Therapy in Colour

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. – Dr Dwight Turner, Course Leader in Humanistic Psychotherapy, University of Brighton and author of Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and PsychotherapyTherapy 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. – Fanny Brewster, Ph.D., M.F.A., LP, author of The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and RaceThis 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. – David Weaver, President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy“Ellis writes that this is the book the members of the BAATN leadership team ‘would have liked to have available to us when we were students’ - it is hoped it will become a core text. Reflecting on my own training, I can only endorse that hope. This book would, I believe, have made a difference for all of us in my cohort and our future clients. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from it now”. – Kay Hoggett, Therapy Today

Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga is a Transcultural Psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer, writer and Reiki Master. She is the author of ‘Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process’ (2009) and ‘The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice’ (2016).

Kris Black (they/them) is a psychotherapist, intersectional feminist, activist, and trainer and has served on the BAATN Leadership Team for many years. Kris has served on the editorial and management boards of a number of grassroots campaigning organisations and charities furthering the liberation of racialised and marginalised GSRD communities.

Karen Carberry is a Consultant Family Therapist for Orri; Executive Director and Deputy Chair of The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT). She is a Lecturer, an accredited Systemic Supervisor; Fellow of the Asian Academy of Family Therapy (AAFT), and co-editor of The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health (2020).

Eugene Ellis is the 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. He is the author of ‘The Race Conversation: An essential guide to creating life-changing dialogue’ (Confer 2021).