In response to COVID-19, as of March 2020, all of my services, including therapy, are offered virtually. For remote therapy ("teletherapy"), I utilize a fully encrypted HIPAA-compliant video platform for sessions.
Are you struggling with how to create a life of purpose when it seems like the world is on fire? Do you feel alienated and longing for more meaningful, nourishing relationships? Do you want to be engaged in the world, but find yourself numbing and checking out to get through the day?
I am here to support you through the individual and systems-level challenges you are facing, in this era of late-stage capitalism. Together we can deepen your connection to yourself, build your capacity for fulfilling relationships with others, and support you in navigating complex systems.
I am part of the Critical Therapy Center, a liberation-oriented psychodynamic group practice based in Midtown Manhattan. I work with adolescents and adults.
I have extensive practice working with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, chronic and invisible illnesses, substance use, and trauma. I specialize in how these individual issues intersect with entrenched social problems, such as white supremacy, climate change, patriarchy, and capitalism. My work centers identity, including race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
I also specialize in supporting clinicians and social workers who are looking for their own therapy. I have extensive experience with healing vicarious trauma, burnout, and the effects of workplace trauma (eg. patient loss, or workplace violence).
I am here to support you through the individual and systems-level challenges you are facing, in this era of late-stage capitalism. Together we can deepen your connection to yourself, build your capacity for fulfilling relationships with others, and support you in navigating complex systems.
I am part of the Critical Therapy Center, a liberation-oriented psychodynamic group practice based in Midtown Manhattan. I work with adolescents and adults.
I have extensive practice working with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, chronic and invisible illnesses, substance use, and trauma. I specialize in how these individual issues intersect with entrenched social problems, such as white supremacy, climate change, patriarchy, and capitalism. My work centers identity, including race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
I also specialize in supporting clinicians and social workers who are looking for their own therapy. I have extensive experience with healing vicarious trauma, burnout, and the effects of workplace trauma (eg. patient loss, or workplace violence).
About Working Together
All of my fees are based on a structured sliding scale that considers income, resources, and obligations. This approach is based on the idea of "from each according to their means, to each according to their needs," and allows me work with people in an equitable way.
Because I am an out of network therapist, you may also be eligible for reimbursement for some portion of my fees. I can help you determine what your coverage entitles you to.
For a list of other practitioners that I recommend in NYC, check out my therapy resource list here.
Get in touch by emailing me at kbarrow@criticaltherapy.org.
Because I am an out of network therapist, you may also be eligible for reimbursement for some portion of my fees. I can help you determine what your coverage entitles you to.
For a list of other practitioners that I recommend in NYC, check out my therapy resource list here.
Get in touch by emailing me at kbarrow@criticaltherapy.org.
Approach & Background
My practice interweaves a background in contemplative psychology and mindfulness with nearly two decades of social justice activism. Healing as individuals requires spaces to heal from the trauma of structural oppression and dominance, so I center anti-racist/anti-oppressive, LGBTQAI+-affirming, and intersectional feminist values in all of my work.
My style as a therapist is warm and challenging, compassionate and direct.
As an LCSW, I am licensed to provide a range of mental health services, including psychotherapy, counseling, treatment, mental health assessments, and diagnosis of mental health issues.
I am not licensed to prescribe medication (only psychiatrists and doctors can do this), but I can make referrals for medication-related treatment as needed.
My style as a therapist is warm and challenging, compassionate and direct.
As an LCSW, I am licensed to provide a range of mental health services, including psychotherapy, counseling, treatment, mental health assessments, and diagnosis of mental health issues.
I am not licensed to prescribe medication (only psychiatrists and doctors can do this), but I can make referrals for medication-related treatment as needed.
Qualifications
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). This means that I completed two years of graduate studies in clinical social work and over 1000 hours of practice as a student intern. After graduating I completed over 2000 hours of supervised clinical practice, and passed two state board examinations in New York.
Graduate School: New York University
Degree: Master of Social Work
Concentration: Clinical/Policy Practice
Year Graduated: 2008
License No. and State: LCSW #082942, New York
Undergraduate School: Naropa University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Contemplative Psychology
Concentration: Psychology of Health and Healing
Graduate School: New York University
Degree: Master of Social Work
Concentration: Clinical/Policy Practice
Year Graduated: 2008
License No. and State: LCSW #082942, New York
Undergraduate School: Naropa University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Contemplative Psychology
Concentration: Psychology of Health and Healing
