Jude Treder-Wolff

Dynamic and highly trained speaker and trainer with a deep understanding of innovative, accessible strategies for facilitating change at personal and organizational levels. Expertise in conveying complex information clearly while designing engaging experiences that effectively illustrate key principles and concepts, all while teaching user-friendly skills. Committed to fostering creativity in individuals, empowering them to acquire knowledge, master essential skills, and enhance their capacity to positively influence their lives and the communities around them.

Chaired an international conference in partnership with the Alan Alda Center For Community Science at Stony Brook University;

Wrote for and edited the official newsletter of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama for 6 years;

Created and continue to host/curate a monthly storytelling show in Port Jefferson, NY that is also performed for organizational community-building events.

Performed on a house improv team for Magnet Theater in New York, NY from 2023-2024

• New York State Clinical Social Work Society
• American Music Therapy Association
• Applied Improvisation Network
• American Group Psychotherapy Association
• National Association of Social Workers

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker: New York State, L-040325-1
• Registered Music Therapist (inactive)
• Certified Group Psychotherapist, National Registry of Group Psychotherapists
• Certified Practitioner of Applied Improvisation – Applied Improvisation Network

• PRINT
• Possible Futures: Creative Thinking for The Speed of Life, (Lifestage Publications, 2008)
• “Relationship Addiction: Creative Process in Recovery” NY State Clinical Social Work newsletter, Fall, 2004.
• “Working With Paradox in Addiction Treatment” Continuing Education in Addiction Treatment: Course Handbook American Association of Music Therapy Annual Conference, November 2003.
• “Overcoming Perfectionism” Recovery Press, September 1994.
• “How To Be a Creative Person” Recovery Press, November 1993.
• “Interactive Theatre for HIV/AIDS Prevention” International Journal of Arts in Psychotherapy, Special Issue on HIV/AIDS, 1993 20 (4), 335-338.
• “Affecting Attitudes: Music Therapy in Chemical Dependency Treatment” Music Therapy Perspectives, 8, (1) 1990, 67-71
• “Music and Creative Process in Addiction Treatment” International Journal of Arts in Psychotherapy, Special Issue on Addictions, Winter 1990 17 (4), 319-324
• ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
• Substack: Improv In Real Life https://judetrederewolff.substack.com/
• Www.medium.com/judetrederewolff
• Improv Therapy Blog https://improvtherapygroup.com/itg-resources/
• Rescue A CEO Blog, “Why Storytelling Matters For Entrepreneurs” http://rescue.ceoblognation.com/2017/11/08/storytelling-matters-entrepreneurs/
• “The Art Of Therapy” Chicago Sun-Times, August 29, 2012

• Acting In-To A New Way Of Thinking : Applying Improv To Personal Growth, January 24, 2026, Lifestage, Inc
• Improv Yourself: Creative Strategies For Self-Regulation, October 17, 2025, Bergen County Family Guidance and Resource Center, Hackensack, NJ
• Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, NY Improv For Everyone in-person improvisation class January – March 2025
• Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor, NY Improv for Kids 8-10, July 2025
• The Story Of My Life: Storytelling Skills For Healing and Transformation, 4-week series at Nancy Marx Cancer Center, Sid Jacobsen Jewish Community Center, Greenvale, NY, November-December 2024, February-March 2025
• Let me Tell You A Story: The Art and Science Of True Personal Storytelling, Staff Development 6-week class series’ and shows, Sid Jacobsen Jewish Community Center, Greenvale, NY -2023-2025
• Improv and Creativity Boost For Caregivers, Alzheimers and Dementia Resource Center, Annual Conference, April 1, 2024, State University Of New York at Stony Brook
• Get Your Creativity On, The International Network Of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals annual world conference, December 30, 2024, Hauppauge, NY.
• Creativity, Connection and Cognitive Shifts: Applied Improvisation In Growth and Change, November 3, 2024, Applied Improvisation Network Virtual World Conference
• Lead With Story: A Framework For Powerful Communication From The Page To The Stage, November 13, 2024, Beverage Breakthrough
• Improvisation Skills For Communicating and Connecting In High-Tensions Situations, Partners For Justice annual conference, September 19-21, 2023
• Unlocking The Power Of Story For Connection and Resilience, Whole Being Institute and Marlene Myerson Jewish Community Center, April 14, 2023 344 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY.
• Applying Improv In Therapy, Brookdale Community College, Brookdale, NJ November 29, 2022
• Emotional Intelligence: Core Competencies For Health Care Providers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital staff training October 12, 2022
• Creative Collaboration and Leadership In Health Care, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Hospital staff training, May 15, 2022
• Communicating With Emotional Intelligence, June 7, 2021 and October 5, 2021, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital staff training
• Creative Expansion Through Improvisation, Manhattan Jewish Community Center in partnership with the Whole Being Institute, Tuesday Jan 4, 2022
• Powering Through: Creative Strategies For Navigating The COVID Crisis, September 18, 2021 Bergen County Division Of Family Guidance, Hackensack, NJ.
• Points Of Entry: Navigating Waves Of Change As The World Reopens, August 11, 2021, Suffolk Co. Dept Of Health
• Navigating The New: Changing Mindsets Through Improv, Manhattan Jewish Community Center in partnership with the Whole Being Institute, April 4, 2021 Online training
• Tell Your True Story, The Wheatley School Mid-Term Experience, Jan 21, 2020
• Storytelling and Improv Skills For Teens, Natural Helpers Program Intensive, Harborfields School District, Nov. 4, 2019
• Storytelling For Business: Educate, Motivate and Maximize Your Message Through The Power Of Story. Sept. 19, 2019, Middle Country Library Business Center, Centereach, NY
• Tell Me A Story: Maximize Your Message Through The Art Of Storytelling July 30, 2019 Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY
• The Improviser’s Tool Kit For Social Workers, Empower Up: National Association of Social Work-NYS Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY June 6, 2019 (conference June 5-7, 2019)
• Educate, Motivate, Inspire: Maximize Your Message Through The Power Of Story, Empower Up: National Association of Social Work-NYS Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY June 6, 2019 (conference June 5-7, 2019)
• Communicating Over Barrier and Borders: Applications Of Improvisation In Society, Message from the Conference Chair, Applied Improvisation Network 2019 World Conference, in partnership with the Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, Aug 9, 2019 (conference dates Aug. 8-11, 2019)
• Relax, Reboot, Rejuvenate: Stress-Resilience For Health Care Providers, Jan – Dec. 2011 -2018 Wellness program for staff Independent Group Home Living, Manorville, NY
• The Growth Mindset In Learning and Change, Applied Improvisation Network-New York City Chapter meeting, April 18, 2018
• Teen Storytelling Summit, Suffolk County Dept of Health Education, April 27, 2018 Port Jefferson, NY
• Story and Narrative In Psychotherapy – New York State Clinical Social Work Society-Westchester Chapter, January 6, 2018 White Plains NY
• Social-Emotional Learning Through Applied Improvisation, The Applied Improvisation Network 2017 World Conference, University of Irvine-CA
• Storytelling Skills For High School Students – Long Island Guidance Counselors Annual Conference, Nov. 3, 2017
• Creative Experiential Methods In Addiction Treatment, UC-Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA, Jan 21, 2017
• Transformative Storytelling – The Value of Social Work, National Association of Social Work-NYS annual conference, Sept 7, 2016, Albany, NY
• How Storytelling Can Help Create A Better World, Applied Improvisation Network 2016 World Conference, Montreal, QC, Sept 26, 2016
• Emotional Intelligence: An Essential Mind and Skill Set For Human Service Professionals, Parts 1 and 2, Bergen County Family Guidance, Hackensack, NJ, April 10, 2015, Sept 12, 2015.
• Applied Improvisation In Learning and Change, monthly training group for health care and education professionals, ongoing at Lifestage, Inc.
• Changing MindSets Using Applied Improvisation, World Conference of the Applied Improvisation Network, Austin, TX, November 6 2014.
• Applied Improvisation For Social-Emotional Learning, Eastern Suffolk BOCES Student Assistance Services staff training, November 4, 2014.
• Navigating Change In The Workplace, Brookhaven National Labs, Upton, NY, Sept. 2014.
• Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence – monthly workshop series for staff of Brookhaven National Labs, Upton, NY, 2012-2014.
• Staff training seminars in navigating workplace conflict, developing stress-resilience, and understanding the needs of mentally ill patrons- for staff of the New York Public Library; Emotional Intelligence: An Essential Mind and Skill Set For Social Workers, Power of Social Work Conference, Albany, NY March 20, 2014.
• Uncertainty & Change: Getting Through By Getting Better, New York State Society of Clinical Social Work – Nassau Chapter, Molloy College, Oct. 20, 2013; Long Beach Public Library Program, May 9, 2013.
• Words & Music: Enhancing Emotional Intelligence Through Creative Experience, The Examined Life Conference, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, April 13, 2013.
• Storytelling Skills For Medical Professionals, The Examined Life Conference, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, April 10, 2012.
• All In The Timing: Creative Strategies For Engaging The Pre-Contemplative Person, Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education and Research, November 2013.
• Shifts Happen: Creative Thinking For Stress-Resilience and Burn-Out Prevention, Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education and Research, November 2012.
• Group Therapy In The Networking Age Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Washington D.C. March 2010
• Defeating The Hobgoblins of Everyday Life: All-Day Improvisation and Music Pre-Conference Workshop, Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Washington, D.C. March 2010
• The Speed of Life: Designing Group Experiences That Develop Creative Thinking Skills, Applied Improvisation Network, Annual Conference, Portland OR, October 2009
• Creative, Directive Group Leadership Skills, Eastern Suffolk BOCES Student Assistance Services, 2-day clinical staff training, 2009
• Creative, Directive Group Leadership Skills, Board of Co-Operative Education Services, 2-day clinical staff training, 2009
• Interactive Theater for Learning That Sticks, Arts In Prevention Conference, Rutgers University, October 2009.
• Going To The Well: Creative Strategies for Burn-Out Prevention, Therapeutic Recreation Association workshop intensive; Pederson Krag Center, Huntington, NY, clinical staff training; Pederson-Krag Center Smithtown, NY clinical staff training; Eastern Suffolk BOCES staff training Yaphank, NY; YMCA Family Services, Centereach NY; 2007-2008
• Paradoxes In Addiction Treatment, Continuing Education Institute, American Music Therapy Association, 2000
• Creative, Experiential Techniques In Addiction Treatment Groups, Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence training intensive ,1995; Suffolk County Dept of Mental Health Professional Training, 1990
• Creative Process In Addiction Treatment, Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence training intensive, 1993
• Burn-Out Prevention For Addiction Professionals, Summer Institute for Addiction Studies, University of New York at Buffalo, 1994
• Creative Techniques and Process in Addiction Treatment Groups, Summer Institute for Addiction Studies, University of New York at Buffalo, 1992.

Wrote and performed a solo cabaret and storytelling show called "Getting Over Myself...Because Nothing Else Seems To Be Working" as a fundraiser for:

2005: Oxfam International, in Milwaukee, WI, at Stonybrook University, the Ward Melville Heritage Center in Stonybrook, NY

2004: Habitat For Humanity at the Vail-Leavitt Theater in Riverhead, NY. The event raised $5000 in an afternoon.

2004: Creativity For Peace in Santa Fe, NM

2002: The Southwest Center For The Arts in Houston, TX

2002: BucketWorks in Milwaukee, WI