Black Psychotherapist: The Clinical Practice Student

In this 3-part series, we explore the world of the Black Psychotherapist. Psychology and psychiatry are sciences rooted in western/European values and world-view. The Black psychotherapist finds him/herself steeped in beliefs, theories and approaches that sometimes contradict his own cultural norms, and those of his client when the client is not white. We will discuss various aspects of how we navigate this field—our way.

In this episode we discuss our symbolic baptism in this world—graduate school. The clinical practice student enters graduate school and begins learning in earnest how to assess and heal people emotionally—all based on Anglo-European principles and values.