The Psychosis of Existential Training: Towards an inclusive and equitable therapeutic practice
Abstract
This paper calls for decolonising existential psychotherapy by integrating Black existentialist thought. Challenging Eurocentric frameworks and epistemological bias, it repositions Black narratives as central to understanding human existence. Drawing on Fanon, hooks and Gordon, it promotes intersectional, anti-racist training that restores existential practice as a universal, inclusive approach to freedom, meaning and cultural identity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
African cultural and philosophical studies
Counseling Practices and Supervision
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26–39
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026