Lennox Thomas (1952-2020)

Lennox Thomas

This page has been created to celebrate the work of our colleague, Lennox Thomas, who has died following a long illness. Lennox was greatly valued at Confer for many reasons: his intellectual rigour, his questioning mind, his warmth and relatability as a speaker. He was always friendly, giving, precise and outwardly focused. We will miss working with him very much.

To celebrate Lennox’s work, we have compiled some videos of his talks for Confer. His work centred on intergenerational dynamics, post-slavery trauma syndrome, the plight of refugees, diversity, equality, intersectionality and families. We invite you to sit back and spend some time listening to him and drawing on his wisdom.

We have also added a chapter he has recently written for our forthcoming book, What is Normal? Deeply autobiographical, this is Lennox’s story in his own words. “I’ve never wanted to be normal”, he says. He was, indeed, unusual: for being one of the most health-giving people one could imagine: sanguine, wise and a very special elder statesperson in our field. Click here to read.


Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre remembers Lennox Thomas


A tribute to Lennox on The Black and Asian Therapy Network website: https://www.baatn.org.uk/lennox/


Talk: What’s Normal?

Recorded 24 November 2018


A talk to camera: Recognising the Legacies of Slavery in Contemporary Psychotherapy

Recorded 2015


Talk: Post-Traumatic Slavey Syndrome in the Afro-Caribbean Community

Recorded 23 March 2018

Lennox Thomas was a former Co-Director of the MSc Course in Intercultural Therapy at University College London, a former Clinical Director of the NAFSIYAT Intercultural Therapy Centre, a member of the British Association of Psychotherapists and of the Institute of Family Therapy. He was an author, trainer and supervisor in Intercultural Therapy.

 

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Past and Current Confer Events

 

Confer’s 20th Anniversary Conference!
Saturday 24 November 2018

Working with the Unseen
Saturday 21 January 2017

Psychotherapeutic Insights into Resolving Intergenerational Trauma
31 May and 1 June 2014

Cultural Narratives and Psychological Therapies
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 April 2008

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