On-Demand Workshops

Live Workshops

  • Three Cultural Trends Impacting Mental Health

    2 CE credits - $75

    Sunday, October 19, 2025, 12:00–2:00 PM EDT

    2-hour live virtual workshop

    This workshop will examine three significant cultural trends affecting mental health today: intensive parenting, the shifting conceptions of culture and identity, and the unique challenges facing law enforcement officers. Through research-based insights and practical strategies, clinicians will learn how to navigate these evolving dynamics and better support their clients. SEE FULL DETAILS

    Speakers: Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D., Doug Novotny, Ph.D., and Kristopher Kaliebe, M.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

    Student registration is discounted (no CE credits)

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    CE available for psychologists, social workers, and counselors. CEs valid for psychologists in NY State.

  • Practical Strategies for Therapists to Reduce Bias

    2 CE credits - $75

    Sunday, November 9, 2025, 12:00–2:00 PM EST

    Scientific research is essential for evidence-based practice, yet multiple filters influence which findings reach clinicians. Beyond research, therapists bring their own values into the therapeutic space, sometimes unconsciously. This workshop will explore how socio-political values shape transference, countertransference, the therapeutic relationship, and even diagnostic and treatment decisions. SEE FULL DETAILS

    Speakers: Richard Redding, Ph.D., J.D., Nina Silander, PsyD, and Benjamin J. Lovett, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

    Student registration is discounted (no CE credits)

    Members: Log in to get discount

    CE available for psychologists, social workers, and counselors. CEs valid for psychologists in NY State.

Registration for live workshops will close 90 minutes before start.

For refunds for live workshops, please email info@opentherapyinstitute.org. A service fee of $5 per workshop will be deducted. Requests must be emailed at least 24 hours before the workshop start time.

At all Open Therapy workshop talks, the views expressed are those of the speaker alone and not those of the Open Therapy Institute. The Open Therapy Institute aims to highlight overlooked issues and perspectives, not to take an official stance on each topic. Within this purview, we aim to present a range of views from diverse theoretical orientations and perspectives.

Past Workshops

Past workshops are adapted into on-demand workshops.

  • Sociopolitical Bias in Mental Health Care and Clinical Skill for Working with Diverse Viewpoints

    Speakers: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. - Richard Redding, Ph.D., J.D. - Sally Satel, M.D.

    Moderator: Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Speaking Up: Why It’s Necessary and How to Approach It Clinically

    Speakers: Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D. - Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D. - Pamela Paresky, Ph.D. - Bret Alderman, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Three Cultural Trends Shaping Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy: Authoritarianism, Morality, and Humor

    Speakers: Daniel Burston, Ph.D. - Lucas Klein, Ph.D. - Christine Anerella, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Wrestling with Racial and Cultural Reductionism

    Speakers: Michael Strambler, Ph.D. - Ira Moses, Ph.D., ABPP - Carole Sherwood, DClinPsy

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Politicization in Mental Health Care: Outlining the Problem and Showing Ways Forward

    Speakers: Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D. - Douglas Novotny, Ph.D. - Jon Mills, Psy.D., Ph.D., ABPP

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Four Overlooked Clinical Populations

    Speakers: Robin Atkins, LMHC - Jake Wiskerchen, MFT, NCC - Neil Kressel, Ph.D. - Dean McKay, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Overlooked Issues in Men’s Mental Health

    Speakers: Joshua Aronson, Ph.D. - Ronald Chau, Ph.D. - Yedidya Levy, Psy.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Overlooked Issues Related to Race and Mental Health

    Speakers: Carole Sherwood, DClinPsy - Jaco van Zyl, MA - Omar Sultan Haque, M.D., Ph.D. - Craig Frisby, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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  • Antisemitism and Mental Health: Challenges Since 10/7

    Speakers: Neil Kressel, Ph.D. - Brandy Shufutinsky, EdD, LSW, MA, MS - Dean McKay, Ph.D.

    Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce

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