Workshops & Events
Workshops and wellness seminars are a way to re-boot your health through new information, connecting to others, and exploring different avenues of health. Our seminars and workshops vary and can include art therapy, yoga and yoga therapy, meditation practices, and psychoeducation. They can be a wonderful way to engage in self-care, reflection, relaxation, personal growth, and help with team building.
Recovery in Color | Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 9-10:30 am
Recovery is a process—so is art.
This therapeutic art group meets twice a month, using creative expression as a coping skill while building a supportive sober community. This group is designed for recovery and substance use support. Through guided and open-ended art-making, we’ll explore healing, identity, and transformation—no art experience needed, just a willingness to create and connect.
All materials provided. $20. This group is facilitated by Jacqueline Chaidez.
INSURANCE-ELIGIBLE FOR AETNA, BCBS PPO, CIGNA
Stitch & Read | Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 2-3:30 pm
A monthly gathering for crafting and thought-provoking books on art, activism, and liberation. Bring your Fiber Arts projects and cultivate community based on solidarity, resistance, and self-expression. No art or craft experience needed!
April Book: Make Art or Die Trying by Stuart Semple
This group is facilitated by Jacqueline Chaidez.
Online or in-person
This event is donation-based to local charities.
Holding Space| Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 11am-12:30pm
As therapists, we hold space for others—this group is a space for you. Holding Space is an Art-as-Therapy group for clinicians, meeting twice a month, offering a creative outlet for reflection, renewal, and connection. Through guided and open-ended art-making, we’ll use creativity to process, replenish, and restore—no art experience needed, just a willingness to create. This group is facilitated by Jacqueline Chaidez.
$10, INSURANCE-ELIGIBLE FOR AETNA, BCBS PPO, CIGNA
Connect & Flow | Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10:30am-12 pm
Connect & Flow with Angie Young, LCSW and a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher. This class focuses on gentle yoga and healing somatic movements and is held off-site at the Warrenville Public Library. The cost is $38. Get more information or register by emailing angie@paderatherapy.com.