Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, has thirtynine years’ experience as a Transcultural Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Lecturer, Writer and Reiki Master and as a published writer & poet, 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) She contributed papers and poetry to several anthologies, including 'The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy' (2011: Ed Colin Lago), 'Making Research Matter' (2015: Ed Stephen Goss & Christine Stevens), 'Intercultural Therapy' ( 2019: Ed Baffour Ababio & Roland Littlewood), ‘What is Normal' (2020: Ed Roz Carroll & Jane Ryan).'The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health' (2020:Ed Majors, Carberry & Ransaw). ‘Therapy in Colour’ co-editor & contributing author. Mckenzie-Mavinga, Eugene Ellis, Kris Black, Karen Carberry 2023.
Isha has a presentation on the Confer online Module 'Women on the Couch’ 2020 and has shared her work on various podcasts and at conferences including BME Voices Trauma conference 2020.Recent: Keynote speaker at Hult Ashridge 7th Relational Coaching Conference 2022: Young MINDS round Table discussion. 2023
Isha initiated therapeutic services at the African Caribbean Mental Health Association in Brixton, and at Women’s Trust, working 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. She has presented Black Issues workshops, based on concepts created during her doctoral research and published in her books. She is a former member of the BAATN leadership team and training forum.
She has presented talks in statutory and voluntary organisations, Universities, prisons and community support projects. As her legacy work, 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.
Podcasts:
BAATN Podcast
Black issues in the Therapeutic Process - Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga - Episode 10
BAATN Podcast
Spring Seminar 2018 - The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice - Dr Mckenzie-Mavinga - Ep 20
Bringing Compassionate Accountability to White Dominated Therapeutic Spaces. 2023 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zWvO3rxU0uaMwjzlp4smp?si=2aafa450b6b14db3
I am a member of BAATN Black African & Asian Therapists Network
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