Contemporary therapists practise with a more diverse range of clients and with more awareness, guidance and training regarding issues of multiculturalism, including microaggressions, than therapists of previous generations. Nonetheless, even the most culturally competent therapists remain at risk of committing microaggressions towards their clients, at least from time to time. Microaggressions are common slights, put-downs, invalidations or insults directed towards people who belong to groups (including ethnic and racial groups) that tend to be devalued within a society. Microaggressions are often unintentional, and the person who commits them is often unaware that their actions or