Who we are:
- Psychotherapists sharing a commitment to social justice and using our psychological knowledge and expertise to highlight the interdependence between social, cultural, and psychological conditions and how they impact daily functioning.
- Dedicated professionals who combine non-profit and business understanding with intellectually diverse academic training to deliver unique services.
- Consultants who coach and train key personnel and executive management to develop an organizational environment that fosters community building.
Silvia M. Dutchevici, MA, LCSW
With more than 20 years experience in social services, non-profit organizations and a passion for psychotherapy, Dutchevici (pronounced ‘doot-*kay*-vitch’) created the Critical Therapy Institute in recognition of the need to expand psychoanalytic praxis to include and be mindful of the ways race, class, gender and religion interact with psychological conflicts.
Brenda Zubay, MSW, LMSW
Brenda Zubay’s social justice advocacy and direct work with hundreds of clients who have been at the crosshairs of the New York City court systems, informed her interest in joining the Critical Therapy Institute.
Eleni Zimiles, MSW, LCSW
Eleni Zimiles, LCSW is a therapist, supervisor and trainer for the Critical Therapy Institute. Eleni works with individuals, couples and groups, rooted in a mosaic of relational, healing-centered practices.
Elizabeth Keeney, MSW, MPA, LCSW
Elizabeth Keeney, LCSW, MPA a practicing psychotherapist, has been providing counseling, advocacy and crisis intervention in diverse settings for over two decades.
Francesca Dawis, MSW, LMSW
Francesca Dawis, LMSW, is a psychotherapist who guides patients navigating life transitions and trauma toward healing and self-discovery. She enjoys working with individuals of diverse backgrounds who seek to transform their relationship with themselves and the world around them.
George Zafiriadis
George Zafiriadis, is an illustrator, comic and concept artist. Committed to social justice, LGBTQ rights and with an interest in mental health, he joined Critical Therapy Institute as an illustrator and social media coordinator.
Jené Toussaint, MSW, LMSW
Dedicated to liberation and healing Jené Toussaint, LMSW is continually inspired by authentic conversations and creating spaces where people feel supported and heard.
Kate Barrow, MSW, LCSW
Kate Barrow, LCSW, specializes in the connection between individual mental health issues and social injustice, such as white supremacy, climate change, patriarchy, ableism, and capitalism. Kate helps folks transform shame, despair, alienation, and overwhelm through somatic awareness, mindfulness, and deep exploration.
Kerri Magee, MSW, LMSW
Kerri Magee, LMSW, is a social worker and practicing psychotherapist who has been providing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and mediation services over the last 15 years.
Megan Chinn, MSW, LCSW
Megan Chinn, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist with years of experience providing therapy in various community-based settings including high schools, residential homeless facilities and LGBTQ youth services organizations.
Michael Madormo, M.Ed, MSW, LMSW
Michael Madormo, M.Ed, LMSW, has over a decade working in education as a teacher, counselor, camp director, and teacher coach in public and private school settings in New York, New Jersey and Palestine
Michelle Grier, MSW, LMSW
Michelle Grier, LMSW, is a social justice worker, therapist, advocate and organizer committed to transformative social change. Michelle has over 10 years of experience facilitating conversations about race and oppression, cultivating youth programming, and providing mental health support services to children and their families.
Rebecca Gruia, MSW, CASAC-T, LCSW
Rebecca Gruia, LCSW, CASAC-T is a psychotherapist with experience in substance use, addiction, and crisis intervention.
Sarah Díaz, MSW, LMSW
Sarah Díaz, LMSW, is a therapist and facilitator who integrates psychodynamic, relational, and anti-oppressive approaches to support individuals who are in periods of transition, want to break old cycles, and are interested in working toward something new.
Sarah Knight, MSW, LMSW
Sarah Knight, LMSW is a social worker and practicing psychotherapist whose clinical work is rooted in trauma-responsive, anti-oppressive, and systems frameworks.
Sherrie Waller, MSW, MSUP, LCSW
Sherrie T. Waller, LCSW, is a practicing psychotherapist, specializing in trauma. Sherrie’s experience in community-based settings with patients facing homelessness, incarceration and addiction, has made her uniquely aware of the intersection and impact of systemic structures on mental health and well-being.
Vileti ‘Akolo, LMSW
Vileti ‘Akolo (she/they) LMSW is a first-generation Tongan trauma-informed clinician, circle practitioner, consultant and facilitator. Vileti is skilled at integrating psychotherapy with social and transformative justice praxis.
Yolaine Menyard, MSW, LCSW
Yolaine Menyard, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer who works with individuals and couples using holistic, psychodynamic, and anti-oppressive approaches to healing.