Trainings, Workshops & Consultations

Wednesdae & Ron provide numerous presentations, workshops, interviews, and trainings throughout the year. For current public trainings please check our events page.

Events

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

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

Read it here
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.

See it here
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.

See it here

Trainings, Workshops & Consultations

Training & Consultation Information

The Arts In Psychotherapy

The Monument Quilt

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care in Psychopharmacology

Upcoming Training & Workshops

Past Training & Workshops