Julie Remmelts, Director of Operations, Prime Coalition

I highly recommend [Guiding Threads] as facilitators. They took the time to meet with our team members before our retreat to get direct feedback and insight and then built our facilitation around the goals and feedback from our team. They have a way of asking exactly the right questions while honoring privacy and boundaries. Sara and Anna bring an amazing and inviting energy to the room which creates a space for humor, compassion, and growth. During our team retreat, Sara and Anna supported our team to build the foundation to foster trusting relationships beyond the retreat. Our team is now equipped to carry the team-building work forward into our everyday work. 

Stella Billings, Chief of Strategy, Safe Horizon

Guiding Threads were amazing to work with for our leadership retreat. They were flexible, rigorous, and took time to understand our context and priorities. In the planning phase they asked smart questions and helped us see our dynamics/needs in new ways, centering anti-oppressive values. They were responsive to feedback and direction and adapted the agenda in partnership with us. On the day of the retreat, they used an effective, flexible style, with facilitation tools that  engaged each member of the group. They kept us focused, while offering space for us to grapple and struggle well.

Farra Trompeter, Co-Director and Worker-Owner, Big Duck

[Guiding Threads] were incredible to work with. From our first interaction to the last, they were clear, responsive, and engaging. They were also incredible facilitators and engaged our whole team through a series of group discussions, listening sessions, one-on-one conversations, surveys, and more. They surpassed our expectations and did a wonderful job of merging knowledge of the co-op world, our organization’s purpose, and a strong commitment to justice. I would work with them again in a heartbeat!

Judith McRae, COO, En2Action

Anna created a safe, open space where our team felt comfortable sharing their thoughts and concerns openly… This approach not only helped us address immediate concerns but also provided a model for how we can navigate difficult conversations in the future. I would highly recommend Guiding Threads Collective for any organization seeking authentic, trust-building facilitation.

Justin Sprague, Department of Women’s & Gender Studies at West Chester University

[Guiding Threads] make an excellent team, and in turn that dynamic provided a wonderful backdrop to the team/trust building exercises they facilitated. They encourage curiosity and dialogue in a way that is mindful of identity, meaningful for discussion, and fruitful for reflection. As a person with multiple marginalized identities, I felt seen and heard, but not made an example of, and their concerted attention toward justice-oriented and antiracist praxis made their facilitation feel not only more productive but purposeful.

Workshop participants, Union of Concerned Scientists, Center for Science & Democracy

[Guiding Thread’s] workshop was incredibly informative and gave our team a shared language to use when thinking about conflict. They also gave us the opportunity to discuss and practice tools for working through disagreements.

Immediately after the workshop, I was able to open a dialogue with my supervisor to address a conflict that we had been ignoring.