Psychotherapy and Culture

This book explores cross-cultural relationships and the psychological journey of migration drawing from the authors' extensive experience in this field. There are many complex theoretical and clinical questions raised and it demonstrates creative ways to integrate cross-cultural issues into our clinical work. It is a delicate process to address the conscious and unconscious inner world and understand it within its appropriate socio-cultural context, and this is demonstrated throughout the text with rich case material from clinical and non-clinical populations. The basic premise of the book is that if we take on board the cross-cultural dimension, the more the clients' material flows and the clinical work reaches a much deeper level, appropriately serving the needs of our culturally diverse client groups. This text is a valuable practical resource for counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to find ways to incorporate the role of racial and cultural issues in their clinical work.

Zack Eleftheriadou holds an MSc in Child Development, MA in the Psychology of Therapy and Counseling, Diploma in Eating Disorders (NCFED), Diploma in Infant Menta2l Health, is a HPC Registered-Psychologist (BPS Chartered Counseling Psychologist and a Chartered Scientist and a member of the BPS 'Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors'), as well as an integrative psychotherapist, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist (UKCP registered), Professional Member of BACP, Regent's College School of Psychotherapy and Counseling and Nafsiyat: the Intercultural Therapy Centre (London). She has lectured since 1990 and has written extensively in the area of cross-cultural work and refugees. She has a private practice in North London, working clinically with children, families and adults, and supervising students.