SOCIAL JUSTICE

This blog category explores social justice as an essential pillar of ethical counselling practice. Counselling does not exist in a vacuum—our clients’ mental health is shaped by systems, policies, and power structures. Here, we speak openly about advocacy, equity, systemic injustice, and the lived experiences of marginalized and racialized communities. These reflections are grounded in the belief that healing also requires naming harm, challenging oppressive systems, & amplifying silenced voices

When Systems Meant to Protect Become Another Source of Harm

Unions were created to protect workers — to be a shield during moments of vulnerability, injustice, and power imbalance. In theory, they exist to advocate, to listen, and to stand with workers when institutions fail them. Yet my lived experience has been far from this promise. Instead of support, I was met with further challenges. Instead of being heard, I was labeled. My frustration — rooted in injustice and real pain — was reframed as aggression . My advocacy for myself was

GLORIA MHLANGA

Dec 15, 20253 min read