Open Therapy Institute

19/12/2025

There may be a “growing groundswell” of pushback against anti-white sentiment.

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “Anti-white Aggression, Racial Paranoia, and a Racially Preoccupied Culture: Current Challenges Around Race and Mental Health,” with speaker Jaco van Zyl, MA.

Watch the full workshop here: https://opentherapyinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/anti-white-aggression

18/12/2025

Early registration is open for OTI's next live virtual workshop, "New Challenges in Gender and Sexuality: Non-binary, Asexuality, Detransitioners, and Masculinity. Get 30% off through January 18.

Details and registration: https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/workshops-membership

18/12/2025

OTI journal article: "How Therapists Often Fail Religious Clients,” by Neil J. Kressel, Ph.D.

Read it here on Substack: https://opentherapyinstitute.substack.com/p/how-therapists-often-fail-religious

16/12/2025

OTI Founder Andrew Hartz, Ph.D., weighs in on "therapy-speak" in couples therapy in this new article from The Atlantic:

What happens when spouses accuse each other of gaslighting? Nothing good.

12/12/2025

One potential path forward for mental health care could involve treating social justice as a type of counseling patients can opt into — much like religious counseling.

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “Anti-white Aggression, Racial Paranoia, and a Racially Preoccupied Culture: Current Challenges Around Race and Mental Health,” with speaker Omar Sultan Haque, M.D., Ph.D.

Watch the full workshop here: https://opentherapyinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/anti-white-aggression

10/12/2025

How can students respond to anti-white sentiment in therapist training programs?

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “Anti-white Aggression, Racial Paranoia, and a Racially Preoccupied Culture: Current Challenges Around Race and Mental Health,” with speaker Jaco van Zyl, MA.

Watch the full workshop here: https://opentherapyinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/anti-white-aggression

09/12/2025

What are the limitations of Critical Race Theory in describing differences in group outcomes?

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “Anti-white Aggression, Racial Paranoia, and a Racially Preoccupied Culture: Current Challenges Around Race and Mental Health,” with speaker Omar Sultan Haque, M.D., Ph.D.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNjrzJZ55U

06/12/2025

Where does anti-white racism fit in the history of racial aggression?

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “Anti-white Aggression, Racial Paranoia, and a Racially Preoccupied Culture: Current Challenges Around Race and Mental Health,” featuring speaker Jaco van Zyl, MA.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLoSn4pPZXc

04/12/2025

Early registration is open for OTI’s two upcoming 2026 workshops.

New Challenges in Gender and Sexuality: Non-binary, Asexuality, Detransitioners, and Masculinity — Get 30% off through January 18th

Political Conflict and Bias in Therapy — Get 30% off through March 29th

CE credits are available. Learn more and register: https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/workshops-membership

03/12/2025

OTI Founder Andrew Hartz, Ph.D., speaks with Jenny Poyer Ackerman about masculinity, gender idioms, gaps in therapist training programs, and more on UnMuted: the TransMuted Podcast.

Listen on Substack:

on making mental healthcare less -- well, "mental."

02/12/2025

Support OTI this Giving Tuesday and help us change mental health care. Your support can help build a sustainable national network that supports clinicians and improves care for countless patients.

Donate today: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-oti

02/12/2025

OTI Founder Andrew Hartz, Ph.D., describes the lack of literature on anti-white racial discrimination.

Excerpt from OTI’s workshop, “How Political Bias Damages Therapy: An Overview of OTI.”

Watch the full workshop here: https://opentherapyinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/political-bias-oti-overview