Navigating Racial Landscapes: Wholeness and Wounds
Book Details
- Publisher : Karnac Books
- Published : 2026
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 160
- Category :
Forthcoming - Category 2 :
Psychoanalysis - Catalogue No : 98523
- ISBN 13 : 9781800134577
- ISBN 10 : 1800134576
About the Author(s)
Dr Aileen Alleyne is a UKCP-registered psychodynamic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and organisational consultant in private practice. She is a visiting lecturer at several psychotherapy training institutions and a specialist consultant on race and cultural diversity across major public-sector organisations, including the National Health Service, social services, education, and police services. Her first book, The Burden of Heritage: Hauntings of Generational Trauma on Black Lives (Karnac, 2022), was nominated for the 2023 Gradiva Award and has become an invaluable teaching and research resource within the counselling and psychotherapy community. Aileen’s clinical research examines the lived experiences of Black workers across the NHS, education, and social care sectors, offering a significant contribution to understanding racism as an enduring psychological trauma. Central to her work is the concept of the internal oppressor, a framework that deepens insight into the complex psychological responses to racial wounding.
She is the author of numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed papers on Black–White relational dynamics, shame and identity injury, and the challenges of diversity in organisational life. While she now engages more selectively in public speaking, she continues to shape contemporary discourse through her writing, teaching, and carefully chosen contributions to professional and academic spaces.