Therapy in Colour
Intersectional, Anti-Racist and Intercultural Approaches by Therapists of Colour
A comprehensive edited collection from The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network on antiracist, inter-cultural approaches to therapeutic practice and training.
“A book like this is a bit like a rare event. It therefore deserves to be both witnessed and read and studied” Dr Dwight Turner, Course Leader in Humanistic Psychotherapy, University of Brighton and author of Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Edited by
Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, Kris Black, Karen Carberry and Eugene Ellis
If you are seeking to create a more intersectional, anti-racist, and inter-cultural approach to therapy, this edited collection emerging from the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network is an invaluable resource for your practice.
This collection covers topics such as the psychological trauma of racism, the various barriers to accessing support for mental health and the lived experience of Black, African, or Asian people in a profession that is still dominated by Eurocentric perspectives, training, and practice. Each contribution further reinforces the importance and benefit of having an intersectional, anti-racist, and inter-cultural approach to your therapeutic practice and contains insight from 27 experts in the psychological arena.
This book is split into four sections – the first focusses on colour, creativity, and anti-racist reflections. Part two covers training in the psychological field in the past, present, and future. Part three discusses CPD, supervision and self-care with a specific focus on mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional health and lastly, part five centralises therapeutic needs and psychological wellbeing within the context of identity, culture, and belonging.
- Published: 15th June
- Pages: 352
- ISBN: 9781839975707
Co editor
Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga
Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, retired Transcultural Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Lecturer and BAATN leadership team member. She is Author of Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process (2009) and The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice (2016).
Co editor
Kris Black
Kris Black (they/them) is a committed community psychotherapist located within the UK QTIBPOC and the wider LGBTQ+ community, is a longstanding intersectional feminist, activist and trainer. They founded Radical Dialogues, an intersectional training and education foundation.
Co editor
Karen Carberry
Karen Carberry is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, Head of Family and Systemic Therapy – Orri. Executive Director and Trustee, Association for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice; & Board Director & Consultant Clinical Supervisor for Hope Bereavement Support, also co-editor of The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health 2020.
Co editor
Eugene Ellis
Eugene Ellis is Director and Founder of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN), Honorary Fellow of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and Editorial Board Member of the journal Psychotherapy and Politics International. author of The Race Conversation: An Essential Guide to Creating Life-Changing Dialogue (2021).
A book like this, is a bit like a rare event. It therefore deserves to be both witnessed and read and studied.
– Dr Dwight Turner
…an act of love in motion, giving language to all those places within our psyche that has been hungry for racial understanding
– Fanny Brewster
If you are interested in anti-racist therapeutic practice, this book is a must-read.
– David Weaver
Endorsments
These are Therapists of Colour from across the generations, who have come together to present some of the most interesting and far-reaching thoughts and clinical ideas that counsellors of colour have had maybe for a generation. A book like this, is a bit like a rare event. It therefore deserves to be both witnessed and read and studied.
This new book deftly navigates readers through a path that deeply analyses Eurocentric ‘givens and perspectives’ on issues relating to mental health and trauma. A core tenet is the reconfiguration of therapy by taking stock of Black communities’ historical lived experience and drawing upon their cultural traditions to enrich therapeutic practice. If you are interested in anti-racist therapeutic practice, this book is a must-read.
Therapy in Colour is a brilliant teaching for practicing clinicians, psychoanalytical students as well as members of the general public. The heart of the book is the intense and personable way each author writes about raciality, racism and the need for introspection into the patient as well as the therapeutic process. It appears as an act of love in motion, giving language to all those places within our psyche that has been hungry for racial understanding of Afrocentrism culture, within the field of psychology. The writing within this book is a gift to inspire us all.
Acknowledgements
Preface by Eugene Ellis
Introduction by Karen Carberry
Part I: Colour, Creativity and Anti-Racist Reflection
1. Adaptations to Psychotherapy for Effective Treatment of Black and Minority Ethnic People – Lennox K. Thomas
2. The Racist Gaze: Bearing Witness – Narendra Keval
3. Can the Image Bridge Our Differences? – Ann Boxill
4. An Encounter Between a White Patient and a Black Psychotherapist – Wanderley M. Santos
5. Counsellor Training and Beyond: A Practical Application – Kiren Khosla
Part II: Training in Context of Pasts, Presents and Futures
6. Two Black Tutors! – Patmarie Coleman & Paulette Gibson
7. Misery Loves Company, But There’s No Need to Walk Alone – Lydia Puricelli-Culverwell
8. Myself as Therapist, Trainee, and the Power of Creativity – Symone Stephens-Morgan
Part III: CPD: Supervision and Self-Care – Our Mental, Spiritual, Physical and Emotional Health
9. Conversation About Co-Supervision with Two Senior African Heritage Therapists – Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga & Arike Grant
10. Sitting With Discomfort or Embodying Joy? – Moriam Grillo
11. Embodied Ancestors – Roshmi S. Lovatt
Part IV: Therapeutic Needs and Psychological Wellbeing: In the Context of Identity, Culture and Belonging
12. Transracial Adoption – Anthea Benjamin
13. The Power of a Name – Umaa Thampu
14. Belonging: Who Decides? – Karen Minikin
15. Embodied Experiencing – Relational Learning – Carmen Joanne Ablack
16. The Impact of Racism and Culture on Identity – Gita Patel
17. Character Work – Shirani Situnayake
Part V: Celebrating Our Intersectionality: Ancestral Constellations – African Healing Contexts, Traditions and Origins
18. A Queer Love Letter: – Joel Simpson
19. Ancestral Constellations – Sonya Welch-Moring
20. A Journey in Decolonizing Therapy – Oye Agoro
21. Effective Anti-Racist Practice in Counselling and Therapy Training – Tonia Mihill
Epilogue by Kris Black
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