Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Racism In America

It is not incumbent on Black psychoanalysts and psychotherapists to educate white people. It is our responsibility to learn  what they have had to endure and the effects race and racism. We also need to engage deeply in this difficult, challenging psychological work. This podcast aims to remind us that words matter and who says them matters, too.

Dr. Karyne E. Messina is a psychologist and child, adolescent and adult psychoanalyst in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and on staff of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland which is part of Johns Hopkins Medicine. She has also written and edited seven books. Her topics focus on applying psychoanalytic ideas to real-world issues we all face in our complex world.

Dr. Felecia Powell-Williams is a child and adolescent supervising psychoanalyst at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, Texas, where she also holds the position of President of Board of Directors. She also provides clinical supervision for the State of Texas licensing board.