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Wednesdae Reim Ifrach

Wednesdae Reim Ifrach is an American art therapist, educator, clinical supervisor, and activist specializing in eating disorder treatment, complex trauma, fat and body liberation, and gender justice. Their work combines expressive art therapy with intersectional and anti-oppressive clinical practices. Reim Ifrach is the founder of Rainbow Recovery and a professor at Moravian University. They have held multiple leadership roles in national organizations advocating for equitable access to mental health care, especially for LGBTQ+ and marginalized populations.

Early Life and Education

Reim Ifrach began their undergraduate studies in creative writing and neuropsychology at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, before transferring to Marist College in New York, where they earned a B.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in psychology. They later completed a Master’s in Art Therapy from Albertus Magnus College and are currently a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Social Work at Saybrook University.

Career

Clinical Practice

Reim Ifrach is the Founder and Co-Owner of Rainbow Recovery, a private practice providing trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and fat-liberatory care across Connecticut and Pennsylvania. They offer art therapy, individual and group therapy, clinical supervision, and consultation focused on eating disorders and identity-affirming care.

Previously, they served as the Rainbow Road IOP/PHP Director at Walden Behavioral Care, overseeing programming designed for LGBTQ+ and trauma-impacted individuals. Their experience includes leadership and clinical roles at Center for Discovery, Walden Behavioral Care/Monte Nido, and The Connection, Inc., where they developed and supervised outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment programs for clients with eating disorders and co-occurring trauma.

Academic Positions

Reim Ifrach is a full-time professor in the MSW and Clinical Counseling programs at Moravian University.^[1][2] They teach courses on trauma-informed care, anti-oppressive clinical practice, human sexuality, and eating disorder treatment. They also serve on the Graduate Program Committee, The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Committee, and co-chair the Social Justice Forum.

From 2020 to 2022, they were an adjunct professor in the MAATC program at Albertus Magnus College, where they taught multicultural counseling, gender-affirming clinical care, and art therapy ethics.

Advocacy and Leadership

Reim Ifrach has served in numerous leadership and advocacy roles. They are a board member at Prism Counseling & Advocacy, focusing on national policy development for gender-affirming and harm-reduction care.^[3] They are also the Co-Chair of the Health Professionals in Training (HPiT) Committee at GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, where they engage in student-focused policy and diversity efforts.

From 2020 to 2024, Reim Ifrach was a Board Member and Chair of the Program Committee at Project HEAL, a national nonprofit dedicated to equitable access to eating disorder treatment.^[4][5] They also previously served as President of the Connecticut Art Therapy Association, Founder of the Connecticut Chapter of IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals), and an advisor on the Connecticut DCF LGBTQ+ Youth Advisory Board.

Art, Exhibitions, and Media

Reim Ifrach integrates visual art and social justice into their clinical work. They were a facilitator for The Monument Quilt, a national public art project supporting survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence, with displays at the Baltimore Museum of Art.^[6] They also led community-based art projects through Nasty Women Connecticut.^[7]

Their art and educational voice have been featured in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Artful Practices for Well-Being series, including a workshop on body liberation and a guided meditation exploring gender in modern art.^[8][9]

They have been interviewed or featured in various media outlets and platforms including CanvasRebel,^[10] Medium,^[11] Spotify's The Lovely Becoming podcast,^[12] and Embodiment for the Rest of Us.^[13]

Presentations and Conferences

Reim Ifrach is a sought-after speaker, delivering over 80 presentations across major conferences and universities, including GLMA, CTV & PA NASW, MEDA, Fenway Health, Eastern Connecticut State University, and The Women's Consortium. Their presentations explore:

• Gender-affirming eating disorder treatment
• Radical person-centered care
• Fat liberation and body neutrality
• Harm reduction in clinical practice
• Queer-competent care under political unrest

They also co-led multiple photo workshops on body image with Med Wooding Photography and regularly lead trainings for clinicians on weight-neutral, trauma-informed care.

Publications

Reim Ifrach’s academic and artistic work includes:

• Social Action Art Therapy as an Intervention for Compassion Fatigue, in The Arts in Psychotherapy^[14]
• Contributions to MoMA’s Artful Practices series^[15][16]
• Cover art for The Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
• Interviewee in the documentary I Am Art Therapist

And forthcoming book chapters and manuscripts slated for publishing in 2027 & 2028.

Their work consistently advocates for inclusive, ethical, and justice-oriented approaches to healing and therapy.

Recognition

Reim Ifrach is recognized as a national thought leader in weight-inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming, and trauma-informed care. Their influence spans clinical, academic, and public education arenas, helping shape more inclusive mental health services for marginalized populations.

References

1. "Social Work | Moravian University". January 1982.
2. "Masters of Social Work | Moravian University". January 1982.
3. https://rainbow-recovery.org/
4. "Can't Hurt Me Anymore".
5. "Therapist and Project HEAL Board Member, Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, wasn't always brave. | Project HEAL".
6. https://themonumentquilt.org/
7. "Services 2".
8. "Ulrike Müller. Some. 2017 | MoMA".
9. "Artful Practices for Well-Being".
10. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-reim-ifrach/
11. https://wednesdae.medium.com/
12. "38. Becoming: Until We Are Undone with Wednesdae Reim Ifrach by the Lovely Becoming Podcast".
13. "Season 3 Episode 7 Wednesdae Reim Ifrach | Embodiment for the Rest of Us".
14. Reim Ifrach, Emily; Miller, Abbe (2016). "Social action art therapy as an intervention for compassion fatigue". The Arts in Psychotherapy. 50: 34–39. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2016.05.009.
15. "Ulrike Müller. Some. 2017 | MoMA".
16. "Artful Practices for Well-Being".

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1. https://themonumentquilt.org/
2. "Ulrike Müller. Some. 2017 | MoMA".
3. "Artful Practices for Well-Being".
4. "Services 2".
5. Reim Ifrach, Emily; Miller, Abbe (2016). "Social action art therapy as an intervention for compassion fatigue". The Arts in Psychotherapy. 50: 34–39. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2016.05.009.
6. "Interviews".
7. "Social Work | Moravian University". January 1982.
8. "Masters of Social Work | Moravian University". January 1982.
9. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-reim-ifrach/
10. "Can't Hurt Me Anymore".
11. https://wednesdae.medium.com/
12. https://rainbow-recovery.org/
13. "The Art of Recovery".
14. "38. Becoming: Until We Are Undone with Wednesdae Reim Ifrach by the Lovely Becoming Podcast".
15. "Therapist and Project HEAL Board Member, Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, wasn't always brave. | Project HEAL".
16. "Season 3 Episode 7 Wednesdae Reim Ifrach | Embodiment for the Rest of Us".
17. "Eating Disorder Treatments for Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients | Cigna Healthcare".
18. "I Developed an Eating Disorder when I Was a Teen: Tending to Our Inner Teen".
19. "Webinar: Radical Person-Centred Care | Weight-Inclusive Dietitians in Canada".
20. "Rainbow Recovery". YouTube.
21. "Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment for LGBTQ Individuals | Monte Nido".
22. https://www.medainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Conference-schedule-2023-2.pdf