Critical Therapy Institute

05/16/2025

Since the pandemic, Americans’ use of mental-health services like therapy has increased significantly — by 39% from 2020 to 2022, according to one study. There are reasons to believe that trend will continue; the day after the November election, Zocdoc saw a 22% jump in mental-health bookings in just two hours.

Therapists are on the front lines of this change: real, human people scrolling past the same apocalyptic headlines as the rest of us. How are they managing their clients’ uncertainties alongside their own?

They take our calls and hear our anxieties. But how are the mental-health practitioners doing?

03/17/2025

If you believe in the transformative power of psychotherapy to change individuals who change the world, join CTI.

Our four-year program combining didactic and experiential learning, with direct clinical work.

Find our more on our website: criticaltherapy.org

Ready to apply: https://tinyurl.com/4bu4ut85

12/24/2024

Happy Holidays! May we all find peace, understanding and love in the new year. Let us seek more understanding and less judgment towards one another.

09/15/2024

Couples posting on social media is not necessary a sign of happiness.

Shotkit survey of 2,000 couples between 18 and 50 took a closer look at their happiness levels and social media habits. Only 10 percent of the selfie-crazed couples considered themselves “very happy.” Meanwhile, 46 percent of couples who are more private on social media said they were much happier.

A new study has confirmed what many cynics already suspected: couples who share their lovey-dovey selfies all over social media might not be happy as they Discover the Surprising Link Between Couple Selfies and Relationship Happiness. A recent Shotkit study reveals the impact of social media oversha...

08/31/2024

Connecting the personal with the political, author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?"

Author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?" She discusses it with NPR's Michel Martin.

08/28/2024

When our policies do not reflect our values. We claim to care for children and families, yet we fail to provide the social support they need in order to thrive.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said parents often only think about their children, but parents’ well-being matters to best care for families.

06/18/2024

The American Psychological Association says teenagers spend nearly five hours every day on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. The mental health impacts are hard to ignore: a 2019 APA study found that the proportion of young adults with suicidal thoughts or other suicide-related outcomes increased 47% from 2008 to 2017, just as social media use began to climb.

The more time an adolescent spends online, the greater the impact on their mental health, said Murthy. “Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms, and the average daily use in this age group, as of the summer of 2023, was 4.8 hours,” he wrote. “Additionally, nearly half of adolescents say social media makes them feel worse about their bodies.”

Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health.

04/26/2024

Critical Therapy believes that psychotherapy needs to offer more than comfort, adjustment, and accommodation of individuals to oppressive systems and relationships; rather therapy should be liberatory.

If you are a psychotherapist in New York City, and believe in the power of psychotherapy to change individuals who change the world, then apply to our 4 Year Clinical Training Program. You will learn about psychoanalysis and social justice, and you will engage in a deep analysis of power both inside and outside the clinical hour. Our program offers continuing education credits, outstanding supervision, combined with class work and clinical hours.

To apply: bit.ly/cti2024
Deadline Friday, May 3rd, 2024

To hear more about critical therapy, check out this interview: https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-january-18-2023/

Can individual psychological problems be addressed without an understanding of social conditions and political factors? Silvia Dutchevici talks about critical therapy, an alternative to traditional psychotherapy that fosters discussion of structural forces and oppressive systems in relation to menta...

04/07/2024

When health care models follows a profit model, our health loses.

"A New York Times investigation, based on interviews and confidential documents, shows that MultiPlan and the insurance companies have a large and mostly hidden financial incentive to cut those reimbursements as much as possible, even if it means saddling patients with large bills. The formula for MultiPlan and the insurance companies is simple: The smaller the reimbursement, the larger their fee." Via NewYorkTimes

A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients’ bills and earn billions for insurers.

04/04/2024

Looking forward to hosting our Virtual Open House tonight, @ 630pm (EST).

If you are a psychotherapist in NYC looking for more clinical training, and believe in the transformative power of psychotherapy to change individuals who change the world, it is not too late to join us.

Sign up here: bit.ly/cti2024

03/05/2024

If you believe in the transformative power of psychotherapy to change individuals who can change the world, then join us!

We are currently accepting applications to our clinical training program. Deadline: May 3, 2024. Apply here: bit.ly/cti2024
For more information visit out website: https://criticaltherapy.org/
More questions? Register for our Virtual Open House on April 4th -- bit.ly/cti2024info

02/26/2024

... for Americans in the 2020s, solitude, anxiety, and dissatisfaction seem to be rising in lockstep. Surveys show that Americans, and especially young Americans, have never been more anxious about their own lives or more depressed about the future of the country. Teenage depression and hopelessness are setting new annual records every year. The share of young people who say they have a close friend has plummeted. Via theAtlantic

Too much aloneness is creating a crisis of social fitness.