Delivered by Baffour Ababio and Sega Habtom. The workshop will draw on clinical examples and work as well as the intercultural experience to put forward the processes involved in working at the juncture of the client’s inner and outer experiences. The evocation of shame and avoidance in the dyadic or group encounter of intersecting differences and sameness will also be explored. “Any clinical...

In response to requests from clients, we seek applications from Black male trainee counsellors and trainee therapists for placement. To be considered, you must be in at least your second year of training. The therapy modalities that we consider are psychodynamic and integrative, which includes a psychodynamic component. If you were successful in gaining a trainee placement with us, we...

Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Britain’s minorities. The critical preventative measures implemented to stem the spread of the virus, such as social distancing and self-isolation, have also impacted already marginalised groups to a much greater extent. Nafsiyat is now providing same language and culturally sensitive brief emotional interventions to adults (18+) from...

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Nafsiyat has developed a new one-day workshop for supervisors and supervisees, to explore interculturality within the supervisory relationship. It will be held online via Zoom on Sunday 15th November and tickets are available now through Eventbrite. There have been many books, workshops and training program on psychotherapy and counselling across cultural and ‘racial’ borders since the...

The final nine minutes of George Floyd’s life captured on a smartphone camera, ignited the injustices which had for so long been seared into the lives of black people. The image of a white policeman’s knee bearing down on a black man’s neck, casually snuffing the life out of him, blew the lid...

Due to Covid-19 the Institute of Fundraising announced a startling statistic suggesting that up to 48% of all voluntary giving to charities would have fallen due to the pandemic. So together with Centre 404 and the Mayor of Islington we launched the Mayor’s campaign to help us through this pandemic and keep our services running. Take action: Covid-19s impact on Nafsiyat and Centre...

In a report published on April 24th 2020, Healthwatch Islington has found that, in many cases cultural and language barriers made NHS counselling and talking therapies less effective for members of migrant communities.  They interviewed 73 residents from migrant communities who were living with mental health issues find out what their experiences were of accessing the...

We sadly share the news that pioneering psychotherapist Lennox Thomas has died. Lennox Thomas, originally from Grenada, qualified and worked as a social worker and probation officer with adults, children and families. He then went on to train as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and was a registered psychotherapist with the UK Council for...

COVID-19 is having a serious impact on our communities. We understand that there are uncertainties right now, but we want to reassure you that our service is still operating. We are dedicated to supporting our clients and the National Health Service. We will continue to provide intercultural therapy to those who need it most, in many languages. We will do our best to maintain the levels of...