We want to make change happen for trainee Black and Minority Ethnic counsellors and psychotherapists

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People of African and Caribbean decent, are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with serious mental health disorders in the UK. 


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5% of the counsellors in the UK are from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, compared to BAME groups making up 12% of the population.


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BME trainee counsellors are more likely to drop out of their training. They experience trauma because of a lack of understanding about race from therapy training providers.

Data: Black African and Asian Therapy Network - BAATN

We aim to increase the number of Black people training to become counsellors and psychotherapists. We intend to provide practical support to newly enrolled trainees in the areas with the greatest need across the UK.

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Being in therapy myself and experiencing it first hand I have also realised the bias to wards being a service accessed by the white/middle classes, This does need to change, especially in diverse communities. Being able to talk to someone who can relate and understand you in terms of culture/ ethnicity/ class/ gender is really important.

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There is so very clearly a need for more black Psychotherapists.

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 What you are doing is much needed. You women rock and inspire me.

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