). For over 13 years I’ve been working with couples, non-romantic relationships, and individuals from diverse backgrounds. 

I value active, collaborative therapy that goes beyond simply listening. I believe meaningful growth happens both inside and outside of the therapy room, and I work closely with clients to help them apply insight into their relationships and everyday lives.

My mission is simple: to help people heal, grow, and build healthier relationships.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Therapy can support communication challenges, jealousy, insecurity, boundary-setting, attachment concerns, emotional safety, relationship agreements, trust, conflict resolution, and navigating the complexity of multiple relationship dynamics.

  • Not necessarily. Therapy can involve couples, multiple partners, or individual sessions depending on the needs and goals of the relational system.

  • Yes. Jealousy, insecurity, comparison, fear of abandonment, and emotional overwhelm are common experiences within ENM and polyamorous relationships. Therapy helps individuals and partners better understand these emotions, communicate openly about them, and develop healthier ways of navigating emotional triggers and attachment needs.

  • Therapy can provide support while exploring relationship structures, boundaries, expectations, communication, emotional safety, and relationship agreements. The goal is to help individuals and partners approach the process with greater self-awareness, clarity, honesty, and intentionality.