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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Therapy and Liberalism part 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self

Inundated with mandates to regulate and manage ourselves within this neoliberal system, we become navel gazers. There is no space left to consider the collective, the structural.

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Liberalism and Mental Health PART 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self - South of Therapy

Featured photo credit: Gilly I’ve been meaning to provide an introduction on notions of Self under our current systems and how this affects how people approach mental health. It is,

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 9d

Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
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Power in the Therapy Room

A follow-up reflective session on Power in therapeutic work

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

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Membership | Lucia Sarmiento Verano

Hi, thank you for visiting my Community Page. I hold regular meetings and reading groups for community members and provide a monthly newsletter with resources and reflective prompts on the topics of o

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

... and more events to be added as they are organised! Developing our ethical practice from an anti-oppressive approach is best done in community. Let's make this a space for emerging consciousness!

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

The upcoming meetings schedule for our South of Therapy Community of Practice have been set for the 2025/2026 period. Complete with monthly newsletters that include reflections and resources for us to discuss.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

They are a given, so we can either work WITH that, or deny our power as therapists and let the field become fertile ground for harm.
I am convinced this conversation needs to be openned now, and it can lead to more ethical and safer practices.
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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

This needs to change. We need to be talking more about Power and it's effects on people's mental and emotional wellbeing both at an interpersonal and structural level. For that we also need to attend to the power imbalances within therapeutic relationships themselves. 2/

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16h

Questions of power in therapy are often missed in training and CPD. However, they are inherently linked to much of the work we do. We are prepared to deal with power and harm in interpersonal dynamics, but our profession often doesn't include structural and social perspectives.1/

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Precision:
Ce profil est 100% anti-colonial,l et pro-Palestine. Ici on considère que le colonialisme ne s'est jamais arrêté dans nos territoires su Sud, et que ces assemblages oppressifs sont toujours en marche pour assurer l'exploitation matérielle et l'écrasement mental de nos peuples.
Voilou 😌

Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Bienvenue aux francophones qui m'ont suivi aujourd'hui 😊

Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Voilà. Si vous voulez apprendre un peu plus sur cette approche je vous invite a jeter un coup d'œil sur le blog (en anglais car je vis et je travaille au Royaume-Uni):

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Reflections from the colonial divide

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Pour comprendre le processus émotionnel de quelqu'un il faut prendre en compte le contexte dans lequel évolue la personne, et l'impact présent et intergénérationnel des structures et violences sociales.

Mon doctorat explore l'expérience vécue et l'identité personnes métisses au Pérou.
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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Bienvenue aux francophones qui m'ont suivi aujourd'hui 😊

Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Heureusement je ne suis pas seule 😊 les réseaux m'ont permis de trouver d'autres personnes engagées dans ce mouvement, comme vous. Ça donne envie de continuer !

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 2d

Merci beaucoup Maria 🙏

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 6d

- to support you in remaining true to yourself, and find your own definition of wellbeing.

Current availability for online therapy that is socially conscious and social justice oriented. Get in touch via the LINK IN BIO of here: www.luciasarmientoverano.com/contact/

Contact | Lucia Sarmiento Verano | Oxford & Online

Limited availability for online work. I am also able to provide referrals to practitioners working within the same approach. Please enquire.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 6d

- attuned to different needs: Aware and attuned to your cultural differences or willing to adapt to your neurotype’s way of relationship-building.
A space that refuses standardised ways to offer support.

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Contact | Lucia Sarmiento Verano | Oxford & Online

Limited availability for online work. I am also able to provide referrals to practitioners working within the same approach. Please enquire.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 6d

Dreaming of therapeutic spaces:

- grounded in social realities: Where family dynamics are considered as much as systemic dynamics, internalised messages we get from society, historical and intergenerational trauma, and the real impact of resource inaccessibility on our wellbeing.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 6d

If you are looking into CPD events for your group practice or as an added offering for your trainees, feel free to contact me about this or other topics I cover.
From a decolonial and anti-oppressive lens, I offer spaces to gently challenge and reflect on our practices.
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Training - South of Therapy

If you are an individual practitioner interested in training please head on to the EVENTS page for more information on upcoming training events. I am a Humanistic Psychotherapist working in

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to have delivered this event on Class & Intersections in Therapy for a training institution earlier this week! What an open and engaged group it was, I am grateful once more for this opportunity.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 9d

Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...

Power in the Therapy Room

A follow-up reflective session on Power in therapeutic work

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 13d

We can remember Goodall’s accomplishments and legacy while recognizing that National Geographic created a narrative that erased the local people who contributed to her research. Her African colleagues deserve to be credited, not erased (10/10).

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 13d

As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.

However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)

Photo of Jane Goodall in the center, signing a book, with three women standing slightly hunched behind her. A very young Michelle is to the right, smiling.

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16d

This, instead of having to face, through a structural perspective, the actual precariousness of their position.

This hustle culture won’t save us. It will only keep us distracted, chasing an illusion of material and ontological safety. 2/

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Lucia Sarmiento Verano @sarmientoverano.bsky.social · 16d

Individualism may suit those who embody whiteness & capitalism. The entrepreneur mentality allows people to feel in control in their own lives, navigating society and wielding what little power they accumulate. 1/

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Monotropism.org @monotropism.bsky.social · 18d

"Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests"
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Abstract:
This body of work examines an interest-based neuro-affirmative account of monotropism and how this can be applied to education. I draw on data collected from a study where monotropism was explored through a mixed methods approach looking into interests and experiences of autistic people at school. Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests - these included amongst others: its use to stay calm, to be happy, to focus better, and to learn more. The interests that participants took part in were hugely varied and broke down significant stereotypes, suggesting that autistic stereotypes of topics of monotropic interests are not valid or relevant. It is suggested that monotropic interests are encouraged in the school environment and beyond as a tool for lifelong learning. These interests can help with self-regulation, mastery, and are of benefit to the mental health and wellbeing of our autistic community.

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