Okeke Azu-Okeke has an MA in Deviancy and Social Policy from Middlesex University, UK. He has wide experience as a mental health professional in radical NHS centres such as the Henderson Hospital Surrey, the Aro Centre Nigeria, and as a group analytic psychotherapist, teacher, supervisor and innovator.

• Chapter One: Introduction: My search for an identityChapter Two: The troubled birth of Nigeria: being an exile in my own land Chapter Three: Culture, identity and language: exploring my identity as a group analyst and Igbo manChapter Four: The connections between language as one of our important cultural attributes and the development of identityChapter Five: Talking to my peers — the importance of shared experiencesChapter Six: Analysis of and reflections on the group discussionsChapter Seven: Two cultures, one identity: Reflections on my attempts to bring together experiences from two conflicting cultures during my attempt to become an intercultural group psychotherapistChapter Eight: Bringing it all together: looking back, moving forward

Okeke Azu-Okeke has an MA in Deviancy and Social Policy from Middlesex University, UK. He has wide experience as a mental health professional in radical NHS centres such as the Henderson Hospital Surrey, the Aro Centre Nigeria, and as a group analytic psychotherapist, teacher, supervisor and innovator.

• Chapter One: Introduction: My search for an identityChapter Two: The troubled birth of Nigeria: being an exile in my own land Chapter Three: Culture, identity and language: exploring my identity as a group analyst and Igbo manChapter Four: The connections between language as one of our important cultural attributes and the development of identityChapter Five: Talking to my peers — the importance of shared experiencesChapter Six: Analysis of and reflections on the group discussionsChapter Seven: Two cultures, one identity: Reflections on my attempts to bring together experiences from two conflicting cultures during my attempt to become an intercultural group psychotherapistChapter Eight: Bringing it all together: looking back, moving forward