Critical Therapy Institute

09/11/2026

Today marks 25 years since 9/11. New research using AI brain scans found that responders living with chronic PTSD have brains that appear about three years older than their actual age - and the longer they worked at Ground Zero, the stronger that link.

CTI founder and president Silvia Dutchevici spoke with Newsweek about what this means: "Trauma ages us. Survivors stay locked in fight-or-flight, and the brain never fully stands down. But recovery isn't only clinical. Who heals depends heavily on who can afford therapy, stable housing, and time away from work. An aging brain isn't just a private medical fact - it's a record of whose suffering we choose to fund, and for how long."

We can't treat trauma without addressing the conditions that prevent healing.

New AI brain scans reveal 9/11 responders with PTSD are aging faster—25 years on, the toll is still emerging.

09/04/2026

Welcoming the Class of 2026 🎓

A new cohort starts Critical Therapy Institute’s four-year clinical training program this fall — and this year's group is composed entirely of licensed clinical social workers, all seasoned practitioners.

They're here because they believe, as we do, in the transformative power of psychotherapy to change individuals who change the world. What the next four years look like:

• Coursework and clinical supervision, alongside their own personal therapy and practice;
• Small groups meeting twice monthly in the
evenings;
• A curriculum that asks each candidate to examine their own place in society and relationship to power;
• Critical therapy in practice: modern
psychoanalytic work merged with liberation psychology and critical pedagogy;

To the Class of 2026: welcome. We're glad you're here.

-- Applications for the next cohort open in the spring. Questions: [email protected]

-- Looking for a therapist? Critical Therapy is
currently accepting new patients email: [email protected]

04/28/2026

Therapy that takes power seriously.

At the Critical Therapy Institute, we train clinicians to understand how race, class, gender, and social structures shape the mental health of every patient who walks through the door.

Our 4-Year Clinical Training Program is now accepting applications.

📅 Application Deadline: May 1, 2026

🔗 Apply at criticaltherapy.org

Spots are limited — apply now.

04/20/2026

Therapy can change individuals - and individuals can change the world.

We're now accepting applications for CTI's 4 Year Critical Program, where clinical training meets social justice. Spots are limited. Apply by May 1, 2026 at criticaltherapy.org

04/14/2026

Are you considering applying to our 4 Year Clinical Training Program? Want to learn more about Critical Therapy Institute? Join us Friday, April 17th for a casual happy hour. Email: [email protected] for details.

03/16/2026

For those who believe psychotherapy can transform individuals-and the world
around them-the Critical Therapy Institute (CTI) welcomes a select group of exceptional candidates each year.

Our four-year clinical training program combines rigorous academic study, experiential learning, and direct clinical practice, preparing trainees to develop their voice as thoughtful, critically conscious psychotherapists.

Highlights include a small cohort model, a critically conscious curriculum integrating psychoanalytic theory and social justice perspectives, relational supervision, sliding-scale tuition, and the opportunity to begin building a caseload as early as the spring of year one.

Prospective applicants are invited to our informal Open House on April 17 from 5:30-7:30 PM.

To RSVP or learn more, email: [email protected]
Applications are now open: criticaltherapy.org/our-services/training/

11/17/2025

"Living our lives through technology, many of us may encounter great swells of grief for all the lost moments. The danger, I think, is not that we will feel this grief. The danger is that we won’t." via NYTimes

We’ve lost the capacity to feel the grief technology brings.

11/16/2025

How do we view success?

I bet you've probably passed several of these already.

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