Who Gets to Be a Therapist? Class, Power and the Profession - Clare Slaney

Friday, March 27, 2026

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (London)1h 30m

Presented by Clare Slaney and contributing authors

About This Event

Class is often missing from the everyday language of counselling and psychotherapy—yet it still shapes who trains, who qualifies, whose knowledge is valued, and who can access support.

Join us for a 90-minute live book launch conversation for Counselling and Class: Power, privilege and professionalisation, edited by Clare Slaney, with contributing authors. Rather than formal papers, this event is designed as a live dialogue: contributors in conversation with one another, and in active engagement with colleagues attending. Expect an open, thoughtful discussion that makes room for complexity—and for the lived realities that sit behind “professional” norms.

Together we’ll explore:

How class influences training pathways, professional culture, and therapeutic ethics

The personal and professional costs of social mobility (including belonging, voice, and visibility)

How class intersects with race, caste, migration, gender, and power in the therapy room

What becomes possible when the profession faces these questions honestly—and practically

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

This event is for counsellors, psychotherapists, supervisors, trainers, trainees, and researchers who want to strengthen their practice with clearer insight, greater inclusion, and real-world relevance.