This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counsellors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, which can easily misinform the counsellor and cause emotional jeopardy for African-American women who attempt to live up to its expectations.

MARKEVA HILL Executive Director of the Multicultural Counselling Center in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is a certified pastoral counsellor trained in spiritual and clinical healing.