Decolonizing Therapy

Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice

By: Jennifer Mullan PsyD

Narrated by: Carmen Jewel Jones

A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens.

An essential work that centers colonial and historical trauma in a framework for healing, Decolonizing Therapy illuminates that all therapy is—and always has been—inherently political. To better understand the mental health oppression and institutional violence that exists today, we must become familiar with the root of disembodiment from our histories, homelands, and healing practices. Only then will listeners see how colonial, historical, and intergenerational legacies have always played a role in the treatment of mental health.

This book is the emotional companion and guide to decolonization. It is an invitation for Eurocentrically trained clinicians to acknowledge privileged and oppressed parts while relearning what we thought we knew. Ignoring collective global trauma makes delivering effective therapy impossible; not knowing how to interrogate privilege (as a therapist, client, or both) makes healing elusive; and shying away from understanding how we as professionals may be participating in oppression is irresponsible.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Jennifer Mullan (P)2024 Tantor

This book is a game changer!

Dr. Jenn Mullan is a rock star! She has informed us in very deep levels. She is a trailblazer while honoring her ancestors. This is a clear call to action internally and community based. Thank you Dr. Jenn for being you and sharing your old soul wisdom with us. We need it.

Decolonizing for Clincians

Well written, thoughtful, honest, candid and relevant resource for clinicians ready and/or desiring to go against the status quo. Helps to provide context and understanding of the mental health industrial complex. The why and how we got to where we are today.

AI audio?

I loved the content of this book but the narration made it hard to listen to. I’ve listened to other books narrated by this author and her cadence is just so strange here - I wonder if it was AI generated?

The future of therapy and mental health

This paradigm-shifting book contains the seeds of future of therapy and true mental health management.

essential education

in order to progress in a positive way, we need to understand eachother in a healthy way.