Overview
This unique book is the first UK-published text to showcase the pioneering work of Black male therapists with Black male clients today. The leading Black male practitioners gathered here describe the thinking, theories and conceptualisations of Blackness and masculinity that underpin their practice and how they apply these in their meetings with clients: cishet, trans, gay and straight. Weaving these chapters together is the fundamental belief that how Black men are perceived and perceive themselves, how they behave and how they relate, is fundamentally shaped by the attitudes, expectations and assumptions of others. They are further impacted by Whiteness and the legacies of colonialism, migration and slavery, as well as their personal and intergenerational histories and heritages. Black men are disproportionately represented in our criminal justice and mental health systems, yet are the least likely group in UK society to access therapy, due to both internal defences and external structural and cultural barriers. Taking an intersectional approach, the book's contributors write about anger, power, pride, silence, sexualisation, hypermasculinity, identity, shame, fear, love and loss. They draw on European psychotherapeutic theory and social constructionism, but they also, most powerfully, reach to African ancestral beliefs, traditions and healing practices, and bring the stories of their clients to illustrate their work. These chapters show what therapy can do when the therapist is able to speak with their client in a shared language and with a shared understanding of what it is to be Black and male in the UK today. Black Men, Trauma and Therapy is the companion text to the top-selling book Black Women, Trauma and Therapy, edited by Helen P. George and also published by PCCS Books.
Full Product Details
Author: Helen P. George ,
Dwight Turner ,
Eugene Ellis
Publisher: PCCS Books
Imprint: PCCS Books
ISBN: 9781915220769
ISBN 10: 1915220769
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 23 April 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Author Information
Helen P. George is an intersectional psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with a career spanning 20 years in the counselling and psychotherapy profession. She is the editor of Black Women, Trauma and Therapy: Revolutionising therapeutic thought and practice (PCCS Books, 2025) and the founding director of Community Trauma UK, which centres on trauma and healing in Black communities. Helen is pursuing a PhD at the University of Chester, researching the mental health needs of Black women experiencing infertility. Alongside, she maintains a small private practice offering specialised support to women who have experienced reproductive trauma and involuntary childlessness. Her work in this area has been featured across various media platforms. Helen is passionate about writing and advocating for mental health in Black communities, and has published numerous articles and interviews with leading professionals in the field. As a conduit for change, she is dedicated to bringing together and amplifying the voices driving transformation in Black mental health. Dr Dwight Turner is course leader on the humanistic psychotherapy course at the University of Brighton, and an intersectional psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. He is the author of A Phenomenology of Racism in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2025), Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy: Depoliticised pathways towards intersectional practice (2025), The Psychology of Supremacy (2023), and Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021). All are published by Routledge. He has also authored numerous other chapters in anthologies, research articles, opinion pieces and blog posts, and is an experienced conference speaker. He can be contacted via his website at www.dwightturnercounselling.co.uk or on social media on LinkedIn and Threads, and on BlueSky at @dturner300.
