Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process

About the Author(s)

Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, Retired Psychotherapist, poet and lecturer, has thirty three years’ experience as a Transcultural Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Lecturer, Writer and Reiki Master. She contributed papers and poetry to several anthologies. Isha initiated therapeutic services at the African Caribbean Mental Health Association in Brixton, and at Women’s Trust, working with women impacted by violence in relationships. She was a student counsellor and senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University and taught at Goldsmiths University of London. She has presented Black Issues workshops, based on concepts created during her Doctoral research and published in her books. As her legacy, she presents talks and trains master facilitators to present her concept of a black Empathic Approach to expand thinking and practice that embrace an emergence from the impact of racism and develop intersectional, anti-oppressive therapeutic practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy, psychology, and the caring professions.

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