MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA RETREATS

WEEKEND GROUP SESSIONS (sometimes longer) are among my favorite ways of working. These sessions are extremely productive relative to the time, energy and financial investment required. A relaxed intensity and ambiance contributes to the process and corresponds to the natural beauty and peaceful intensity of the setting . . . a sprawling cliff-side house on the Mendocino Coast.

There are several functional ingredients that combine to produce valuable results. The fact that we all stay on-premises contains the energy and encourages personal processing. Energy doesn’t get dissipated by typical, external tasks, such as work, household tasks, or relationship responsibilities.

Although we’re in session most of the time . . . even when we aren’t, the process is able to continue internally, without interruption. In the sessions, where I work one-on-one within the group, there is the catalytic aspect wherein each person’s work becomes a catalyst for the others. Although I address individuals, there is still a lot of group interaction, thus adding yet another valuable dimension. Finally, there is the synergetic aspect . . . wherein the total effect is greater than the sum of its parts.

For New Clients
The weekend sessions are an ideal way to begin therapy. The relaxed pace and multidimensional process allows initiates to determine their natural rhythms for integrating intensity and discover personal areas of interest and focus. In this way, my clients can make better use subsequent private time and/or future group sessions.

For The Seasoned Client
These sessions provide an economical, efficient and enjoyable medium for continued growth, discovery and integration. They also serve as an extremely potent modality for ongoing therapy, allowing my clients to blend in private sessions on an "as inclined" basis for additional depth and focus.

For Therapists
My Group Sessions offer an open-ended, dynamic way for clinicians to continue their individual journeys of personal growth and discovery, while learning from my own collective experiences. Group sessions offer an optimal, fertile environment for the continued integration of Psychotherapy as a Natural Process.

. . . then of course, there’s ME! I contribute my experience, presence, energy and expertise, to facilitate and supplement each person’s work with him or herself. The overall nourishment, as well as the emotional growth and discovery gleaned from our work; coupled with intimate social interactions, truly epitomize my regard for therapy as a natural process of living . . . and a living process.

MENDOCINO RETREAT FEBRUARY, 2012 WEEKEND FEE -- $650 Time & Dates: Friday, February 10th - 7:00 PM Through Sunday afternoon, February 12th Accommodations: This great house accommodates 15 people in casual comfort. A hot tub, fireplaces, and opportunities for walking and driftwood-collecting add to its ambience. “Meals by Elias” Mediterranean in nature, "I cook like I work . . . without recipes.” Registration: CALL (866) 399-9505 FOR DETAILS (Reservations are secured upon acknowledgement along with a $325 deposit, refundable up to two weeks prior to the weekend.)