Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy: Depoliticised Pathways Towards Intersectional Practice

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Dwight Turner (University of Brighton, UK)

Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy

Depoliticised Pathways Towards Intersectional Practice

Dwight Turner (University of Brighton, UK)

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Routledge
04 March 2025

Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Counselling & advice services; Psychotherapy

Decolonisation is a term which has become a modern day buzzword as we look to understand the influences of the systemic structures of oppression which have molded all of our identities, yet, in the worlds of counselling and psychotherapy there has been a struggle to understand what this term means in regard to our profession. Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy considers the ways in which the systems of colonization have taken over and are continually reconstituted within our profession.

This book challenges our profession, by offering practical ways in which we might diversify our practices, proffering varying perspectives about how to create pathways for greater inclusion in training courses, and examines the many opportunities to explore and expand the ways in which we undertake research. Most importantly, it will encourage the therapist to look at the internalised experiences of colonisation on themselves. The book shows that working creatively with techniques common to counselling and psychotherapy could lead the profession to not only broaden out what it knows and understands of human nature, but through a process of decolonisation, assist in meeting the needs of a wider range of clients.

This book will be invaluable to counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists working in the helping professions, and to those whose activism drives them to want to make our helping professions more inclusive and equitable.

By: Dwight Turner (University of Brighton UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032614335
ISBN 10: 1032614331
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 04 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction; 2. Decolonisation of Psychotherapy; 3. Decolonising Training; 4. Decolonising Practice; 5. Decolonising The Therapist; 6. Decolonising Counselling & Psychotherapy Research; 7. Conclusion; Index

Dr Dwight Turner is an activist, a writer and public speaker on issues of race, difference and intersectionality in counselling and psychotherapy. A Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Workshop Facilitator, and Conference Presenter in Private Practice, he is also currently the Course Leader in Humanistic Counselling at the University of Brighton, UK.