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
Webinar: Colonialism & Mental Health
On January 6, 2024 by sarmientoveranoIn the last centuries, colonialism has shaped our social hierarchies and impacted on our emotional and mental functioning. Psychology and psychotherapy have developed amid the same social environments that created
Webinar – Social Inequalities & Mental Health
On October 4, 2023 by sarmientoveranoLearn about the social determinants to mental health, how and why the social context can impact on a person’s psychological and emotional well-being throughout their life. The webinar will provide
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.
Justice & Liberation in the Therapy Room
On July 12, 2023 by sarmientoveranoAs therapists, how do we support clients that have been through adverse experiences relating to structural oppression and discrimination? Can we do this in a way that does not reproduce
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
