We Are Therefore I Am: A Psycho-Cosmos Counseling Model for Black Africans

Abstract

Western methods of counseling and psychotherapies and regards it as ineffective when compared to the "we" concept of indigenous African cultures. The authors examine the roles of healers, diviners, and counselors, and the influence of culture, religion, and rituals in the healing (therapeutic) process. A psycho-cosmos model of counseling is proposed that places counseling involvement in a larger context and includes some suggestions for practitioners.