Inside the Therapist
A CE for Me
A 3-Day Experiential EMDR + IFS Retreat for Therapists
16 CE Hours | NBCC • ASWB • EMDRIA
Learn from the inside out.
Continuing education doesn’t always have to look like sitting in an auditorium taking notes.
As therapists, we spend our careers helping others understand their internal worlds. We attend trainings, read books, watch demonstrations, and collect new interventions. Yet one of the most profound ways to deepen our clinical work is to experience these models ourselves.
Inside the Therapist Experiential Retreat is an invitation to do just that.
This is not a lecture-based training.
It is a deeply experiential professional development retreat where learning happens through direct experience, individualized consultation, live demonstrations, reflection, practice, and community.
You'll spend three days exploring your own internal system while simultaneously strengthening your clinical skills in EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
This retreat was created for therapists who want their continuing education to care for them, too.
This Is Your Journey.
There is no prescribed path through this retreat. No one will tell you what you "should" work on. No one will ask you to disclose more than feels right. No one will decide what your goals should be.
Instead, I’ve thoughtfully designed and curated a structure that lets you shape your own experience.
Throughout the retreat, you'll have opportunities to:
Explore your own system individually
Participate in small groups
Engage in partner exercises
Receive one-on-one guidance with a retreat facilitator
Attend optional facilitated discussions
Spend quiet time reflecting
Ask questions
Receive individualized support whenever you need it
Some therapists discover they want to spend hours journaling. Others gravitate toward partner work. Some seek out every opportunity for one-on-one guidance. Others appreciate having spaciousness to process quietly before asking for support. All of those choices are welcome.
This is, quite literally, your retreat.
What You'll Experience
Over three days, you'll move between observation, reflection, experiential learning, and individualized support in a way that deepens both your personal work and your clinical confidence. Every participant's experience will be unique, but you'll have opportunities to experience all of the following.
Watch EMDR & IFS Come Together
Observe live demonstrations of EMDR and IFS integration as experienced clinicians facilitate real experiential work. You'll see parts mapping, resourcing with IFS, target conceptualization, and deeper processing while hearing the clinical thinking behind each decision in real time.
Explore Your Own Internal System
The best way to understand this work is to experience it yourself. Through guided workbook exercises, parts mapping, interviewing parts, reflection, and experiential activities, you'll deepen your relationship with your own internal system while strengthening the same skills you bring to your clients.
Practice With Other Therapists
Learning doesn't happen by observation alone. Throughout the retreat, you'll have opportunities to practice with fellow therapists, experience both the therapist and participant roles, receive feedback, and deepen your confidence through experiential learning together.
Receive Individualized Support
Your scheduled individual meetings are dedicated entirely to you. Together, we'll explore the places where you feel stuck, deepen your understanding of your own internal system, and support the personal growth that naturally strengthens your clinical work.
Support doesn't end when your meeting does. Throughout the retreat, facilitators remain available for questions, guidance, and help moving through places where you feel stuck. Whether you're processing something that emerged unexpectedly or simply looking for direction, someone is almost always available to reconnect with.
Integrate EMDR & IFS With Confidence
Rather than learning two models separately, you'll experience how EMDR and IFS naturally complement one another. Throughout the retreat, you'll develop a deeper understanding of when to move between the models, how they inform one another, and how integration can become more intuitive in your own clinical work.
Follow Your Curiosity
There isn't one prescribed path through the retreat. Throughout the day, you'll have opportunities to choose between thoughtfully designed learning experiences while always having structure, support, and experienced facilitators available to help guide your next step.
A Typical Day
Each day begins and ends together as a group, creating a shared rhythm before moving into the day's experiential learning. Fresh coffee, tea, and other beverages are available throughout the day, and we gather for a catered outdoor buffet lunch in the beautiful San Diego weather. As a vegan myself, I know how important good food is, so we thoughtfully select menus with delicious options for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and other dietary needs.
Rather than moving through the exact same schedule, you'll have multiple thoughtfully designed learning experiences happening simultaneously. While some participants are meeting one-on-one with a facilitator, others may be observing a live demonstration, participating in a facilitated small group, practicing with a partner, working through guided exercises, or spending quiet time reflecting and integrating.
Throughout the retreat, facilitators remain available—not only during scheduled meetings, but also for informal questions, consultation, or helping you decide where you'd like to spend your time next. Whether you're looking for clinical feedback, processing something that emerged unexpectedly, or simply wondering which experience might be the best fit, someone is always available to reconnect with.
The result is a retreat that feels both intentionally structured and deeply personalized.
What's Included
Personalized Support
Pre-retreat orientation meeting
Comprehensive retreat workbook
Personalized pre-retreat questionnaire to best match you to a facilitator for support
Individual guidance sessions focused on your own internal system
Follow-up integration meeting after the retreat
Ongoing access to retreat facilitators throughout the retreat for questions, guidance, and support
Opportunities to connect informally with faculty throughout the retreat
Experiential Learning
Three live EMDR + IFS demonstrations
Observe four experienced clinicians with different therapeutic styles
Hear the clinical decision-making behind the work in real time
Explore your own internal system through guided experiential exercises
Parts Mapping and interviewing parts
Guided workbook exercises
Practice with other therapists in both therapist and participant roles
Facilitated small-group experiences
Group practice of EMDR +IFS Phase 2 resourcing
Optional group unburdening experience
Participate fully
Participate in portions of the process
Observe the experience
No one is ever required to share details of their own work
Dedicated time for reflection and integration
Learn by experiencing the work yourself, not just observing it
Flexible learning pathways that allow you to choose the experiences most meaningful to you
Retreat Experience
Catered outdoor buffet lunches each day
Fresh coffee, tea, and beverages throughout the retreat
Thoughtfully selected menus with vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dietary accommodations
Beautiful three-day retreat at Paradise Point Resort in San Diego
Small group experience limited to 24 therapists
Four experienced retreat facilitators
Professional Development
16 CE Hours (EMDRIA, NBCC, & ASWB)
Learn how EMDR and IFS naturally integrate in clinical practice
Practical skills and tools you can immediately apply with clients
Learn alongside a community of EMDR and IFS therapists
What Makes This Retreat Different?
I don't believe therapists become better clinicians simply by collecting more information.
We become better therapists by understanding ourselves more deeply.
That's why Inside the Therapist looks different from most continuing education.
This retreat isn't built around lectures. It's built around experience.
Over three days, you'll move between observing, practicing, reflecting, receiving support, experimenting, and integrating your own learning in ways that honor your nervous system, your curiosity, and your own professional growth.
There is structure.
There is guidance.
There are demonstrations, discussions, and clinical teaching.
But at the center of it all is you.
Because the most powerful learning happens when we stop trying to perform and begin allowing ourselves to experience the work from the inside out.
Is This Retreat Right for You?
This retreat is designed for therapists who already have a foundational understanding of both EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
You'll likely feel at home here if you:
Are EMDR trained
Have a working knowledge of the IFS model, including familiarity with the 6 Fs
Enjoy learning through experience rather than lecture alone
Are open to exploring your own internal system
Want to strengthen both your personal growth and clinical practice
Value curiosity, flexibility, and authenticity in the learning process
To help everyone begin with a shared foundation, you'll have the option of participating in a pre-retreat Zoom meeting to set intentions and learn what to expect at the retreat.
The Way I Teach
I don't simply teach EMDR and IFS, I strive to embody them.
You'll notice it in the way I facilitate. The way I slow down. The way I honor choice. The way I respond when someone gets stuck. The way I make space for laughter, grief, uncertainty, curiosity, and connection.
I believe meaningful learning happens when people feel emotionally safe, genuinely welcomed, and free to participate in ways that honor their own nervous system.
My goal is to create a space where therapists feel safe enough to learn, experiment, reconnect with themselves, and leave practicing differently because they've experienced the work from the inside out.
Designed With Neurodivergent Therapists in Mind
Everyone is welcome here.
I believe the best learning happens when people feel safe, respected, and free to be themselves. I welcome therapists of all identities, backgrounds, cultures, belief systems, neurotypes, and lived experiences.
As an autistic therapist with ADHD, I intentionally designed this retreat with multiple pathways for learning, reflection, and participation. There is no "right" way to engage; you are invited, never expected, to participate in the ways that best support your nervous system and your learning.
Retreat Details
When
April 14–17, 2027
Plan to arrive on Wednesday, April 14. Retreat programming will take place Thursday through Saturday.
Retreat Schedule
Thursday, April 15
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 16
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 17
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Where
Paradise Point Resort & Spa
San Diego, California
Paradise Point offers spacious grounds, outdoor gathering areas, walking paths, restaurants, and plenty of room to step away, reflect, or reconnect between retreat experiences. Travel and hotel accommodations are not included in retreat tuition. Information about the retreat room block and booking process will be provided after registration.
Retreat Investment
Early Bird Registration: $2,295
Available through November 30, 2026, or until the first 12 reduced-rate registrations are claimed.
Standard Registration: $2,495
Registration is limited to 24 therapists to preserve the personalized and highly supported nature of the retreat.
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Continuing Education
Participants may earn 16 continuing education hours for full participation in the retreat.
Continuing education approval will be offered through:
EMDRIA
NBCC
ASWB
To receive continuing education credit, participants must attend the required retreat programming, complete all required course materials and evaluations, and meet the attendance requirements of the applicable continuing education organization.
Partial credit will not be awarded unless specifically permitted by the applicable accrediting body.
Who May Attend
This retreat is designed for licensed and prelicensed mental health professionals who:
Have completed an EMDR basic training
Have a foundational understanding of the IFS model, specifically familiarity with the 6 Fs
Are open to experiential and personally reflective learning
Want to deepen their ability to integrate EMDR and IFS
Are willing to explore their own internal system as part of the learning process
This is an educational retreat and is not a substitute for personal psychotherapy, crisis support, or clinical treatment.
Meals and Dietary Accommodations
Catered buffet lunches will be served each day outdoors, along with coffee, tea, and beverages throughout the retreat.
Menus will include thoughtfully selected options for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free
As a vegan myself, I know how important it is for dietary accommodations to feel intentional rather than like an afterthought. If you have questions about lunches, please contact me.
Cancellation and Transfer Policy
Because this is a small retreat with significant advance costs, all registrations are subject to the retreat cancellation policy.