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
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.
It’s A White Woman’s World – Group Whiteness in Process
On January 2, 2023 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Teslariu Mihai I don’t want this text to be read as “I didn’t like group process so now I’m making a disparaging piece about it”. Rather, this
Economic Migration and Disenfranchised Processes, an Exorcism Exercise
On April 18, 2022 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano I have his mouth. And his nose. I did not inherit my mom’s and grandma’s tiny, perfectly shaped along racist and Eurocentric standards, almost Germanic, highly
White (in)humanity in therapy: The Ulterior Message Of Selective Outrage
On March 10, 2022 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano I’ve been silent for a while but I cannot let this be. This is sucking the life out of me so here goes what I have
The Abyssal Line and the Articulation of Oppressions
On November 8, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano DISCLAIMER: This article’s aim is to present a particular perspective on different types of oppression and struggles as explained by certain decolonial & feminist thinkers. We
Deserved shame and the white anti-racist
On June 22, 2021 by sarmientoveranoBy: Lucia Sarmiento Verano “Accompaniment (and therapeutic work with someone from a more marginalised group), as well as allyship and engaging in social justice struggles as a privileged person needs
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
