The Journal

Writing, conversations, and podcasts — from us, and from contributors.

In print

Cover of Student Counsellor magazine, Edition 12, Autumn 2026 — an illustration of a head in profile with a figure raking patterns across the mind.

The podcasts

Podcast · Mentors

Dr Isha McKenzie‑Mavinga on recognition trauma

Making space for the trauma of anti-Black racism — why counselling and psychotherapy training must recognise and address the impact of systemic racism in the field.

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Podcast · Mentors

Foluke Taylor on Black feminisms in training

A conversation on the importance of Black feminist thought in counselling training — expanding what counts as knowledge, deepening how we understand care, and opening “otherwise” ways of knowing and relating.

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Podcast · Mentors

Dr Dwight Turner on harm in training institutions

On his path into psychotherapy, the systemic challenges within training environments, his book Black Men, Trauma and Therapy, and guidance for trainees committed to social justice and institutional reform.

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Podcast

Robert Downes on embodying anti-racist practice

Anti-racist practice as an ongoing project — the necessity of disruption and radical inclusion within psychotherapy, and what is asked of white therapists who wish to take part meaningfully in anti-racist work.

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