Trainings, Workshops & Consultations
Wednesdae & Ron provide numerous presentations, workshops, interviews, and trainings throughout the year. For current public trainings please check our events page.
Training & Consultation Information
We offer custom training and consultations for numerous businesses, including non-profits, for-profits, government agencies, community mental health agencies, eating disorder treatment facilities, college counseling centers, and universities.
Our most commonly requested topics include:
Body Justice & Body Liberation
Health At Every Size
Anti-Diet Culture
Weight Stigma
Gender Affirming Care
Trans & Gender Diverse Rights
2sLGBTQIA+ Issues
Trauma-Informed Care & Healing Centered Engagement
Art Therapy
Expressive Art Therapy
Art Therapy for Body Image
Art Therapy for Clients with Eating Disorders
Art Therapy for Trans & Gender Diverse Clients
Art Therapy & Expressive Arts for Clinician Burnout
Art Therapy & Social Justice
Eating Disorders
Substance Use
DEI Work
How To Talk To Children About Gender & Sexuality
Letter Writing For Gender-Affirming Care
Body Image Work
Human Sexuality
Advance Queer & Trans Topics
Harm Reduction in Eating Disorder Treatment
The Cost Of Trainings
We function on a sliding scale based on non-profit status and operating budget.
We typically ask for 200$ an hour minimum and for a custom training we ask for our hourly rate to compensate for the research and labor it takes to create something just for you. We believe in direct and honest conversations about money so do not hesitate to ask.
We offer to set up meetings to discuss needs and make arrangements. We offer all our training virtually and in-person training in New Haven, CT, and surrounding areas and can be in person in multiple states and countries if travel and lodging costs are covered.
Former Trainings & Consultation Collaborations
BHCare
The CT Women’s Consortium
DMHAS- Dept of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Twin Peaks Counseling
Growth Therapy LLC
Alsana Eating Disorder Treatment Center
The Recovery Collective
Eastern CT State University LGBTQ Center
Eastern CT State University Counseling Center
University of New Haven Counseling Center
PA NASW
CT NASW
Bucks Support Services
Pittsburgh University
MoMA- Museum of Modern Art
Project HEAL
RDs For Neurodiversity
Weight Inclusive Dietitians in Canada
The National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Sacred Heart University
Fenway Health Collective
Albertus Magnus College
The Eating Disorder Foundation
Norwalk Children & Families Agency
Waterbury Youth Services
AIRY- Arts In Recovery for Youth
Smith College
The Longmore Institute of Disabilities through San Francisco State University
AATA- The American Art Therapy Association
CATA- The CT Art Therapy Association
MEDA- Multi-service Eating Disorder Association
Anchor Health Initiative
APEX Community Care
Healthcare Advocates International
WIDIC- Weight Inclusive Dietitians in Canada
CCI- Carolyn Costin Institute
Monte Nido & Affiliates
Expressive Arts Therapy Summit
Expressing Pride Summit
LGBTQ+ Research Symposium- NASW Q-Caucus
Drexel University
NJATA- New Jersey Art Therapy Association
UCFS- United Community and Family Services
DVATA- Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association
Yale Upward Spiral Summer Series
Publications
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The Arts In Psychotherapy
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a social action art therapy session to address symptoms of stress and compassion fatigue in counsellors working in domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) services. Participants were adult women (N = 30) who work with client survivors of DV and SA. Participants participated in three groups based on their workplace, and were asked to create art for a group peace pole. The peace pole has currency within the DV support community as a symbol of hope and safety. After creating individual artworks, each member glued their canvas squares onto the peace pole to create a unified group piece of art. The Compassion Fatigue Self-Test was used as a measure of compassion fatigue, and the Psychological Stress Measure 9 provided information regarding pre and post measures of symptomology changes. The results supported the hypothesis that participation in a social action art therapy based session could significantly reduce stress
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The Monument Quilt
FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture (founded 2010; Baltimore, MD, and 2014 Mexico City, Mexico). Ten blocks from The Monument Quilt, 2013–2019, and digital archive. FORCE was an art and activist collective dedicated to constructing a culture of consent. TheMonument Quilt, their largest project, represents a massive effort from artists, activists, healers, and visionaries to create the first national memorial to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. FORCE was founded by Hannah Brancato and Rebecca Nagle. FORCE collective members Mora Fernández and Shanti Flagg, along with Brancato, are leading the effort to archive 750 blocks created by 3,000 survivors and allies. The BMA worked closely with this team to select 10 blocks that center Baltimore experiences and amplify the stories of Indigenous, Black, LGBTQ+, and/or immigrant survivors across the quilt’s six-year history.
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Journal of Pain and Palliative Care in Psychopharmacology
Originally created to express the pain and frustration of a long history with chronic illness, M’s painting became the cover for a medical journal that discussed the need for continued long term care of those with chronic illnesses.
Upcoming Training & Workshops
June 21st- Muir Wood (Wednesdae)
June 26th, 2024- Upward Spiral Summer Series with Yale University (Wednesdae)
June 22nd & 23rd, 2024- Expressing Pride Conference (Wednesdae)
June 29th, 2024- Body Image Photo workshop with Med Wooding Photorgraphy (Wednesdae) hosted at Rainbow Recovery
September 28th, 2024- Body Image Photo workshop with Med Wooding Photorgraphy (Wednesdae) hosted at The Breathing Room Yoga Studio
Past Training & Workshops
June 6th & 7th, 2024- NASW Q-Caucus (Wednesdae)
May & June 2024 BHCare Continued Trainings (Wednesdae)
May & June 2024 DMHAS Continued Training (Wednesdae)
May 16th-17th, 2024- MEDA Conference (Ron & Wednesdae)
March 29th 2024- The Recovery Collective (Wednesdae)
March 8th 2024- The CT Women’s Consortium (Wednesdae)
February 28th 2024- MEDA Panel (Ron)
November 17th 2023- Gender Affirming Care and Eating Disorders- Bucks Support Services (Wednesdae)
November 3rd 2023- Body Image, HAES & Body Neutrality with Pitt University (Wednesdae)
November 1st 2023- Body Liberation & Eating Disorder Treatment-Eastern CT State University (Wednesdae)
October 28th 2023- Come Home To Your Body Photo Workshop(Wednesdae)
October 23rd-25th 2023- Gender Affirming Care & Letter Writing- PA NASW (Wednesdae)
October 19th & 20th 2023- Body Liberation & Developing Eating Disorders In Teens (Wednesdae)
September 7th 2023 - Zines & Art Therapy with The Recovery Collective (Wednesdae)
August 17th 2023- Gender Affirming Care & Eating Disorder Fundraiser for Kai (Wednesdae)
August 16th 2023 - Gender Affirming Care & Eating Disorder with The Recovery Collective (Wednesdae)
August 13th 2023 - Supporting Single Mothers in CT with Bella Buttonz & FoxDen (Wednesdae)
August 7th-10th 2023 Intensive Training with Nalgona Positivity Pride (Wednesdae)
July 13th 2023 Alsana Weight Inclusive Care (Wednesdae)
July 13th 2023 Gender Affirming Care in Eating Disorders Treatment CEU Training (Wednesdae)
June 9th 2023 CT NASW Conference (Wednesdae)
June 8th 2023 Gender Affirming Care in Eating Disorders Treatment- Project HEAL (Wednesdae)
June 6th 2023 HAES & Ethical Frameworks for Eating Disorder Care at The CT Women’s Consortium (Wednesdae)
June 2nd 2023 Pride with DMHAS at The CT Women’s Consortium (Wednesdae)
May 25th 2023 WIDIC Presentation on Radical Person Centered Care (Wednesdae)
March 31st 2023 Gender Affirming Care and Eating Disorder Treatment hosted by Bri Campos (Wednesdae)
March 19th 2023 Eating Disorders & Intersectional Social Justice at Eastern CT University (Wednesdae)
February 13th 2023 Dismantling Diet Culture at Sacred Heart University (Wednesdae)
February 3rd 2023 Gender Affirming Care with Dr. Kayti Protos at Pitt University (Wednesdae)
January 20th 2023 The Body Politic at The CT Women’s Consortium (Wednesdae)
October 27th 2022 Fenway Health Weigh Stigma (Wednesdae)
October 25th 2022 Harm Reduction in Weight Loss with Nalogna Positivity Pride (Wednesdae)
October 21st 2022 IAEDP Washington Do Better! Training
September 21st 2022 Monte Nido & Affiliates: Gender Affirming Care (Wednesdae)
September 8th 2022 Walden Behavioral Care: Body Ethics & Weight Neutral Care in Clinical Work With Trans & GNC+ Clients (Wednesdae)
June 17th 2022 Perception Programs: HAES, Intuitive Eating & The Ethical Treatment of Bodies (Wednesdae)
April 19th 2022 Fenway Health: Health At The Intersection of Body Image, Identity, and Development: LGBTQIA+ Children and Youth (Wednesdae)
March 12th 2022 Project HEAL Fundraiser: Dismantle Diet Culture in Clinical Work (Wednesdae)
March 12th 2022 Project HEAL Fundraiser: Wine & Paint Night!
February 22nd 2022 Albertus Magnus College: Love, Respect & Healthy Self (Wednesdae)
February 2022 Eastern CT State University: HAES Aligned ED Care and Gender Affirming Care on College Campuses (Wednesdae)
January 2022 Fenway Health: Why Weight? Learning Collaborative (Wednesdae)
December 2021 Women's Consortium Hamden, CT: The Body Politic: Body and Weight Liberation as Social Justice with Mara Gottlieb of Talking Changes (Wednesdae)
November 2021 Being Gender Inclusive: Providing Macro and Micro Transformative Care (Wednesdae)
November 2021 Centering Trans People in Harm Reduction with Anchor Health Initiative and Apex Community Health (Wednesdae)
November 2021 Albertus Magnus College Transgender Activist Panel (Wednesdae)
November 2021 Marginalized Affirming Care From An Intersectional Framework (Wednesdae)
September 2021 DMHAS- WSPIC Annual Retreat: Harm Reduction in Our Work and in Ourselves (Wednesdae)
September 2021 The ED Foundation- Trans, Non-binary, and Intersex+ Affirming Care in Eating Disorders (Wednesdae)
August of 2021, University of New Haven: Gender Affirming Care & Body Positivity in College Campuses
July of 2021, Private Eating Disorder Treatment Training with Twin Peaks Counseling (Wednesdae)
June of 2021, The Queer Quandary, Norwalk Children and Families (Wednesdae)
May of 2021, Eating Disorder Treatment, The Connecticut Women’s Consortium (Wednesdae)
March of 2021- Waterbury Youth Services- Body Politics with Youth Based Programming (Wednesdae)
February of 2021 Eastern Connecticut State University: Private Training on Intersectional Social Justice in Eating Disorder Treatment (Wednesdae)
January of 2021 Arts in Recovery for Youth: PRIVATE EVENT on Social Activism in Art Therapy (Wednesdae)
December 2020- Private Training for Smith College Counseling on HAES and Intersectional Social Justice in Eating Disorder Treatment (Wednesdae)
November of 2020 FEDUP Online Healing Intensive: Embracing Disability and Loving our Bodies: Learning to Embrace Body Neutrality, Create Body Trust and Feel Desirable in the Body through Art (Wednesdae)
September of 2020 Women's Consortium Hamden, CT: DMHAS Training on Body Liberation & Social Justice (Wednesdae)
July of 2020 Women's Consortium Hamden, CT: The Body Politic: Body and Weight Liberation as Social Justice (Wednesdae)
May of 2020 Women's Consortium Hamden, CT: The Art of Eating Disorder Treatment: Cultivating Comprehensive and Creative Clinical Care (Wednesdae)
UCFS August 2019- Workshop: Eating Disorders: What They Are and How to Treat Them
Drexel University 2019- Panel Participant on Multicultural and Diversity-Based Art Therapy Practices with Eating Disorder Treatment
Expressive Arts Summit 2018- Workshop: Treatment of Eating Disorders through Body Positivity & Social Action Art Therapy
Drexel University 2018- Panel Participant on Multicultural and Diversity-Based Art Therapy Practices with Eating Disorder Treatment
AATA 2017 Conference Presenter- Workshop: Utilizing Social Action Art Therapy to Aid in Self-Care
AATA 2017 Conference Presenter- Panel: Full Circle
Drexel University 2017- Panel Participant on Multicultural and Diversity-Based Art Therapy Practices
Expressive Arts Summit 2016- Panel Participant: The Supervision Tree: Generational Transmission of Knowledge and Skills
DVATA 2016 Conference Presenter- The Supervision Tree
AATA 2016 Conference Presenter- Social Action Art Therapy as an Intervention for Compassion Fatigue
Drexel University 2016- Panel Participant on Multicultural and Diversity-Based Art Therapy Practices
AATA 2014 Conference Presenter- Art Therapy in Unique Settings
NJATA 2014 Panel Participant – Diversity and Multicultural Competency in Art Therapy