Private Trauma Healing Retreats
Therapy Immersions
& EMDR Intensives
Have you been feeling stuck in regular talking therapies?
Do you want to heal and release trauma held in the body and mind?
Do you find it difficult to commit to regular weekly appointments?
Would you prefer a deeper level of healing over a shorter time frame?
Are you ready for a more intensive and immersive healing experience?
Would you like to attend a healing retreat without being part of a group?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, a Therapy Immersion, Intensive or Personalised Retreat may be a good option for you!
Still unsure? Feel free to book an individual consultation to find out how we can work together!
Why an Intensive, Immersion or Retreat?
Private Healing Retreats, Therapy Immersions, and EMDR Intensives are suitable for women who have experienced childhood, relational and birth trauma, and challenges during the perinatal period.
Therapeutic intensive, immersive and retreat experiences all provide a condensed program that fits conveniently into your schedule, minimising disruption to your daily life. Whether you’re balancing a busy work schedule, family life, or studies, the intensive format provides flexibility to fit around your commitments.
Extended and multiple therapy sessions over a condensed time period create an environment and embodied experience that fosters connection and a felt sense of safety, enabling the emotions and nervous system to calm and regulate, gently enabling you to overcome any blocks and fears that may arise, allowing you to establish a deeper level of healing.
Profound shifts in awareness, and new insights are encouraged to unfold more naturally, helping you to make sense of your past experiences, resulting in meaningful emotional state changes, cognitive shifts and more positive and hopeful perceptions of yourself, your relationships to others, and your role and purpose in the world.
Phenomenal progress has been witnessed with people attaining significant positive outcomes in the extended immersions and intensives with Dr Christina.
A deeper level of processing and healing has been possible in the extended therapy sessions which was not accessible in weekly therapy sessions.
Studies suggest that multiple therapy sessions over a shorter period may be more effective than several months of traditional weekly therapies. EMDR Intensive often reduce trauma-related responses and diagnoses for individuals who haven’t benefited from other therapies.
The intensive, immersive format goes beyond standard therapy, offering comprehensive support and a wrap-around service for overall well-being. This includes personalised healing resources, daily check-ins, and follow-up reviews to ensure a smooth transition back into everyday life.
In summary, Therapy Immersions, EMDR Intensives, and Personalised Retreats provide a convenient, effective, and comprehensive approach to healing trauma, offering the potential for accelerated and profound progress and support tailored to your unique needs.
It is possible to undertake multiple retreats, immersions or intensives over the year to maximise your therapeutic progress.
COSKEWIS NATURE RETREAT IN CORNWALL
Therapeutic Packages
Private Healing Retreats, Therapy Immersions, and EMDR Intensive packages generally include:
An initial online assessment with at least 3 hours of consultation to understand your specific concerns, needs and preferences, and set intentions for the journey ahead.
Up to 12 hours of direct therapeutic input, with the majority of input taking place on the Saturday and Sunday of your scheduled retreat, immersion or intensive.
One online follow-up consultation in the weeks after the retreat, immersion or intensive to support your integration.
A therapeutic letter or documentation of therapies undertaken, with recommendations for further therapies where indicated.
Additional therapies, retreats, immersions or intensives can then be booked following the initial package.
Investment
Initial Consultation £150
Assessment only £500
Healing Retreats, Therapy Immersion or EMDR Intensives start at £2000
Minus the assessment fee if already undertaken within 3 months prior to booking.
In-Person events incur additional fees for accommodation and catering which can be arranged at the time of booking.
Retreats generally take place at the sacred healing site of Coskewis in Cornwall, dependent on availability
Transport to and from the retreat venue is not included.
Cornwall is best accessed via car for independence, however many cities now fly direct to Newquay.
Please note this is an off grid nature retreat in the countryside away from shops and tourist attractions.
RETREAT VENUE : COTTAGE AT COSKEWIS CORNWALL
Are you ready to start your Healing Journey?
Immediate bookings are available for consultations and assessments in the links.
This is a safe space to begin to consider whether a therapeutic immersion, healing retreat, or EMDR Intensive would be most suitable for you.
A comprehensive assessment will take place prior to your immersion, intensive or retreat.
A personalised program of therapies will then be recommended based on your unique profile and preferences, providing a clear pathway for your therapy and healing journey.
Payments for Assessments can be deducted from the total retreat price
If the retreat, immersion or intensive package takes place within 12 weeks of the assessment, the assessment fee can be deducted from the package.
Bookings can be made directly through the Acquity Platform in the booking links here on this website.
Please note, all bookings are non-refundable. It is not possible to change the date of bookings once confirmed.
My Approach & Perspectives
My unique approach is the weaving together of traditional and innovative approaches in psychology and psychotherapy, with ancient and indigenous wisdom from around the world. I take a non-diagnostic, anti-pathological, trauma-informed approach, standing against labelling and stigmatisation.
As an independent Psychologist, I provide a whole-person, holistic and integrative approach to promote healing and bring an end to human suffering. My services are tailored to meet the needs of those who have experienced trauma of any kind, from the peri-natal and pre-verbal stages of life, childhood adversity, neglect, or abuse, through intergenerational, relational or vicarious transmission.
My offerings are informed by my own healing journey, and the gaps I experienced in health care, both as a person seeking therapies and as a professional providing services within the system. My approach includes adapted, alternative and innovative approaches which re-awaken, re-connect, and re-integrate the body, mind, heart, spirit and soul.
As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, I have supported thousands of people within Community, Psychiatric & Specialist Trauma Services through the provision of direct therapies, team formulation, consultation, reflective practice, professional training, and clinical supervision.
My Training Journey
I am a Consultant Clinical & Holistic Psychologist & Trauma Specialist with training across the disciplines of Science, Psychology, Somatics, and Spirituality. I am passionate about combining wisdom from multiple modalities to support Health and Healing, leaving no stone unturned.
My Academic Qualifications and Professional Training over the past 20 years include an initial Forensic Science degree, a Professional Certificate in Youth Justice, a Masters in the Psychology of Education, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Bond Solon Expert Witness Certifications. With additional recognised training in evidence-based interventions for trauma and dissociation, including full training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for working with Children, Adolescents & Adults, and Ego State Therapy (Parts Integration) approved by EMDR Europe, with active Membership of EMDR Association UK & Ireland.
I have also studied and practised Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), CBT, Psychodynamic & Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Solution Focused, Family Therapy & Systemic Practice. Alternative experiential training in Scotland including Breathwork, Rebirthing and Shamanism with Stephen Mulhern and Peggy Dylan, further Shamanic Practice in Cornwall with Derek Gane, in addition to Reiki and various schools of yoga.
Following a foundational 200-hour Hatha Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga teacher training in India, I continued my spiritual search and completed further specialist training with renowned teachers. Restorative Yoga with founder Judith Hanson Lasater; Sensory Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement (SATYA levels 1-3) with Tias & Suraya Little of Prajna Yoga, Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh and Gurushabd of Golden Gate, Special Yoga for Special Children with Jyoti Manuel, Yoga Therapy for Addictions with Shaura Hall, Trauma Informed Yoga (TIY) with Atria Tan, and Pregnancy Yoga with Janine Hurley.
enquiry form
If you wish to book a personalised retreat or require additional information, please provide your contact details, preferred dates, and any other information you feel may be relevant in the form below.
I aim to respond to your request within 7 days.
Thank you for your interest and patience.
x Dr Christina
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