Time away from everyday responsibilities to explore what matters to you, understand familiar patterns, and experience yourself differently.
Private, experiential intensives for women in Costa Rica.
Different kind of retreat
You do not need another person telling you what to do with your life.
You may already know a great deal about yourself.
You know why you avoid conflict. Why you second-guess yourself. Why you say yes when you mean no. You may even know exactly where some of those patterns began.
And still, when the moment comes, you find yourself responding in the same familiar ways.
What if you had a few days to explore those moments differently? Not just to understand them, but to notice them as they happen, try something new, and see what becomes possible?
That is the invitation.
Experience shaped around you
There is no fixed agenda. We begin with what matters to you, allowing time to explore your questions, relationships, familiar patterns, and what you may be ready to change.
Beyond talking about it
Somatic awareness, IFS-inspired parts exploration, and experiential practices invite you to notice and experience things that intellectual understanding alone may not change.
Time to go deeper
Several days together offer the opportunity to stay with what emerges, without the usual hour-long limits or week-long gaps between conversations.
Space for reflection and integration
Time for conversation, personal reflection, and simply being with what you discover. The experience unfolds at a pace that leaves room for new understanding and meaningful choices.
What makes it different
What we explore together
Your retreat is shaped around you. We might spend time with:
Identity
Who you’ve learned to be, what still fits, what doesn’t anymore, and who you might be becoming.
Relationships
Closeness, conflict, responsibility, resentment, independence, belonging, desire, boundaries and what you want your relationships to feel like now.
Self-trust
The distance between knowing something and trusting yourself enough to take what you know seriously.
Transitions
Relationships changing. Children growing. Career questions. Midlife. Loss. Relocation. Beginning again. Or the quieter realization that the life you’ve built no longer fits in the same way.
Wanting
Not only what you should do next, but what you actually want from your relationships, days, creativity, work and the next part of your life.
The parts of you that haven’t had much room
The angry part, ambitious or creative part. The quiet one, or the strange part. The selfish part. That part of you who wants something entirely different than you wanted ten years ago.
There is something different about having several days together.
We might begin with a conversation about something that has been on your mind for years. As we explore, other things may emerge like a familiar reaction, unexpected feelings, or a part of yourself you have not paid much attention to.
There is time to stay curious, to notice what happens in your body, to explore what feels important, and to take a break when you need one.
Some moments may bring insight. Others may simply give you space to feel something you have not had time for.
We do not need to fill every moment. The experience is shaped by what unfolds between us.
How Our Days Together Unfold
Each intensive is shaped around you. There is no rigid schedule or predetermined outcome. These three days offer a natural rhythm, with time for exploration, reflection, and integration. What follows is an example of how our time together might unfold.
Day One — Arriving & Getting Curious
We begin by getting to know where you are in your life right now and what brought you here.
There is time to settle in, talk about what matters to you, and begin noticing the feelings, questions, and patterns that may be asking for your attention.
We move slowly enough to let the experience develop naturally, without needing to figure everything out on the first day.
Day Two — Exploring More Deeply
With more time together, we can explore what is emerging through conversation, somatic awareness, and IFS-inspired experiential practices.
We might notice familiar ways of responding, explore different parts of yourself, or become curious about feelings and needs that have been difficult to access.
There is room to follow what feels meaningful rather than rushing toward an answer.
Day Three — Making Space for What Comes Next
Our final day is an opportunity to reflect on what you have discovered and what it might mean for your life beyond these few days.
We explore what feels different, what still needs attention, and how you might bring these experiences into your relationships, decisions, and everyday life.
There is no pressure to leave with everything resolved. Sometimes what matters most is having a different relationship with the questions themselves.
Private 3-day experiential personal retreat in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Investment in Yourself
$3888
Three days of dedicated one-to-one time, with approximately five hours together each day and intentional space for reflection and integration between our sessions.
Private coaching experience tailored to you Uninterrupted time together
Experiential exploration. Reflection and integration
Planning your stay
Travel, accommodations, meals and transportation are separate.
Most guests traveling from the United States should anticipate approximately $2,000–$3,000 in additional travel expenses, depending on airfare and accommodation preferences.
I’ll provide a planning guide with recommended places to stay, transportation options and practical information for your time here.
A few things you might be wondering
Deciding to spend several days exploring your life in this way is a personal choice, and you probably have questions. ..
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No. Personal Intensives in Costa Rica are private, experiential experiences focused on self-exploration, reflection, and personal insight. Although my professional background informs how I facilitate the experience, these intensives are not psychotherapy, mental health treatment, or a substitute for clinical care.
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Not at all. You may be navigating a transition, questioning a relationship, noticing familiar patterns, or simply wanting time to reconnect with yourself. We begin with whatever feels meaningful to you.
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The fee covers your private, multi-day intensive experience and individually tailored experiential sessions. Accommodation, flights, transportation, and personal expenses are arranged separately.
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You will arrange your own accommodation in Costa Rica's southern Caribbean region. I will provide recommendations for local hotels, guesthouses, and vacation rentals to help you find a place that suits your preferences and budget.
Accommodation, transportation, and travel expenses are not included in the intensive fee.
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We can start with a conversation. I would love to hear a little about you, what is happening in your life, and what has drawn you to this experience. You can ask me anything you are wondering about, and we can get a sense of whether spending a few days together feels right for you. There is no pressure or expectation to decide right away.
Inquire about your private intensive
Private intensives are not psychotherapy
Personal Intensives are offered separately from my psychotherapy practice. They are non-clinical experiences centered on self-exploration, reflection, personal growth and experiential practice. Although my years of experience as a psychotherapist deeply inform how I listen, ask questions and create space, I am not acting as your therapist during your private intensive. Personal Intensives do not include diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions and do not establish a therapist-client relationship. If you’re seeking treatment for anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma or another mental health concern, psychotherapy may be a more appropriate option.