Our Team

Francesca Dawis, MSW, LMSW

Francesca Dawis, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

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.

Michelle Grier, MSW, LMSW

Michelle Grier, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

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.

Kerri Magee, MSW, LMSW

Kerri Magee, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

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.

Sarah Díaz, MSW, LMSW

Sarah Díaz, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

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.

Brenda Zubay, MSW, LMSW

Brenda Zubay, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

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.

George Zafiriadis

George Zafiriadis

Digital Media Coordinator & Illustrator

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.

Sherrie Waller, MSW, MSUP, LCSW

Sherrie Waller, MSW, MSUP, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisior

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.

Jené Toussaint, MSW, LMSW

Jené Toussaint, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

Dedicated to liberation and healing Jené Toussaint, LMSW is continually inspired by authentic conversations and creating spaces where people feel supported and heard.

Elizabeth Keeney, MSW, MPA, LCSW

Elizabeth Keeney, MSW, MPA, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisior

Elizabeth Keeney, LCSW, MPA a practicing psychotherapist, has been providing counseling, advocacy and crisis intervention in diverse settings for over two decades. 

Sarah Knight, MSW, LMSW

Sarah Knight, MSW, LMSW

Psychotherapist

Sarah Knight, LMSW is a social worker and practicing psychotherapist whose clinical work is rooted in trauma-responsive, anti-oppressive, and systems frameworks.

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