Black History Month: Baffour Ababio

This Black History Month, we want to celebrate Baffour Ababio, a distinguished psychoanalytic intercultural psychotherapist and Clinical Director at Nafsiyat. Originally from Ghana, Baffour has been at the forefront of advocating for equitable mental health care, with a focus on global majority communities. His dedication to reshaping the narratives around mental health for these groups has highlighted the need to consider the social, cultural, and historical contexts that often go overlooked in mainstream therapeutic approaches.

As a published author and editor, Baffour has also shaped the academic and practical landscape of intercultural therapy. His co-edited work, Intercultural Therapy: Challenges, Insights and Developments (2019), and his recent book, Intercultural Supervision in Therapeutic Practice: Dialogues, Perspectives and Reflections (2023), contribute to a deeper understanding of how race, culture, and identity intersect with mental health care. Through these works, Baffour continues to reclaim narratives around supervision and therapy in ways that have redefined the therapeutic space for global majority communities.