Kate Barrow

About Kate Barrow

I have spent the past two decades working on issues of power, identity, and systems change. This work began for me as a student organizer in college and has continued over my career as a clinician and nonprofit leader. I am passionate about building more humane systems that support individual and collective liberation. My approach draws from anti-oppressive & liberation praxis, trauma-informed practices, somatic mindfulness, transformational group work, and relational perspectives. You can learn more about my social justice and clinical management services at and My specialties include:Training and facilitation on social work practice, with specialties in trauma-informed and anti-oppressive nonprofit management, criminal justice programs, anti-oppressive clinical practice, and trauma-informed care. Organizational development, including strategic planning, management coaching, and organizational assessments. Anti-oppressive and anti-racist work, including clinical supervision, organizational analysis, workshop and group facilitation, and program development. Creating, developing, and managing clinical programs, especially within criminal legal settings. Staff development, including training, supervision, and team development.

Experience

1. Director & Psychotherapist

   Critical Therapy Institute

   Aug 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I provide sliding-scale therapy to adolescents (16+) and adults at the Critical Therapy Center, a liberation-oriented psychodynamic group practice. My practice interweaves a background in contemplative psychology and mindfulness with nearly two decades of social justice activism. I center anti-racist/anti-oppressive, LGBTQ-affirming, and intersectional feminist values in all of my work.I have extensive practice working with issues of anxiety, depression, mood disorders, chronic and invisible illnesses, substance use, trauma, and court-involvement. My work approaches individual level suffering with deep attention toward the impact of systems, power, and oppression. I also specialize in therapy for clinicians/social workers experiencing vicarious trauma, moral injury, and/or workplace trauma (eg. patient loss, or workplace violence).As part of the leadership team at Critical Therapy, I also develop clinical infrastructure for the Institute, including relevant policies and procedures, and provide clinical supervision to psychotherapists in training.

Education

• Naropa University

  BA

• New York University

  MSW

Skills

• Group Therapy
• Organizational Development
• Communication Strategy
• Behavioral Health
• Case Management
• Adolescents
• Psychology
• Trauma
• Grant Writing
• Teaching
• Non-Profits
• Program Evaluation
• Treatment
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Motivational Interviewing
• Public Speaking
• Crisis Intervention
• Editing
• Workshop Facilitation
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• Mental Health Counseling
• Community Outreach
• Interventions
• Family Therapy
• Event Planning
• Mindfulness
• Strategic Planning
• Fundraising
• Community Building
• Social Services
• Case Managment
• Grants
• Psychotherapy
• Social Justice
• Counseling Psychology
• Staff Development
• Youth Development
• Mental Health