Decolonising Therapy

Why We’re Different 

 

We’re a team of racialised therapists and trainees who provide culturally responsive therapy to racialised communities. We believe in our right to heal away from the white gaze.

We have a decolonial, intersectional and anti-oppressive approach to therapy that is grounded in principles of intersectional feminism, Black Liberation and Black Psychology.

We acknowledge the impact of violent systems on mental health, using therapy as a tool to actively dismantle oppression and bring about collective liberation. 

We’re critical of our training and the violent roots of Western psychiatry and psychology, integrating African-Centred and Indigenous practices to reduce harm.

We welcome those with multiple marginalised identities including LGBTQ+, gender diverse, neurodivergent and disabled communities as intersectionality is a key tenet of social justice work.

We campaign for justice in the mental health profession, which includes widening access therapy, reducing harm for racialised trainees and advocating for anti-oppressive practice within services.  

We’re committed to excellent standards of care and we were nominated for Best Mental Health Service of the Year Award (2024)

For Clients âœ¹

We provide confidential and specialist mental health and wellbeing support with one-to-one, couples and group therapy sessions that are trauma-competent and tailored to your needs. Low-cost places are available.

For Professionals âœ¹

We offer supervision, workshops and training on anti-racism and anti-oppressive practice to health and social care professionals. We work with educational institutions to build a more inclusive curriculum and we offer placements and specialised CPD to racialised trainees. 

Liberated Minds ✹

We provide decolonial education through classes, workshops and programmes that teach essential skills for learning how to thrive under oppression.

Podcast âœ¹

Listen to ‘My Mothers Trauma’, our podcast that invites a different conversation on how to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma through an anti-oppressive lens of justice and liberation. 

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