Founded by therapists who burned out first.

Rising Therapist Retreats was built on a single belief: you cannot sustainably care for others unless you are genuinely cared for yourself. Here’s our story.

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You pour from your cup every day. We refill it.

Therapists are 2× more likely to experience burnout than other helping professionals. We saw this happening to our own founders, three licensed clinicians who hit the wall after years of giving everything to their clients with nothing left for themselves.

They searched for a retreat that understood the specific pressures of clinical work, one that combined real continuing education with genuine restoration. They couldn’t find it. So in 2010, they built it themselves.

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We built the retreat we desperately needed but couldn’t find one that honors both our clinical minds and our very human need for rest.

Our journey, year by year.

The First Retreat, Costa Rica

Three burned-out therapists gathered 12 colleagues for a week of clinical workshops and genuine rest. It changed everyone who attended and Rising Therapist Retreats was born.

CE Accreditation Achieved

Formal accreditation through APA and NASW meant therapists could finally earn real continuing education credits while attending. Demand tripled within a year.

Specialty Tracks Launched

Trauma, couples therapy, addiction counseling, we introduced dedicated specialty tracks so every clinician finds programming that speaks directly to their practice.

1,200+ Therapists & Counting

Today we run 14 retreats annually across 4 continents, with 98% of attendees saying they'd return, and most already have.

What we
believe.

Four principles guide every retreat we design, from the venue we choose to the facilitators we hire.

01 Therapist-Led, Always

Every facilitator is a licensed clinician. No wellness coaches, no gurus — just real clinical expertise.

02 Real Clinical Rigor

CE credits that genuinely advance your practice — not token checkboxes for license renewal.

03 Intimate by Design

We cap every group at 20 therapists, because genuine connection requires genuine smallness.

04 Rest is Non-Negotiable

Programming includes built-in time for genuine restoration, not just back-to-back sessions.

The therapists behind Rising.

Dr. Elena Marsh

Co-Founder · PsyD

15 years in clinical psychology before co-founding Rising. Leads our Trauma & PTSD specialty track.

James Okonkwo

Co-Founder · LCSW

Former group practice director who experienced executive burnout firsthand. Leads operations and venue curation.

Dr. Priya Nair

Co-Founder · LMFT

Couples and family therapy specialist. Designs our CE curriculum and accreditation partnerships.

Dr. Marcus Webb

Clinical Director

Oversees facilitator training and ensures every retreat meets our clinical standard of care.

Ready to write your own is story?

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