On-Demand Workshops
2026 Live Workshops
Early Registration Discount
Get 30% off “New Challenges in Gender and Sexuality: Non-binary, Asexuality, Detransitioners, and Masculinity” through January 18th.
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Get 30% off “Political Conflict and Bias in Therapy” through March 29th.
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Members: Log in to get an *additional* 25% off.
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New Challenges in Gender and Sexuality: Non-binary, Asexuality, Detransitioners, and Masculinity
2.5 CE credits - $75
Sunday, February 8, 2026, 12:00pm–2:30pm ET
2.5-hour live virtual workshop
This workshop will include three talks that explore emerging clinical issues related to gender and sexuality: non-binary and asexual identities, detransitioner experiences, and men’s issues in the context of couples therapy. SEE FULL DETAILS
Speakers: J. Michael Bailey, Ph.D., Nafees Alam, Ph.D., and Stella O'Malley, MA
Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D., and Leslie Elliott Boyce
Student registration is discounted (no CE credits)
Members: Log in to get discount
This workshop meets accreditation standards for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors. CEs valid for psychologists in NY State.
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Political Conflict and Bias in Therapy
2.5 CE credits - $75
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 12:00pm–2:30pm ET
2.5-hour live virtual workshop
Political stress is rampant in the United States. This workshop will present three talks on how political stress impacts individuals, couples, and families, and it will reflect on how biases in mental health care professions may prevent effective responses to these problems. SEE FULL DETAILS
Speakers: Jill Cermele, Ph.D., Nafees Alam, Ph.D., and Linda Chamberlain, PsyD
Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D., and Leslie Elliott Boyce
Student registration is discounted (no CE credits)
Members: Log in to get discount
This workshop meets accreditation standards for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and counselors. CEs valid for psychologists in NY State.
Registration for workshops will close 90 minutes before start.
For refunds, 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.
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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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Three Cultural Trends Impacting Mental Health
Speakers: Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D. - Kristopher Kaliebe, M.D. - Douglas Novotny, Ph.D.
Moderators: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. and Leslie Elliott Boyce
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Practical Strategies for Therapists to Reduce Bias
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