Open Therapy Institute

1/4: The Open Therapy Institute (OTI) is addressing political bias in mental health care and making therapy more open for people of all values and viewpoints.

There are great therapists. If you're a professional with these same concerns join @OTI_USA and @TherapyAntidote.

"And this is the key difference between therapy as generally practiced until recently and the new politicized approaches: Activist practitioners deliberately impose their own political beliefs onto their clients." Article by @TherapyAntidote’s Val Thomas: opentherapyinstitute.substack.com/p/the-new-acti…

OTI faculty member @DrChloe_ and OTI student member @naomieppsbest joined @drdrew on @TimcastNews for a conversation about mental health care and counselor training programs. Watch the episode here: youtu.be/PYbQJ0yr2VM

OTI faculty discuss socio-political bias in medical and mental health care at @HdxAcademy’s HxA2025 conference. Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-eRF…

Shifting gender norms unsettle us, sparking anger and unease. Many feel violated but can’t name why. - @Hartz_PhD #VirtuousLeaders #GenderNorms #CulturalUnrest

Concerns about antisemitism in the field of psychology have followed the American Psychological Association since soon after Oct. 7. With 172,000 members, it is the largest body dedicated to the study of psychology in the world. jewishinsider.com/2025/07/americ…

New episode of The Next Generation podcast: @elliotbewick speaks with OTI Founder Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=dEM611…

What are the overlooked issues in mental health care, and what is the Open Therapy Institute doing to address gaps in research and training? OTI Founder Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. speaks with @Rhetors_of_York on the @CatoInstitute podcast. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=wpaalY…

“They’re therapists and that’s the scary part.” @naomieppsbest reveals that modern-day psychologists are trained to promote Woke concepts in their client interactions.

Join us online this Sunday, July 13th, for “Antisemitism and Mental Health: Challenges Since 10/7.” CE credits are available. Learn more and register: opentherapyinstitute.org/workshops-memb…

New in @Quillette: OTI Senior Advisor @nafeesalamphd shares his experience as a social worker and the need for the profession to focus on individual circumstances rather than group identity. Link to full interview: quillette.com/2025/07/07/pod…

Quillette podcast host @JonKay talks to @HdxAcademy scholar @nafeesalamphd about the need to challenge political orthodoxies in the field of social work. quillette.com/2025/07/07/pod…

Is it important to announce that whiteness is an infection when learning about psychodrama? Do you need to be told that men can have babies in order to learn about perinatal mental healthcare for "birthing people"? Should it be easier to announce yourself as a communist than as a…

OTI student member @naomieppsbest and @peterboghossian discuss the state of training programs for therapists, including the potential for parallel institutions like OTI to offer alternatives. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/eX70QgxgT…

Our @BeyondTransHelp (beyondtrans.org) program offers free support groups for detransitioners and a therapist directory featuring clinicians committed to a non-medicalized approach to gender-related distress. We also recommend @OTI_USA (Open Therapy Institute) for…

Upcoming CE credit workshop: register for “Antisemitism and Mental Health: Challenges Since 10/7,” online Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:00–2:00 PM EDT. Details and registration: opentherapyinstitute.org/workshops-memb…

“‘Anti-racist’ narratives can lead to division, exclusion, entrenchment of unhelpful racial identifications, and normalization of racial aggression.” OTI Faculty Carole Sherwood, DClinPsy, explores the rise of “social justice” theories in art & media: opentherapyinstitute.substack.com/p/revolution-i…

Clinical Therapy is a Cesspool w/ Naomi Epps Best x.com/i/broadcasts/1…