A Duoethnographic Account of Anti‐Racism Training in Counselling Pedagogy

ABSTRACT Introduction As authors, we co‐facilitate a teaching session on anti‐racism as part of a module on ethical and cultural issues on an MA in counselling and psychotherapy in the North of England to a cohort of between 14 and 24 students. We have been ongoingly evaluating and conducting research with the student groups involved to try and improve the teaching session. Methodology This article reports on our duoethnographic approach to consider our learning from our pedagogical experience. Findings Themes emerged from our conversations using Colaizzi's phenomenological method which were: defences, pedagogies of discomfort, the work, and transformation. We also present an exhaustive description of the anti‐racist work involved. Discussion and Recommendations We draw out implications and recommendations for an anti‐racist pedagogy in counselling education, focusing on each of our responsibility to undertake the deep self‐examination and listening to others that this requires.