Products and Services in Size Acceptance/Eating Disorders

"A unique tool for therapists to use with their patients/clients as treatment for disordered eating and body dissatisfaction as well as for educators training students how to be effective practitioners.
"As Faculty Emerita of the Recreation/Creative Arts Therapy program at San Francisco State, I spent 15+ years teaching new practitioners how to treat addiction and compulsion disorders. I also had a practice as a recreation/creative arts therapist treating people recovering from issues of addiction. I found that creative modalities work exceptionally well for these populations."

—Dr. Laura Rifkin
Faculty Emerita S.F.S.U.
Former coordinator of Recreation and Expressive Arts Therapy emphasis

About ETTA

Education Through Therapeutic Arts (ETTA) focuses on the utilization of expressive arts in the therapeutic process. We work with a wide range of populations and in a variety of milieus. ETTA provides workshops and seminars in many areas and is a CEU provider (CEU # PCE 3225)

ETTA founders:

Deah Schwartz has her Doctorate in Education, an MA in Arts Education, an MS in Therapeutic Recreation, and is a Nationally Certified Recreational Therapist.

Anne Wilford has her Masters in Psychology, is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT#32496). Ms. Wilford has a private practice in Berkeley, CA working with individuals, couples and groups. In addition she is a long term Instructor for Gerry Grossman Seminars that provides continuing education units for psychotherapists and license preparation courses.

ETTA provides customized workshops and seminars, including:

personal growth seminars and workshops
special interest group sessions using expressive arts to explore individual therapeutic issues (dealing with loss and grieving, aging and menopause, health issues, etc)
trainings for teachers, facilitators and therapists in the integration of expressive arts in curriculum
custom-designed sessions for universities, hospitals, therapeutic agencies and schools.
single sessions, weekend workshops or extended series, flexible formats custom designed to fit the needs of the group

Some areas of focus include:

Eating disorder awareness
Eating disorder prevention
Body image
Size acceptance
Media influence
Peer pressure
Self-esteem

For more information call 510-287-9828, or email [email protected].

Some workshops may include the screening of “LEFTOVERS: The Ups and Downs of a Compulsive Eater.” This award-winning original theatre piece about women and weight in America was written by Marcia Kimmell, Deah Schwartz and Anne Wilford, and is a heartfelt, honest and very funny exploration of women’s body issues. We have found that the sharing of this video is an excellent way to open up a very complicated subject.