“Childfree adults are speaking out more and more these days about discrimination, and while this murmur growing to a small uproar is actually a surprise to many who didn't realize the discrimination existed, consider the following real life examples:

A young male professor recently contacted me, asking for advice on dealing with discrimination in his workplace. He explained that, at the start of each quarter when teaching schedules are selected, the parenting professors, both mothers and fathers, are given first pick, so that their work does not interfere with their children's school and extracurricular activities. Don’t assume.

Don’t assume emotional experience, relationship configuration, sexual preferences, or frequency. Don’t even assume they want to talk about their relationships. Instead, allow the client to lead and be open to where they lead the conversation.”

Don’t pathologize.

Long ago I had a client report that another clinician had called her a “nymphomaniac” because she had two long term partners—but the client hadn’t even had sex in six months. Also, there’s no such thing as nymphomania. Don’t be this clinician.

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