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Breaking Barriers: Thriving As a Working Parent With Long-Term, Chronic Illness
Breaking Barriers: Thriving As a Working Parent With Long-Term, Chronic...
“We need to talk about organ donation” on being of African Ancestry with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Author: Dr Esther Cole Genetics They say the past is in the past, but when I...
How my Differences is Making a Difference in the Therapy Room
Author: Sarah Colbourne A new client, a black woman in her 40s, was emotional...
What I’ve Learned About Burnout as a Therapist
Author: Lorraine Collins Burnout is a hot topic these days and with good...
Boundaries at Boot Fairs
Author: Lorraine Welch What makes it so difficult to have healthy boundaries?...
The Premise of Alienation
Author: Karen Minikin This post captures the key themes of alienation,...
You Can’t Love Yourself If You Don’t Know Yourself: A Message to Black Women
You Can't Love Yourself If You Don't Know Yourself : A Message to Black Women...
Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind
BAATN was there - at the Ritzy in Brixton on Saturday, 24th June, for the...
Resourcing the Anti-Racist Therapeutic Practitioner
Taking a proactive stance against racism means engaging our minds, bodies and...
Inner Life Writes: A Manifesto For RE-Connecting To Love, RE-Newing Your Light and Radiating Your Light.
Inner Life Writes: A Manifesto For RE-Connecting To Love, RE-Newing Your Light...
How Creative Writing Deepened my Therapeutic Practice
Author: Maame Blue Summary: Ex-psychotherapist and author Maame Blue reflects...
Video-on-Demand Therapy Programmes Work
Author: Gary McFarlane Is it true that “Black men don’t do therapy?”, Somewhat...
Job Security: Thin Ice?
Author: Lorraine Collins There's a lot of uncertainty these days regarding job...
I don’t like being a spokesperson or advocate for people of colour or for equality and diversity issues
Author: Lorraine Welch And yet I find myself feeling pressured and responsible...
A Reflection on My Journey with Relationship Diversity
Author: Karmela Jones Polyamory and non-monogamy have become increasing...
Cultivating the Seeds of Racial Awareness – Talk
What the construct of racial difference imposes on us is demanding and...
I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
Author: Sanah Ahsan Therapy must be a place where oppression is examined,...
Racial Hate: The Negative Self Talk that Develops From It
Author: Ayesha Giselle Dornelly It's hard enough being a black person in...
BAATN Conversion Therapy Statement
BAATN welcomes the survey by the Royal College of Psychiatrists highlighting...
Overcoming Barriers in Therapy with My Little Therapy Box
Author: Natasha Page There can be many reasons why a client may find it...
Identity: Tales From the Therapy Room (fiction)
Author: Shade Babalola “I was adopted from the age of four”, my client Femi...
What is Solution Focused Hypnotherapy? Is it for me?
Author: Ayesha Giselle Dornelly Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a relatively...
Exploring the identity factors and emotional responses that may block us from having difficult conversations about racism.
Author: Lorraine Welch An open letter to anyone whatever your background, By...
People of Mixed Black and White Ethnic Heritage Identity
Author: Anne Coker 15 reasons to question the terms mixed ‘race’ and biracial...
A Day in the Life of a School Drama Therapist Pre – Covid – A Walk Down Yesteryear
Author: Judy Nkechukwu 8:30am: Start of the school day. I greet the...