About this event
90 Minutes in the company of Dr Isha McKenzie-Mavinga
Readings from her new book A ‘Black Empathic Approach- From Rage to Compassion’
Join the author, who will be presenting readings and discussion.
Date June 5th
Time 6PM GMT
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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Dr Isha McKenzie-Mavinga
Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, has thirty-three years’ experience as a Transcultural Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Lecturer, Writer and Reiki Master. She is the author of ‘Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process’ (2009) and ‘The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice’ (2016). She also co-authored an autobiography’ ‘In Search of Mr Mckenzie’ (1991) Isha contributed papers and poetry to several anthologies, Most recently, ‘Therapy in Colour’ co-editor & contributing author. Mckenzie-Mavinga, Eugene Ellis, Kris Black, Karen Carberry 2023. Her new book, ‘A Black Empathic Approach to Psychotherapy- ‘From Rage to Compassion, will be published in Septamber 2025.
In 1991 she initiated therapeutic services at the African Caribbean Mental Health Association and at ‘Women’s Trust’, with women impacted by violence in relationships. She was a student counsellor and Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan University and taught at Goldsmiths University of London. Isha has trained a group of master facilitators to present her concept of a ‘Black Empathic Approach’ to expand thinking and practice that embraces an emergence from the impact of racism and furthers intersectional, anti-oppressive therapeutic practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy, psychology, and the caring professions. She continues to be passionate about healing the impact of anti-black racism on our minds.
