Liberalism and Mental Health PART 1: Violent Silences
On February 24, 2025 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Kristina Flour Introduction What we’ve witnessed in the last year and a half is, for me, sadly reminiscent of what I witnessed growing up in South America:
Book: Empire of Normality – Robert Chapman
On January 22, 2025 by sarmientoveranoWhat is this book about? This book powerfully argues against current models of ability and disability. It covers: What is radical/new/different about it? This is not just a book that
Caricature of a Racist: What does ‘a racist’ really look like?
On November 21, 2024 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: JJ Ying By: Rhea Gandhi © This article was first published in Therapy Today, the journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). It is important
Racism and the Body
On October 3, 2024 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Paul Cuoco In my research, I am trying to understand racism and racialisation processes from perspectives that include the reality of colonialism. I want to go beyond
Book: The Dynamics of Power in Counselling & Psychotherapy – Gillian Proctor
On August 20, 2024 by sarmientoveranoWhat is this book about? The potential workings of power and power dynamics within therapeutic work. Main topics explored: What is radical/new/different about it? Explicitly naming POWER in our profession,
Colonialism in Therapy: three invitations for our work
On July 23, 2024 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Ashley Batz With gratitude to the Feminist Therapy Network organisers and the participants to their anniversary event. Introduction Having had to push myself to the limit this
Video: Conversations in Living Room : with Dr Jennifer Mullan
On April 17, 2024 by sarmientoveranoWhat is this resource about? This is the recording of the event Conversations in the Living Room with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, in which a panel responds to chapter 8 of
Therapy and the Capitalist Ethos
On March 7, 2024 by sarmientoveranoPhoto credit: kris Many readers will be familiar with the concept of Racial Capitalism that links White Supremacy and the Capitalist system through the advent of colonialism and trans-Atlantic slavery.
Book: Psychoanalysis Under Occupation – Lara Sheehi & Stephen Sheehi
On January 17, 2024 by sarmientoveranoWhat is this book about? The relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and colonialism within the Palestinian context. Main topics explored: What is radical/new/different about it? Honesty, openness and explicitly naming
An Introduction to Class in Mental Health and Therapy
On November 13, 2023 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Mathieu Stern Something to be noted about class is that, like other axes of privilege and oppression, it has a deep impact on people’s material and emotional
