A space to return to deeper alignment with yourself through a depth-oriented retreat-style intensive

Private trauma-informed intensives designed for depth-oriented psychological and embodied work. Available virtually and in retreat settings in Highlands, North Carolina.

Holistic Intensives:
a retreat beyond performance & self-improvement

A depth-oriented, trauma-informed and mythically guided immersive experience supporting self-trust, capacity, and integration.

Holistic Intensives are immersive spaces for people who feel called to turn inward and engage their inner life with greater attention and care.

Many trauma intensives focus primarily on symptom reduction or the rapid processing of traumatic memories. This work takes a different orientation.

Here, trauma is understood within the larger landscape of the psyche and body. It reflects the ways we learned to adapt, protect ourselves, and move through the world.

A holistic intensive becomes an invitation into deeper relationship with your own deeply intuitive, instinctual & wise nature. This includes the intelligence of the body, the symbolic language of the psyche, and the patterns that shape your inner life.

Each phase of life carries its own questions, thresholds, and invitations. Within the extended container of an intensive, there is time to slow down, listen more carefully, and move beneath familiar ways of knowing so that what is emerging within you can be explored with depth and care.

This work is not about fixing or forcing change. It is an opportunity to step outside the pace of everyday life and enter a rhythm of sustained attention where insight, emotion, and embodied awareness can begin to integrate.

Over time, this kind of presence often supports greater clarity, steadiness, and trust in yourself. What you come to understand about your life can begin to be lived more fully.

“Belonging does not come from fitting in. It comes from knowing your place in the web of life, from relationship with land, story and soul”
— Sharon Blackie

Why choose a Holistic Intensive?

There are moments when the usual rhythm of life, and even the structure of weekly sessions, does not offer enough space for what is unfolding internally.

Just as something meaningful begins to surface, the conversation ends and life resumes.

An intensive creates a different rhythm.

Instead of touching the edge of an experience and stepping away, there is time to stay with what is emerging. Emotional patterns, bodily responses, dreams, and insights can be explored as they unfold.

The extended time allows the psyche and nervous system to move at a more natural pace.

Patterns that might take months to understand in shorter conversations often begin to reveal themselves more clearly when given sustained attention.

For many people, this creates the conditions for deeper integration. Change is not forced. It emerges through presence, understanding, and relationship with your own experience.

An intensive may feel meaningful when you sense that you are standing at an inner threshold.

You may be:

• navigating a life transition or significant decision
• noticing recurring relational patterns that want deeper attention
• feeling called to explore your inner life more intentionally
• longing for a deeper relationship with your body & nervous system
• wanting uninterrupted space for meaningful psychological & embodiment work

Rather than approaching these moments as problems to solve, the intensive allows them to be met with curiosity, presence, and care.

At certain moments in life, we sense that we are standing near an inner threshold.

In earlier cultures, these kinds of moments were often held within rites of passage. There were spaces set apart from ordinary life where individuals could step away from their usual roles and listen for what was emerging within them. In modern life, these kinds of containers are largely absent. We are often asked to move quickly through experiences that would benefit from deeper attention. A Holistic Intensive offers a contemporary container for this kind of threshold crossing. Rather than touching the edge of an experience briefly and then returning immediately to the pace of daily life, the intensive creates the time and space to remain with what is unfolding. Within this sustained attention, we can begin to listen more closely to the subtle movements of your inner life. The signals of the body, the symbolic language of the psyche, and the emotions that may not surface in shorter conversations can gradually come into clearer relationship. Transformation in this context is not something that is forced or engineered. It often emerges through the simple but powerful act of staying present long enough for deeper understanding to take shape. In this way, the intensive becomes the container place to cross an inner threshold with intention, allowing what is unfolding within you to be met with the attention it deserves.

  • Nadia's coaching genuinely shifted my entire life

    How I relate to my nervous system, my patterns, and just myself as a whole human. She’s the person I want walking alongside me as I integrate real change into my actual day-to-day life (not just in theory). We all need a little Nadia in our lives. She’s so talented & sharp in the way she sees things, & you can feel how much she loves this work & how deeply she cares about you as a client. I feel very at home.

    —Kayla Lassetter, TX

  • I've worked with nadia several times when I've hit roadblocks.

    She’s highly intuitive and tuned in. I love how compassionate, warm, sensitive, and thoughtful she is. She really knows how to hold a safe space and a container that allows me to be vulnerable and completely unapologetically me. It’s such a gift to be seen by her. Her kindness, gentleness, warmth, awareness, depth in her guidance has truly been the reason why I keep going back to her. She meets me where I am without any force or pressure of any kind. A genuinely gifted soul that I get the privilege to seek guidance from.

    -Archana Puthran, CA

  • I'm so blessed to have Nadia in my life.

    I’m so blessed to have Nadia in my life. It doesn’t matter whether it’s serious coaching or casual talking-her humanistic approach and positive outlook on life make every experience one to remember and learn from. I would highly recommend Nadia for those looking to help better understand ourselves and others, life’s enigmas, and most importantly how to grow from them. Five out of five.

    -Kevin Brown, CA

  • Nadia's compassion, insight and empathy have changed me in ways that genuinely matter.

    She’s helped me untangle deep wounds, question old belief systems and grow into someone stronger, clearer and more confident. Her expertise around the shadow self, self-trust and boundaries is profound and expansive. I’m deeply grateful that our paths crossed.

    -Sarah Smith, CO

  • Nadia consistently brings a rare combination of clinical skill, intuition, and authentic humanity to her practice.

    She has a natural talent for creating safety and fostering trust which provides space for even the most vulnerable content to be honored. Her interventions and approach are thoughtful, intentional and always rooted in a deep respect for her clients' autonomy and lived experience. I couldn't recommend her services more strongly!

    -Kay Seelinger, CO

  • I am not exaggerating when I say this; Nadia is probably the most talented therapist I have ever met.

    Nadia has a brilliant mind and a spectacular heart; she will help you track patterns in your psyche, attune to your system, facilitate breakthroughs, and guide you into the remembrance of your wholeness. She is loving, kind, highly effective, and incredibly likable. I wholeheartedly recommend her 11/10!!

    -Blair Thurston, CO

ELEMENTS OF A HOLISTIC INTENSIVE

  • TRAUMA WORK

    Experiences that once required protection often continue to live within the psyche & body long after the original moment has passed. Rather than trying to override these responses, we approach them with curiosity, listening for the intelligence within the adaptations your system developed to survive. Within the sustained space of an intensive, these patterns can be explored with care, allowing greater regulation, understanding, and integration to emerge.

  • DREAMWORK & ACTIVE IMAGINATION

    Dreams offer a natural doorway into the unconscious life of the psyche. Through image, symbol, and emotional tone, they often reveal themes and tensions that are not yet fully conscious in waking life. In an intensive, we can take the time to explore these symbolic expressions with depth, allowing their meaning to unfold and illuminate the deeper movements within your inner world.

  • THE ENNEAGRAM

    The Enneagram provides a lens for understanding the deeper motivations and protective structures that shape personality. Rather than defining who you are, it reveals patterns of perception and adaptation that influence how you move through the world. Within the reflective space of an intensive, this map can help illuminate both the strategies of the personality and the deeper qualities of presence that exist beneath them.

  • SOMATIC AWARENESS & NERVOUS SYSTEM PATTERNING

    The body often registers and communicates experience long before it reaches conscious thought. Through attention to sensation, breath, and nervous system responses, we begin to understand how emotional and psychological patterns are held in the body. The extended rhythm of an intensive allows us to slow down enough to listen to these signals and support a more grounded, embodied relationship with your experience.

  • CREATIVE EXPRESSION & SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION

    The psyche often speaks through image, metaphor, and creative expression rather than through explanation alone. Practices such as writing, imagery, and reflective creation can allow unconscious material to surface in symbolic form. Within the sustained space of an intensive, these expressions may reveal deeper patterns and invite meaningful psychological integration.

Investment

A Holistic Intensive retreat-style experience is a space where we co-create meaningful transformation by tending to the wisdom held within both psyche and body. These retreats allow us to step outside the pace of everyday life and enter a more spacious rhythm where deeper listening, reflection, and integration can unfold.

Retreats are offered both virtually and in person. The investment for the retreat experience is the same in either format; the only additional costs for in-person retreats are travel, lodging, and meals.

In-person retreats often take place in Highlands, North Carolina, a quiet mountain town about 60 miles southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, offering a peaceful setting that naturally supports reflection and inner work. You may also invite me to travel to you so we can create a retreat experience in your own environment. In the past, retreats have also been offered in places such as Taos, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; and Houston, Texas.


A one-day retreat is $999 USD (virtual only)
A two-day retreat is $1,800 USD (virtual or in-person)
A three-day retreat is $2,700 USD (virtual or in-person)

Payment plans are available.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • A Holistic Intensive is a three-hour private session designed to allow us to slow down and work with greater depth than a traditional session. Rather than stopping just as something meaningful begins to unfold, the extended time allows us to stay with the process and follow what is emerging.

    During the intensive we may explore emotional patterns, relational dynamics, and the wisdom held within the body. Our work may include reflective dialogue, somatic awareness, and practices that support deeper integration.

    Each intensive is shaped around your intentions and what feels most supportive for you in the moment.

  • Holistic Intensives are available both virtually and in person.

    Virtual intensives are offered as psychotherapy for clients located in Colorado, where I am licensed to practice.

    In-person retreat-style intensives in North Carolina are offered as holistic guidance and personal growth experiences rather than psychotherapy services.

  • Each intensive is shaped by what is most present in your life.

    Our work may include exploring trauma and nervous system patterns, dreamwork, the Enneagram, somatic awareness, parts work, creative expression, and symbolic exploration. These approaches offer different ways of listening to the deeper movements of your inner life.

    Rather than following a rigid method, the work unfolds through attentive exploration of what is emerging for you.

  • Weekly sessions can be supportive over time, but the rhythm can sometimes feel fragmented. Just as something meaningful begins to surface, the session ends and daily life resumes.

    An intensive offers a different pace. The extended time allows us to remain with what is unfolding so that insights, emotional patterns, and embodied experiences can be explored with continuity.

    Many people find that this sustained attention creates the conditions for deeper understanding and integration.

  • A Holistic Intensive is often well suited for people who feel ready to explore something more deeply than a traditional session allows. It can be especially supportive if you are moving through a meaningful transition, feeling stuck in a recurring pattern, or wanting focused time to listen more carefully to what your inner world is asking for.

    Some people choose an intensive when they want to work through something specific; others come because they sense that slowing down and creating space for reflection will be supportive. The extended time allows us to move beyond surface-level conversation and stay with what is emerging.

  • If you are located outside Colorado, you may still participate in retreat-style intensives held in North Carolina, which are offered as personal growth and holistic guidance experiences rather than psychotherapy.