What is Anti-Oppressive Practice? A Description & Definition

Myira Khan • 8 October 2025

The Definition and Description of Anti-Oppressive Practice (Myira Khan 2025)

The Definition and Description of Anti-Oppressive Practice (see image)

(Myira Khan Counselling Working Within Diversity- Anti-Oppressive Practice - 2025)


Anti-oppressive practice isn’t something we do — it’s something we are.

It’s not a checklist or a set of techniques, but a way of being in relationship — reflective, relational, and rooted in awareness of power, identity and humanity.


My Working Within Diversity framework centres on this process of being:

 ✨ Attuning to ourselves and others

 ✨ Recognising power and privilege in our relationships

 ✨ Creating spaces where people might feel safe

 ✨ Moving beyond inclusion, towards equity and liberation


To practice anti-oppressively is to stay curious, compassionate and accountable — with ourselves and with those we work with.


From my book Working Within Diversity: A Reflective Guide to Anti-Oppressive Practice in Therapy


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