Therapy as a Site of Resistance PART 1: Being in the Client’s Corner
On July 24, 2023 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Alexandre Dinaut Last year, I wrote about Epistemic Justice in the therapy room and what it may look like through practices like Conscientization and naming oppressive dynamics.
Mystification & Exceptionalism as Vectors of Power in Therapy
On April 18, 2023 by sarmientoveranohow exceptionalism and mystification happen in the mental health professions, how they act as vectors of power, and why they enable and heighten the risk of harm to clients and our colleagues.
Dialogue is STILL not enough: further thoughts on power and multicultural therapy
On October 5, 2022 by sarmientoveranoI wrote about the idea of dialogue, dialogical relationship and working across cultures in psychotherapy a year and a half ago. In fact, it is that post that started this
Defensive Minds: harm across neuro-cognitive difference
On June 21, 2022 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano Image credit: https://unsplash.com/@joshriemer Disclaimer (June 2024): I have recently being diagnosed autistic. This article was first published before I even suspected this, so it has now
Epistemic Justice: Therapy as a Liberatory Practice
On August 20, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano Can Therapy help us fight against Epistemic Injustice? I keep coming back to writing about perspectives different than the White European middle class one. I am
Addressing Cultural Shame
On May 3, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano Shame is now a subject that is widely discussed as one of the most complex and deep processes we can go through in the therapy room.
Thoughts on Integration from a Decolonial Perspective
On March 30, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano As the end of my training program draws near, and given that our humanistic training involves three different modalities, more emphasis is given to integration models
A “missing comparison”, bringing the divide into focus
On February 12, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano (Disclaimer: this article is based on my own personal experience of being an immigrant from the Global South in Europe. I cannot claim to speak for
Dialogue is not enough: the issue of power and multicultural therapy in humanistic theory and training.
On January 12, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano Finishing a humanistic psychotherapy course in a leading institution while personally exploring issue of oppression, white supremacy, and colonialism has proved to be harder than expected.
