Anxiety | 3-Day Retreat

 

The Struggle

You’re seen as someone who’s got it together and in many ways you do. You’re smart, tenacious, and self-aware. You might even be a leader. But. There’s another side to you: You’re anxious. You find it hard to relax, be present, be honest, let things go. Your anxiety might show up in your body, your thoughts, or how you act. You know everyone gets nervous, but this level of nerves is taking over, stopping you from living a professional or personal life that’s fully present. You’re ready to address your anxiety head-on. You’re ready to move into the person you know is there deep down. . .your genuine best human self.

THe Retreat

  • The Turning from Anxiety Retreat is 3 days of therapy focused explicitly on your struggle with anxiety and how it shows up in your professional or personal life. We boost your awareness of and your separation from anxiety through emotional regulation tools you’ll learn and practice on site.

  • Led by two licensed therapists, Dee Dee Mayer, D.Min., LCSW and Meghan Eaken, LMFT who have spent a combined 30 years in private practice working with anxiety.

  • Our retreat utilizes the unique power of group therapy, with no more than 6 participants per intensive.

 

The Details

  • Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

  • Next Retreat: October 16 - 19, 2024

  • Cost is $3,000 per person and includes

    • 3 days of therapy

    • 3 night stay at retreat home

    • 2 meals per day

  • Your spot is reserved when your application and deposit of $1000 are received.

Awareness, Separation, Empowerment

Let’s give your anxiety an exit strategy

In this 3-day retreat, we help you learn your unique emotional pattern that keeps you anxious. We combine the best techniques of mindfulness, attachment theory, and emotional regulation to move you out from under anxiety’s grip. You’ll learn and experience for yourself various practices, tools, and skills to both prevent and curb anxiety in the moment. Join us to:

  • Dive deep into understanding how your anxiety specifically shows up for you

  • Discover the key pain messages anxiety is pointing toward related to your identity and/or sense of safety.

  • Uncover your specific cognitive map for effective emotional regulation

  • Learn the two key elements that are essential for building safety

  • Leave with a plan to live into the new patterns and practices you’ve experienced and created

Your Therapist Team

Dee Dee Mayer, DMin, LCSW

Dee Dee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been in private practice for over twenty years specializing in treating women in leadership, families, and couples. She is the Director of the RelateStrong program for the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University and has her Doctor of Ministry in healthy leadership in faith contexts. She has over 20 years of experience providing organizational leadership and program management in academic and community health environments. Dee Dee's passion is to walk alongside people as they live to their fullest potential in life, work,  and relationships. 

Meghan Eaken, LMFT

Meghan is a Licensed Therapist (MFT #95959) and Board Certified Coach. For over a decade, Meghan’s therapy practice has helped high-functioning women and men decrease their daily anxiety at work and in their relationships. As a coach, Meghan focuses on helping leaders at any level tap into their best selves through emotional regulation. She is the co-author of the RelateStrong Leader's Guide, a psycho-educational curriculum for leaders. Meghan’s passion for all her work is fueled by knowing change is possible and that people are meant to grow.

FAQs

  • Visit turningfromanxiety.com for more retreat options led by other therapists across the country.

  • The retreat begins Wednesday with an introductory session starting at 6pm (start time subject to change slightly). Both Thursday and Friday there are morning and afternoon sessions leading up to dinner, with breaks for meals and solo time. Saturday we’ll meet for a final session and be done by 1pm.

  • Yes. The work you will do during this retreat is meant to deepen and strengthen any work you’re already doing in therapy. Therapy is often a place to explore a range of issues in your life, whereas this retreat gives you the space, time, and resources to focus exclusively on your anxiety. With your consent, our therapist team is happy to consult with any of your current mental health care providers before or after the retreat for added support and continuity of care.

  • Definitely. No previous treatment experience is necessary to participate in this retreat. Come as you are, and we will start where you are. We are confident your first step into a therapy setting will be met with much care, support, and enthusiasm toward hope and growth for you. And if needed, we can also provide referrals for one-on-one therapy once the retreat is complete. You still might have a lot of questions; Meghan Eaken, one of our therapists, will be happy to connect with you for a free consultation call. Click the blue button above to connect.

  • We think the best way to know is to connect with one of our therapists. Click the blue button above to connect with Meghan to schedule a free consultation call. However, this retreat would not be appropriate for someone who fits any of the following criteria:

    actively suicidal 

    active addiction 

    younger than 20 years old 

    wants specific help with a diagnosis related to OCD or Phobias

    wants to attend with their spouse or long-term partner

  • Both of your therapists for this retreat have a Christian background and the therapeutic model they use can integrate well with a faith worldview. So, this is a faith-friendly experience. That said, this is not an explicitly Christian retreat. Meghan and Dee Dee enjoy and have success working with a wide breadth of clients from various religious and areligious backgrounds.

“Anxiety is what you do, not who you are.”