Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Anti-Racism Advocate and Group Facilitator, Tutor, Mentor

Hello and welcome. I’m Mary, your BWTOC UK 24 Host. I’m a psychotherapeutic counsellor, group facilitator and mentor in private practice, registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and with the Black African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN). I’m also an associate tutor for the post-graduate diploma in person-centred counselling at The Norwich Centre, Norfolk, UK. Specialising in working with transcultural issues through a person-centred lens, my approach is relational, racial justice allied and social justice allied. Within my practice, I offer counselling for adults, mentoring for counselling trainees and, as a group facilitator, a tailored programme of online and in-person 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. The theme for BWTOC UK 24 is borrowed from my online workshop – ‘Black Women Therapists: Challenging the Strong Black Woman Archetype’, which was first delivered on the onlinevents.co.uk cpd platform in February 2023. I’m delighted to be collaborating with colleagues, supported by onlinevents.co.uk, for this 1st Ever conference. I look forward to meeting with you.