Black Women Therapists: Challenging the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype

Returning for 2026 — Black Women Therapists: Challenging the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype — the live, online, discursive workshop that offers a dedicated, affirming space for Black and BIPOC women therapists to reflect on how the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype shapes our inner worlds and therapeutic practice.

This is the workshop that inspired the Black Women Therapists UK One-Day Online Conference.

Using reflective prompts and open dialogue we’ll explore together how this powerful, and often limiting narrative, influences our sense of identity, experience of training, choice of therapeutic modalities, and the relationships we build with our clients.

Here’s an opportunity to connect with others who share the complexities of navigating strength, care, and vulnerability in clinical spaces. A chance to pause unpack, challenge, and reimagine the narratives that inform our work and impact our well-being.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• An introduction to the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype.
• Identifying the configurations of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype in the therapeutic relationship.
• Understanding the influence of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Archetype on the identity formation and choice of modality for Black/BIPOC women practitioners.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Suitable for Black/BIPOC women who are qualified therapists, trainee therapists, supervisors, mentors, tutors and coaches.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• This workshop will offer an opportunity to reflect on current practice.

​Please note: This is an experiential workshop and a confidential space. You will be asked to have your camera on. The discussion will be unique, so former workshop participants may also benefit from attending this session.

ZOOM

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.

If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.

By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.

Mary Pascall

Mary is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, group facilitator and mentor in private practice, and host for BWTOC UK. Mary is also an associate tutor for the post-graduate diploma in person-centred counselling at The Norwich Centre, Norfolk, UK. She is registered with the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and with the Black African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN, https://www.baatn.org.uk/). Specialising in working with transcultural issues through a person-centred lens, her approach is relational, racial justice allied and social justice allied. Within her practice, Mary offers counselling for adults, mentoring for counselling trainees and, as a group facilitator, a tailored programme of online and in-person experiential workshops offering an enabling space, in which participants can explore the impact of race and culture on well-being within the current climate, the context of their work, training or supervision. Mary is also the founder of Black Women Therapists UK.

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