Racist voices are becoming louder and moving into the mainstream. How can I help my client feel safe?

‘Every migrant or person of colour has a different relationship with race and the culture around them, but certain themes predominate when navigating life as a cultural minority.’ Photograph: stellalevi/Getty Images

As far-right and anti-immigration influences take hold across the globe, people of colour are often struggling to know where they might feel safe. Encountering occasional racism has been a fact of life for people of colour in most countries in the west. Emboldened by the far-right movements, racist voices are now becoming louder and moving into the mainstream.

One of the emergent themes within the therapy room has involved a resurgence of racial trauma, especially for those who have previously experienced significant such harm.