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- Consensual non-monogamies: social representations among family therapists, sex therapists, and sexologists in the Iberian contextPublication . Quintal, Lara Isabel Rodrigues da Silva; Portugal, Alda Patrícia Marques; Gonçalves, José Alberto RibeiroConsensual non-monogamies (CNM) have become increasingly visible in psychological and clinical research, yet there remains a substantial gap in understanding how these relational structures are perceived by mental health professionals with advanced training in fields such as family therapy and sexology. This study aims to explore the social representations held by family therapists, sexologists, and sex therapists regarding CNM. To investigate these representations, a qualitative, non-experimental approach was employed using the free word association method based on Abric’s Central Nucleus Theory, with data collected online from a non-probabilistic sample of Portuguese and Spanish therapists (N=156) and analysed through EVOC software. The analysis revealed that “relational diversity”, and “freedom” were central social representations across all Portuguese and Spanish professionals, while additional terms such as “complexity,” “confusing,” and “consent” varied in prominence depending on participants’ therapeutic experience and nationality. The results also suggest that while “relational diversity” and “freedom” are core elements in the social representations of CNM across samples, therapists without clinical experience working with CNM clients tend to associate it more strongly with terms like “confusing” and “complexity”. These results highlight the importance of including CNM-related content in therapist training programs, promoting less stigmatizing and more informed representations. Direct clinical exposure to these relationships may contribute to more sensitive, ethical, and informed interventions in the therapeutic context.