Rainbow Recovery
Activism. Body Justice. Gender Affirming. Art Therapy. Psychotherapy. Consulting.
Queer Joy, Queer Healing, Eating Disorder Healing, Substance Use Recovery, Trauma Healing are possible!
Ron
MAATC, LPC, ATR
Ordained Minister
Fat, Queer, Mixed Race, Jewish Background, Chronic Illness
Ron holds a Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling from Albertus Magnus College. He previously serves as the Chapter Delegate for the Connecticut Art Therapy Association and has participated in a local artist collective committed to art that encompasses and invites everyone. through art critiques, art shows and promoting artists work.
Ron has served in many positions throughout his career including running an art therapy program for a nationally accredited Substance Use Treatment facility, aiding veterans in recovery for C-PTSD, doing community based art therapy and supporting people through the gender affirmation process. Currently Ron serves on the board of MEDA, Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association and is an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University.
Regardless of the position, Ron works to bring a level of compassion and witnessing to his clients where they can feel safe to be vulnerable and heal.
Ron’s current specialties include substance use treatment, gender affirming care, LGBTQ+ issues, disordered eating and body image.
Ron is also an ordained minister and runs our “Love Freely” program. He provides equity based pricing marriage ceremonies for LGBTQ+ people including pre-marital counseling.
Photos by Megan Wooding of Megan Wooding Photography
A healing based collective committed to recovery from Eating Disorders, Complex Trauma, Substance use, LGBTQIA2+ Issues, and moving toward the Gender Affirming Care process.
Eating Disorder & Body Image Healing.
We believe all bodies are beautiful! We believe that being body positive is hard in a world that is racist, fat-phobic, transphobic, ageist, ableist, classist, sexist, the list goes on. Our culture sells us one size fits all in bodies that can never fit that space. Through HAES, Intuitive Eating, Meal Coaching, Anti-Diet work, DBT, and Art Therapy we can build an authenticity that transcends.
Queer Joy.
Feeling at home in ones authentic self, feeling safe, secure, valid and loved both internally and externally can big the GREATEST JOY and the biggest struggle. We believe IN you and we believe you have it in you to be your most magical self. Queer joy in all its forms is here waiting for you.
Gender Affirming Care.
We don’t just believe in Trans Care, we have experienced it and believe your ability to be YOU. Having walked this journey both personally and with many clients, we value the deep connection of the therapeutic relationship and what it brings.