ABSTRACT
Although people of Caribbean origin—and other African people—have lived in the UK for centuries, there is a shared belief among the British (of all colours) that blacks are newly arrived. The Caribbean people who arrived in the UK in the 1950s and in the early 1960s—that is, during the height of post-Second World War migration—entered a world of full employment. Before turning to details of the events which led her to seek help, the author discusses some ideas relating to the theme of consultation in psychotherapy, and mentions a few points which the author have found very useful in establishing a map of the patient’s inner world. The author also lists some of the obstacles to treatment presented by patients of Caribbean origin, although it can be seen that some of these are not at all peculiar to this ethnic group.
