Healthy organizations begin

with healthy communication.

Training & consulting for organizations committed to safer, stronger, more effective systems.

I help organizations enhance communication, improve team culture, and respond more effectively to conflict, trauma, and gender-based violence & abuse.

I translate research into tools people can actually use — whether training staff, advising leadership, or consulting on complex legal cases.

Evidence-based. Trauma-informed. Practical and clear.

Questions? Email me at jenny@throughthefray.com or book a free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit.

Organizational Services

Tailored and adaptive to your group’s interests, needs, timing, and budget.

Virtual, in-person (if the travel makes sense for all!), and locally in Denver, Colorado area.

Training & Workshops

Communication & Professional Development

  • Effective team communication (e.g., feedback, listening, emotional intelligence)

  • Leadership skills & effective presence

  • Public speaking + presentations

Healthy Relationships & Conflict

  • Healthy vs. unhealthy patterns in teams

  • Conflict styles & de-escalation

  • Power dynamics & accountability

  • Boundary-setting & repair

  • Difficult conversations & conflict skills

  • Trust, psychological safety, & team culture

  • Respect in the Workplace (examining internalized biases & ways to be a safe place for the global majority and other systemically excluded groups)

Gender-Based Violence & Trauma-Informed Practice

  • Trauma-informed interviewing

  • Effects of trauma on communication, memory, & behavior

  • Victim responses & survivor-centered support

  • Types of interpersonal violence & IPV myths

  • Implementing trauma-informed, survivor-centered practices

  • Sexual Harassment & Organizational Culture

Dr. Jenny is wearing a suit and delivering a keynote standing behind a podium. She has an earnest but hopeful expression.

Consulting

Expert Witness + Case Consulting

I provide a range of expert witness services for criminal & civil cases:

  • Evaluating case evidence using social scientific methods

  • Conducting interviews and independent analysis

  • Writing reports

  • Providing deposition testimony & testifying in court (education & opinion)

Areas of Expertise:

  • abuse/violence/harassment patterns & behaviors

  • abuse tactics (e.g., manipulation, coercion, isolation) & using discourse analysis to demonstrate subtleties

  • complexities of power-based violence & consent (in private or in the workplace)

  • identifying types of violence & victim vs. perpetrator (using evidence-based measures and tools) (see my research about this here)

  • victim responses (e.g., self-defense, recantation, barriers to reporting)

  • co-occuring issues of substance abuse/use & DV (see my research about this here)

  • unexpected aspects of DV (educating jurors regarding common myths versus patterns we see in reality)

  • looking beyond the “perfect victim” and helping educate to eliminate bias (see my research about this here)

  • trauma effects (myths vs. realities)

  • lethality assessment

  • judicial/police response & bias (see my research about this here and here)

*I only voluntarily work cases that are supporting survivors. Sometimes that means bringing me in to help assess primary aggressor status. Sometimes that means I work with defense teams because the abused party has caught some wrongful charges or was acting in self-defense. Sometimes that means I work with prosecutors when the victim wants to engage with the legal system.

Questions? Book a free discovery call to see if we’re a good fit!

I conduct custom research for internal use or stakeholders:

  • field methods, interviews, document analysis, surveys

  • analyzing climate, communication patterns, and how organizational culture functions

  • presenting findings via various deliverables

Research & Special Projects

Past Projects & Partnerships

• Expert Witness & Case Consulting: Provided expert analysis and testimony in domestic violence–related cases, including communication patterns, victim response dynamics, recantation, lethality, and trauma-influenced memory/behavior. (One survivor was acquitted of open murder for defending herself against her abusive partner.)

• Federal Agency Training: Delivered trauma-informed trainings for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other government agencies on gender-based violence, the effects of trauma, the dynamics of sexual harassment, trauma-informed investigations, and survivor behavior & communication patterns.

• Trauma-Informed Interviewing Training: Trained investigators, staff, and leadership teams on trauma-informed interviewing, understanding victim behavior, and creating safer, more supportive environments for disclosures.

• Government + Nonprofit Workshops: Led trainings for statewide domestic/sexual violence coalitions & agencies on survivor resilience, healing & supportive frameworks, empowerment, and culturally responsive approaches for supporting survivors of color.

• Conflict Navigation for Organizations: Designed and facilitated conflict-management workshops for corporate teams, small business, nonprofits, and university groups to improve team dynamics & creativity, reduce destructive conflict, enhance productive conflict, and build relational health. Also provided “master classes” and keynote addresses for events like the Women’s Leadership Conference.

• Organizational Culture Assessments: Conducted comprehensive reviews of communication systems, reporting pathways, and team culture at social-service agencies, including domestic violence shelters, substance abuse agencies, and crisis centers. Delivered actionable recommendations for trauma-informed, survivor-centered practices & protocols.

• Communication Education & Coaching: Delivered instruction and one-on-one support in public speaking and interpersonal communication within academic and applied settings. Provided professional communication training and workshops regarding emotional intelligence in the workplace

• Professional Communication Education & Coaching: Delivered instruction and one-on-one support in public speaking, interpersonal communication, and leadership communication in academic and applied settings. Provided professional communication & workshops for early-career professionals and teams working in emotionally demanding or high-stakes environments.

• Survivor-Centered Individual Work: Worked one-on-one with survivors to support abuse recovery, self-advocacy, boundary setting, communication confidence, healthy relationships after experiencing abuse, and navigating complex relational dynamics — informing organizational consulting with lived relational patterns.

• Advocacy Organization Support: Partnered with advocacy and social-service agencies to address community problems collaboratively, strengthen staff communication, and integrate trauma-informed principles into team meetings, client interactions, and organizational culture.

How I Work

Pricing

I typically work on sliding scale for organizations. This allows me to also work with non-profits and folks on tighter budgets. Contact me for details.

Tailored

I partner with organizations to meet their specific needs, design and adapt the work accordingly, and innovate as contexts, goals, and constraints evolve.

Clarity, Transparency, & Informed Consent

I prioritize reducing uncertainty by clearly communicating expectations and processes. My goal is to create collaborative partnerships that are both safe and appropriately challenging.

Research-Grounded & Evidence-Based

My work draws from decades of research on communication, relationships, and social systems while remaining deeply attentive to lived experience. I draw from social science — not trends or quick fixes — and translate research into practical, humane strategies that work in complex, high-stakes contexts. Evidence guides the work; people shape how it’s applied.

Trauma-Informed

For me, being trauma-informed is not just a credential — it’s a practice. I work with care, consent, and attentiveness to power, adapting processes to minimize harm and support agency. My approach reflects core trauma-informed principles (safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural humility) without reducing them to a checklist. I aim to embody these values in how I work, not just in what I say.

What People are Saying

This work required courage and a willingness to imagine new possibilities. In a relatively short time, our collaboration led to meaningful, lasting change. Through Jenny’s strong leadership and tenacity, this work strengthened partnerships across agencies and improved outcomes for the broader community. The collaboration made a real difference for staff, the people we serve, and the organizations involved. A giant step forward to serving a shared population needing services in a true wrap-around hug of warmth. This work matters—and its impact will continue. - Consulting & Training Collaborator

Jenny is phenomenal. This course completely altered the way that I view conflict and my own conflict management. The strategies and insights are practical and immediately applicable.
– Anonymous Feedback Form from Conflict Management Training

I sought out Dr. Guthrie to assist in our Equal Employment Opportunity trainings, and she delivered! Her style, content and knowledge significantly added to our trainings! Her style is engaging and forces participants to look inward and professionally.  Her research and findings are made real by her case studies; yet still while maintaining privacy, she gives a personality to her research. More than numbers and data, Dr. Guthrie’s rare talent to make research relatable will only enhance training sessions, especially with topics that may be difficult. - Training Collaborator

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