Speaker

Wednesdae Reim Ifrach

Wednesdae Reim Ifrach REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC, CLAT, RMT

Wednesdae is an art therapist and counselor whose work focuses on gender-affirming care, LGBTQ+ issues, trauma-informed care, body image, and eating disorders.

They are full-time faculty members in the School of Behavioral and Community Health at Moravian University and co-own and operate Rainbow Recovery, which provides clinical supervision, consultations, training, workshops, clinical counseling, and art therapy to clients across Connecticut and Pennsylvania. They serve on the GLMA board as the Health Professionals in Training Co-Chair, They are also a board member with Prism Counseling and Advocacy.

Their past art therapy-based work includes participating in the Monument Quilt, which is housed at the Baltimore Museum of Art, as well as being a guest creator for the Museum of Modern Art’s Artful Practices of Well-being Program.

They have presented workshops and trainings nationally and internationally, include at the Expressive Art Therapy Summit, American Art Therapy Association, GLMA, the CT State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, MEDA, Project HEAL, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, the International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals, Yale University’s Summer Spiral program, Smith College, PA NASW, Fenway Health Collective, Drexel University, and the Longmore Institute of Disabilities with SFSU.

Their book, Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma, is scheduled for release by North Atlantic Books in June 2026, and they have a forthcoming poetry chapbook, Skeletons, Sequin, and Kin through Finishing Line Press.

and their latest research, “Inked Identity: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Tattoos as Body Reclamation, Gender Affirmation, and Healing,” is forthcoming in Springer Nature’s Journal, The Human Arena.

Both their artwork and poetry have been published nationally and internationally through the Word’s Faire, Beyond Words Magazine, and Onyx Publications. They were featured in an interview with Dazed on “How somatic therapy helps people with eating disorders” and have interviewed notable public figures in recovery, such as Jeffery Marsh, Misha Osherovich, and Aydan Dowling.

Wednesdae's Presentations

Workshop

Creative Queer Care

Expressive Arts, Somatic Therapies, and Healing Trauma in the Queer Community

This workshop offers mental health professionals an in-depth and immersive experience exploring the integration of expressive arts and somatic therapy techniques in trauma work with Queer clients. Framed through harm reduction, body liberation, and intersectional theory, this session blends clinical theory with experiential learning to support culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. Attendees gain critical insights into how intergenerational trauma, embodied memory, and systemic oppression uniquely impact Queer individuals, and how creative, body-centered interventions can foster healing, resilience, and authentic identity expression. Techniques such as process painting, sensory art directives, and circular breathwork allow participants to directly engage with therapeutic tools that promote both emotional processing and nervous system regulation.

Structured to build skills and awareness progressively, the workshop begins with foundational concepts before moving into hands-on practices and group reflection. Topics include the neuroscience of trauma, epigenetic influences on Queer identity, harm reduction strategies, and the role of internalized oppression in body narratives. Through interactive discussions, experiential art-making, and somatic grounding exercises, clinicians learn to navigate transference dynamics, support clients in reclaiming embodied narratives, and challenge systems of power and privilege within therapeutic settings. By centering anti-oppressive frameworks and client-centered care, this workshop empowers practitioners to integrate expressive and somatic approaches into diverse clinical contexts, advancing equity, affirmation, and liberation for Queer communities.

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