Wayne Mertins-Brown
Wayne is a Counsellor and Group-work Facilitator. He has spent many years working within charitable organisations, focussed on the mental wellbeing and sexual health of those who identify within the LGBTQ+ family. In particular, he has developed a specialism in counselling Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic men. To date, he has found this work to be the most impactful of his career. As well as being a trustee at ‘Rainbow International LGBT Activist Solidarity Fund’ which supports activists in Uganda and elsewhere, Wayne is a practicing Nichiren Buddhist of the Soka Gakkai School and is a member of the ADODI community, a brotherhood of Same-Gender-Loving, Black men.
SPEAKING AT THE FOLLOWING SESSION
13:45 PM – 14:45 PM | Black Men and Sexuality: Meet us at the intersection of race and gender
"Thank you so much for putting this day on; As a black male therapist I feel so uplifted!"
Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
"Finding my own voice has taken time and being in the presence of such empowering role models, has and will have a positive impact on my personal growth"
Conference delegate 2022
Black Women, Trauma and Mental Health'
"I feel so uplifted and moved by this conference. Absolutely fabulous to see black therapists in conversation. Thank you"
Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
"A breath of fresh air to listen to other Black women speak so openly about their experience. It resonated on so many levels and there was strength in that shared experience"
Conference delegate 2022
Black Women, Trauma and Mental Health
"Great conference and well worth the time investment. Thank you all involved in making this happen"
Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
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