A Powerful Collaboration for Wellness Leaders

Empowering Black therapists to lead transformative healing-centered retreats worldwide

Retreat Intensive for Therapists

A 3-day experiential retreat for therapists ready to design, lead, and host transformational retreats

November 15th-18th, 2026

Joshua Tree, California

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Why This Experience Was Created

You know you are meant to do more than all across from clients in an office or online. :

You can feel it.

There is a deeper experience you want to create.

A space for transformation that goes beyond the therapy room.

A gathering allows people to slow down, open up, reconnect, and transform in real time.

You have likely imagined it before.

Hosting Your Own Retreat is Possible

You may be feeling called to host retreats, but also thinking:

Where do I even begin?
How do I create a retreat that feels ethical, powerful, and aligned?
How do I price it?
What about the logistics, contracts, and details?
What if no one signs up?
What if I am good at therapy, but not good at this?
How do I lead a retreat without it becoming therapy?
Can I really create something like this for my business?

If any of that sounds familiar, you are not alone.

So many therapist feel a deep desire to host retreats, but stay stuck in uncertainty, overthinking, and fear.

They want to create transformational experiences. They want to expand beyond the therapy room. They want a new revenue stream that feels aligned. They want to bring their vision to life.

But they need clarity, guidance, structure, and support.

That is where this experience comes in.

The Retreat Leader Intensive is a retreat and training experience for therapists who are ready to expand their impact, experience their own personal growth, and learn the step-by-step process of creating retreats for their business.

During this immersive retreat, you'll be guided through the essential pieces of retreat creation so you can move from vision to execution with more confidence.

The Retreat Leader Intensive is designed to help you have exactly that. You will leave with more than inspiration. You'll leave with movement, clarity, language, structure and a stronger sense of what you are building and why.

This is not just about learning how to host a retreat. You will become the kind of leader who can hold one.

More Than A Retreat. More Than A Training

This is not just a training or just a retreat. It is both.

You will not just be taught information. You'll be immersed in the kind of experience you may one day lead yourself. That matters. Because the most powerful retreat leaders do not just know how to organize an event. They understand how to create a safe container. They know how to guide an emotional journey. They know how to lead with clarity, intention, and presence.

The experience is designed to help you do exactly that.

With only 6–8 participants, you will:

Design your retreat in real time
Practice facilitation
Receive structured clinical feedback
Build safety systems
Clarify pricing sustainably
Refine your leadership presence

You will not hide in the back of the room. You will build.

What You Can Expect

In three immersive days, you will leave with:

A clearly articulated retreat vision
Defined target population & contraindications
A trauma-informed retreat structure
Screening & informed consent protocols
Crisis and rupture management clarity
A financially sustainable pricing model
A post-retreat integration plan
Embodied facilitation practice

You'll leave with more than inspiration. You'll leave with movement, clarity, language, structure and a strong sense of what you're building.

What Awaits You

Because this cohort is intentionally small, the environment allows for:

Deep discussion

Honest ethical exploration

Live facilitation practicum

Individualized feedback

Real-time refinement

You don’t need a massive audience, just genuine alignment.

Retreat Venue

Nestled in the stillness of Joshua Tree, Gaia Villa offers a private, serene desert sanctuary designed for rest, reflection and transformation. Surrounded by open land, expansive skies, and the quiet beauty of the desert, this space invites you to slow down in a way that feels natural and necessary. The energy here is different. There is a stillness that meets you and gently begins to settle everything within you.

Gaia Villa was intentionally designed to support connection both inward and outward. This place is the perfect container for taking your perfect vision from an idea to reality. It naturally supports the kind of work we are doing in this retreat:

+ Slowing down the nervous system

+Gaining clarity about your next steps

+Releasing mental and emotional clutter

+Opening to new ideas, vision and direction

This is not a busy, overstimulating environment. It is truly a place where you can step away from the day-to-day responsibilities and fully immerse yourself in both professional expansion. As you settle in, you'll begin to notice what has been underneath it all, the ideas you haven't had time to explore, the vision that has been waiting for your attention and the part of you that is ready for something more.

Creating something meaningful- like your own retreat- does not come through rushing.

It comes with clarity, connection and support.

This is where your next level begins to take shape.

Who Is This For

Licensed therapists who:

Feel called to expand beyond the therapy room
You have dreamed about hosting a retreat but don't know where to start
Value containment as much as transformation
Want a step-by-step roadmap instead of trying to piece it together alone.
Want to create retreats in a way that feels ethical, sustainable, and impactful.

Who Is This NOT For

Those seeking fast-profit retreat formulas
You are only looking for event planning tips without doing any inner work
You want a quick fix with no intention of doing the work to build something meaningful
You are not interested in hosting retreats ethically, legally, and responsibly

This experience is for therapists who want depth, integrity, vision and structure, and to create retreat experiences that truly matter.

Your Investment In This Experience

Your investment in this experience is $3500 for double occupancy, which includes your full participation in the retreat, all sessions, all meals, and the immersive experience designed to support your personal transformation and professional expansion.

If you prefer more privacy, a limited number of single occupancy upgrades are available.

To make this experience accessible and supportive, we offer:

+ $500 deposit to reserve your spot

+Flexible monthly payment plans (final payment is due 09/15)

+ Financing available

This is an investment in your next level of leadership, your work, and what you are ready to create.

There is an application process. There are only 6-8 spots available. Please submit your application. We want to make sure we are a good fit for this retreat.

Please Note: Submitting the application does not require payment or guarantee selection.

Cohort Structure

Limited to 6–8 participants.

Why? Because retreat leadership cannot be learned passively.

You will facilitate.

You will receive feedback.

You will build your retreat inside the container.

What's Included

● 3 full days of experiential training

● All-inclusive accommodations and meals

● Airport Transfers to and from Palm Springs Airport (at designated times)

● Retreat blueprint templates

● Screening & safety checklists

● Informed consent samples

● Budget & pricing worksheet

● Integration framework

● Certificate of Completion

You don’t need to be louder. You need to be contained.

If you are ready to architect a retreat that reflects your ethics, your skill, and your leadership.

Reserve your spot in The Retreat Leader Intensive.

Meet Your Host

Chasity Fowlkes (on the left)

Chasity is a psychotherapist. She is the Founder & Chief Travel Advisor of Black Therapists Travel, LLC. Through She Boss Coaching & Consulting, LLCm she has coached and mentored therapists on additional streams of income since 2018.

Natolie Warren (on the right)

Natolie has been a licensed professional counselor for over 17 years. She has hosted over 18 domestic and international retreats, guiding women through powerful experiences of transformation, clarity, and self-reconnection. Her work blends therapeutic insight with intuitive, holistic practices, creating spaces where people feel safe to release, reflect, and expand. Natolie's passion is helping others bring their vision to life - both in their healing and in their work.

You Have A Question. We Have An Answer

Do I need to have hosted a retreat before?

No. This experience is designed for therapists who are interested in hosting retreat, including those who are just getting started. If you have already hosted a retreat, this experience will support you expand your impact and build a sustainable model.

Is this only for therapists who want to host wellness retreats?

No. The principles shared can support therapists who want to create many kinds of retreat experiences, as long as they are committed to thoughtful, ethical, and intentional leadership.

Will I leave with my full retreat planned out?

You will begin the process of planning out your retreat even before you arrive with the pre-assigned work and support. From the retreat, you'll leave with greater clarity, direction and a stronger foundation for creating your retreat. This experience is designed to help you move forward with confidence and a clearer roadmap.

Is this a retreat or a training?

It is both. You will experience personal transformation and retreat-style immersion while also learning the foundational elements of retreat creation and leadership.

What airport do I need to fly into?

You will fly into the Palm Springs Airport. We will have a designated time for a private shuttle for the 1 hour ride to Joshua Tree.

What is the cancellation policy?

We understand that life can be unpredictable. All payments for this experience are non-refundable and non-transferable. This retreat is intentionally designed with a limited number of participants, and each space is thoughtfully reserved. Your commitment allows us to prepare, plan, and create a meaningful experience for everyone attending. We strongly encourage purchasing travel insurance to protect your investment in the event of unforeseen circumstances. It is best to purchase travel insurance shortly after booking your spot to ensure the most comprehensive coverage options are available to you. We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum (if we do so your payments are refunded in full).