Making Change Happen:

Boosting Differentiation

In Real Time

June 25-29, 2025

Join Martha in Madison for a clinical power-up getaway

An all-inclusive training retreat designed to nurture you,

expand your community, and

empower you to make real change for your clients

Let's Meet in Madison!

For the past year, I’ve been imagining and planning something special, and I’m finally ready to share it with you. 

Most of my trainings focus on either working with sex issues and desire discrepancy or on consensual non-monogamies. Now I'd like to integrate the essential methods that underlie everything I do. This will be a deep dive into making relational therapy interventions land.

I’ve spent years now consulting for highly experienced therapists – and I’ve put a lot of thought into where even these truly excellent practitioners get stuck. At the same time, I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of playful approaches to loosen up psychic logjams and make change accessible. 

I’m bringing together these insights in my first-ever retreat: a lush in-person learning experience designed to help therapists become truly effective changemakers.

Experiential Learning

Roleplay your toughest clients with me and experience my therapeutic process first-hand. Then turn around and practice applying the techniques yourself in a playful, supportive atmosphere. 

You’re already working hard enough. Together, we’ll discover how to create more change with less effort. How do you slow down when a client is speeding up? When is it better to lead, and when to follow? How do you make that goal-setting intervention really land? Let’s get creative and uncover new ways to use powerful interventions, like chair work, goal setting, and the I/I process. 

Our main focus will be on process: making the relational work more effective.

A Nurturing Mission 

Therapy conferences need a serious redesign. Less powerpoint, and more creativity. More recharge and inspiration. A little fresh air. Space to have deep conversations with fascinating colleagues. Interesting and energizing locations with no details to worry about. Maybe a new friend or two. And, of course, some new clinical skills that make the work easier, more fun, and more effective. 

We spend much of our time isolated in our offices, doing impossibly hard work. This retreat is designed to bring relief from the stress and nurture you, professionally and personally. 

Expect a deep learning immersion in a beautiful setting, with carefully curated local experiences to unwind, and a thoughtful approach to fostering connection – while still respecting the introverts among us.

Details

Arrive Wednesday, June 25

Opening Reception at 6pm.

Depart Sunday, June 29

No retreat activities

  • Limited to 25 participants. Applications are open now
  • Individual and shared rooms available
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What's Included

  • Airport shuttle from Madison Dane County Airport and transportation to our other planned events.
  • Lodging Wednesday evening through Sunday morning at the beautiful Edgewater - lucious amenities, beautiful historic architecture, and lakeside and city views 
  • Food: Opening reception with food Wed evening; 3 meals Thursday and Friday; 2 meals following a late start Saturday morning. Make your own food plans for your Sunday travel day.
  • 18 hours of in-person training with Martha, focused on experiential techniques for supporting differentiation moment by moment, in a gorgeous meeting space
  • Lots of chances to play, including carefully curated activities at fun local spots outside of workshop hours
  • Intimate and immersive group setting with Martha and her team, and a cohort of sensational therapists and coaches
  • Course materials 
  • Madison at your front door!
  • 18 AASECT CEUs*

*This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 18 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Save Your Spot

Seats are extremely limited. This will be an intimate group experience; you will not be lost in a crowd. Spots are limited in number, and I want to make sure the group will be fabulous, so there is an application process. Here are your steps:

  1. Fill out a brief application. The application has a few questions for you, and an opportunity for you to share any questions you might have for us. We want to help you make sure it's a good fit for you
  2. Wait to hear back from us (within 2 business days)
  3. Once you are accepted, guarantee your spot with a deposit of $1,000 (refundable until Labor Day, Sept 2, 2024)
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The 2025 retreat is full.

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We'll let you know if a spot opens up, and keep you apprised of any future in-person trainings.