At CONFRONTING THE HEART OF DARKNESS - An International Symposium on Torture in Guatemala, sponsored by the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (Washington, DC, November 13-15, 1992), this presentation described the therapeutic approach of the Centro Ignacio Martin-Baro, a refugee support project of CHRICA, the Committee for Health Rights in Central America. The presentation emphasizes the importance of engagement by mental health workers in the struggle against oppression.