Trauma-Focused Wellness Retreat
Come let go of your trauma *mind, body, and spirit* in this 5 day/4 night trauma-focused retreat in beautiful Bethel, Maine. Counseling with a Maine licensed LCPC-C is included in the retreat cost as well as all food and lodging.
Included:
- 4 Accelerated Resolution Therapy trauma sessions (plus the first day intake)
- 2 group Reiki energy healing sessions
- 2 group hikes in beautiful Bethel, Maine
- 5 Expressive Arts Experiences
- 2 60-minute deep tissue massages
- 5 30-minute meditation sessions
- 4 60-minute yoga classes
- 1 90-minute class on nutrition and sleep hygiene for mental wellness
- Healthy home cooked meals (3 meals/day)
- Lodging (rooms may be shared with other participants)
Let go of your trauma *mind, body, and spirit* in 5 days for only $3000!
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
is an evidence-based counseling practice that is shown to work in an average of 3 sessions to eliminate trauma symptoms in typically 1 session per “theme” (ex. sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, etc.) Its rapid recovery is the product of a targeted combination of Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness practices.
Evidence for ART
Click here to review empirical studies or watch the video below.
You are welcome to sign up now if you are:
- A woman 21+
- Struggling with symptoms of post-traumatic stress
- Are ready to leave your trauma behind
- Enjoy the arts, yoga, and meditation
This program may not be right the right fit for you if:
- You struggle with addiction. This retreat will be dry with no non-prescribed medications or alcohol allowed on site
- Are currently a danger to yourself or others. You may be a better fit for a residential long-term treatment facility
- Are strictly vegan or have extreme food allergies (unless you are wanting to bring your own food-contact us about this)
- You have negative feelings about yoga or Reiki (we understand and respect that many religions are resistant to these theraputic practices)
- Feel uncomfortable sharing a room with other participants as most rooms will sleep more than 1 participant
- Are struggling with Dissociative Identity Disorder or a Personality Disorder. Accelerated Resolution Therapy may not work in only 1 week as these disorders are more severe- call us for more details about this if you’d still like to attend
About Our Staff
Joy Cromwell, LCPC-C
is a counselor and expressive art therapy student working towards registration as an expressive arts therapist (REAT). Joy graduated with her Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Plymouth State University. Previously, she worked as the Integrated Arts School Counselor at Milan Elementary School in Milan, New Hampshire where she also taught art and music. Her life has always been a mixed bag of the arts. Her parents met in a traveling music group and she grew up loving music, art, dance, theater, and poetry. She is passionate about opportunity to use these creative outlets as avenues for healing that are accessible to everyone. Joy specializes in adult trauma work using talk therapy integrated with expressive arts, mindfulness, yoga, and animal-assisted therapy (click here to learn about our therapy dog). She has training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Accelerated Reprocessing Therapy (ART), and Expressive Art Therapy (EXA). She uses a mixture of these techniques to help people find healing, especially those who have struggled to find relief with standard talk therapy methods.
Eirené Archolekas
is an encaustic painter, working artist, professor of writing, expressive arts facilitator, published author who designs and conducts trauma-informed, culturally sensitive workshops from NYC and my native islands of the Cyclades, Greece.
Janelle Murray, LMHC, RYT, Reiki I & II
is a licensed mental health counselor in the states of MA and NH who specializes in working with adolescents and adults who are interested in healing from the past, having healthy relationships, while managing current stressors that may be holding an individual back from reaching their fullest potential. By utilizing mindfulness techniques, as well as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (DBT), individual or group therapy sessions, and holistic healing sessions are tailored for the client(s) who are present. Janelle received her Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Plymouth State University, concentrating in Addiction Treatment. Janelle previously worked as a Therapist and Yoga Instructor at inpatient treatment facilities, treating adults with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders, assisting people in healing their whole being; mind, body and soul. Janelle began working with adolescents after her graduate studies internship at Hampstead Hospital in Hampstead, NH, where children, teens and adults are hospitalized after severe crises; Janelle has facilitated groups on various topics, as well as guiding patients in meditation to ease anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma-related symptoms. She honors self-expression through movement and creative outlets (yoga, dance, singing, hiking, biking, swimming, gardening, etc.), as well as finding stillness and peace through mindfulness meditation and/or the practice of Reiki (balancing the chakras through physical touch or energy exchange). Her yoga teaching includes intermediate Vinyasa-based sequences that can be tailored to any ability, beginner to advanced, as well as Restorative and Yin yoga for those who are looking to slow down and become more in tune with their body and mind. Janelle became a Reiki practitioner, completing her first and second degree of the Usui System of Reiki Healing with Shelley Grande in Portsmouth, NH. Janelle's therapeutic style stems from the belief that one must connect with oneself first and foremost, in order to be fully present in life and within relationships, and that spending time in the present moment can free the mind. "Yoga heals the whole being and the world." - Janelle
Christine Lamirande, LCMHC
is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Christine graduated from Assumption College with a Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree, having double majored in Child and Family Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Christine has been providing counseling and clinical services since 2009, for a clients with a variety of mental health concerns. Christine has been an outpatient counselor, Clinical Coordinator at a Residential Treatment Facility for teenage girls, and a Clinical Director at a Community Mental Health Outpatient Clinic. Christine is specifically trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Her passion is working with clients struggling with complex trauma, to help them heal and achieve wellness, so that they can live a life of their choosing.