Couples, Polycules & Relationship Therapy

At Queer Therapy Boston, we know that relationships are as unique as the people in them. Whether you're part of a couple, a polycule, a chosen family, platonic partners, or any other non-traditional relationship structure, you deserve therapy that recognizes and respects your lived experience—without judgment, outdated assumptions, or rigid frameworks.

We offer relationship therapy for folks navigating a range of concerns, whether related to identity, communication, neurodivergence, intimacy, family planning, or life transitions.

Relationships Beyond the Traditional Model

Love, connection, and commitment take countless forms. Some relationships follow conventional monogamous structures, while others embrace polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, co-parenting, or deep platonic bonds. No matter the framework, all relationships deserve supportive, affirming care tailored to the people in them—not a forced blueprint of what relationships "should" look like.

At Queer Therapy Boston, we specialize in therapy for:

  • LGBTQIA+ couples and partners navigating identity, communication, or life transitions

  • Polycules and ENM partners seeking support in boundary-setting and emotional resilience

  • Families—including chosen families—working through conflict or life changes

  • Platonic partnerships, queerplatonic relationships, and co-parenting dynamics

  • Couples or groups navigating neurodivergent relationship dynamics

  • Pre-marital and pre-commitment counseling to strengthen communication and alignment

  • Therapy for partners facing challenges with cohabitation or domestic routines

  • Support around family planning, parenting, and blended families

Whether you’re navigating attachment concerns, jealousy, differences in neurotypes, shifting relationship roles, or deeper emotional processing, we create therapy that fits your relationship—not forces it into a mold.

Understanding Neurodivergent Relationship Dynamics

For neurodivergent individuals—especially those with ADHD, autism, and sensory sensitivities—relationships can require different modes of communication, emotional regulation, and routine-building. We work with neurodivergent + neurotypical partnerships and fully neurodivergent relationship dynamics to honor the ways processing, expression, and connection can differ.

Our therapy acknowledges that traditional relationship advice doesn’t always apply to autistic socialization, ADHD executive functioning, or sensory-based needs—so we adapt therapy to what actually works for your brain and your relationship structure.

Sex, Intimacy & Healing in Relationships

Sexuality and intimacy are deeply personal experiences, shaped by identity, past experiences, and personal comfort levels. At Queer Therapy Boston, we provide affirming, trauma-informed therapy to support partners in navigating issues related to sex and intimacy—including the impacts of sexual trauma, low libido, asexuality/demisexuality, internalized homophobia, gender dysphoria, religious trauma, and more. Whether you're working through shame, discomfort, communication challenges, or shifting desires, we create a nonjudgmental space to explore what intimacy means to you. Your boundaries, experiences, and identity deserve respect, and therapy should empower you to feel safe, seen, and heard—without pressure, stigma, or assumptions.

Affirming LGBTQIA+ Identities in Relationships

For many LGBTQIA+ individuals, relationships are deeply intertwined with identity. Whether navigating gender transition within a partnership, experiencing shifts in attraction or identity, or processing past invalidation from family or previous partners, therapy can be an essential space for exploration and support.

We specialize in helping partners:

  • Work through identity discovery and change within relationships

  • Navigate mixed-orientation relationships (ex. asexual and allosexual)

  • Process societal and family pressures on LGBTQIA+ partnerships including navigating stigma and finding belonging

  • Build deeper emotional intimacy without forced gender norms

Your relationship deserves therapy that sees, understands, and affirms who you truly are.

Collaborative, Nonjudgmental Care

Therapy involving multiple clients—whether couples, polycules, families, or co-parents—requires a collaborative, equitable approach. We structure sessions to create space for each partner’s voice and needs, ensuring that therapy isn’t about picking sides or assigning blame, but instead strengthening connection, understanding, and mutual support.

We approach sessions with compassion, trauma-informed care, and adaptability, allowing you to focus on the work that matters most to you—whether that’s deepening intimacy, setting boundaries, improving communication, or simply navigating life together with more ease.

Your Relationships Matter—You Deserve Therapy That Honors Them

At Queer Therapy Boston, we reject prescriptive ideas of what relationships “should” look like. We know that love, care, and partnership take infinite forms, and no one should feel like their relationships are less valid or more complicated just because they exist outside mainstream norms.

If you and your partners, family, or loved ones are seeking therapy that respects, affirms, and supports you without judgment, we are here for you.

You deserve therapy that works for your relationships—not therapy that forces them into a mold.