Reflect Renew Rebalance
Costa Rica Awaits
Are you ready to ground yourself and shift your perspective to what matters most in your life and your work?
Join Dr. Annie Dries and Michelle Renfrow, LPC-S for an all-inclusive retreat designed specifically for female therapists. Experience rejuvenation and growth in the serene landscapes of Costa Rica. Connect with like-minded professionals and enhance your practice.
All-Inclusive Retreat for Therapists
Playa Ocotal, Costa Rica
1/27/2027 - 2/01/2027
✨ Renew work-life balance
✨ Clarify your vision for the year ahead
✨ Strengthen your confidence as a clinician
✨ Build meaningful connections with fellow therapists
✨ Restore your energy and prevent burnout
✨ Develop practical business and clinical strategies
✨ Leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and inspired
✨ Earn up to 12 CEUs in a beautiful private
villa setting**
**CEU hours may count towards half of the required renewal hours per TBHEC regulations for Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists. For other states, check your state licensure regulations.
The Experience
Immerse yourself in a wide range of activities that support your work with clients, your career and offer self-renewal, all while enjoying fun and relaxation the Pura Vida Way!
Professional Growth
Explore your current work-life balance, engage in art therapy exercises and benefit from business and case consultation. These activities are designed to increase insight, encourage self-exploration, and get support to solidify your vision for your practice or your work.
Renewal
The retreat offers many opportunities including yoga, guided meditation, mud bath experience, water aerobics in the infinity pool and a chef-led cooking class. These activities are designed for grounding, reflection, relaxation and renewal.
Connection
Connect with growth-oriented professionals and experience the benefit of engaging with other professional women who believe in lifting each other up.
Your Hosts
Annie Dries, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
Business/Organizational Consultant
Private Practice Owner
Annie is thrilled to offer this opportunity for genuine connection, exploration of business and personal goals, and to provide support and consultation to other therapists, while having some fun and enjoying a beautiful location at the same time.
Annie has over 20 years of experience working in the field, in many different facets. Annie has worked in forensic settings, provided in-home family therapy, worked at community outpatient mental health centers and has owned and operated her own private practice since 2020.
Annie is master trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy and is a trainer. She is Level I trained in Brainspotting. She uses these modalities frequently in her practice. Annie also employs CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing and Humanistic approaches with clients, while working from a systems perspective. This approach recognizes the importance of relationships and our interactions with others in our ultimate fulfillment.
Annie Has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Organizational Leadership and Consulting. Annie currently works clinically with individuals ages 5 and up and couples, is an organizational consultant and provides supervision and consultation for therapists.
Michelle Renfrow LPC-S, RPT
Private Practice Owner
Michelle is excited to create a space for genuine connection, exploration of creativity, professional growth, and meaningful conversation with fellow therapists while also making time to relax, have fun, and enjoy a beautiful setting.
Michelle has over 22 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in a variety of settings. She has extensive experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, OCD, eating disorders, family and relationship concerns, grief and loss, and sports performance anxiety. Michelle currently owns and operates her private practice, providing therapy both in person and virtually to clients in Texas and Colorado.
Michelle is a Registered Play Therapist and a Master Trained Accelerated Resolution Therapy clinician. She incorporates ART, play therapy, creative and expressive arts techniques, and other evidence-based approaches into her work.
Her therapeutic style is grounded in a relational, strengths-based, and systems perspective, recognizing that our relationships, environments, experiences, and connections all play an important role in emotional well-being and personal growth.
Her career has included clinical practice, supervision, advocacy, consultation, and leadership, giving her a broad perspective on both the challenges and rewards of being a therapist and building a sustainable, meaningful career in the mental health field.
A Typical Day in Paradise
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Early Riser Activities - Yoga, Water Aerobics, Walk on Beach
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Breakfast
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Morning Enrichment Activities or Off-Site Excursions*
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Lunch
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Afternoon Enrichment Activities or Off-Site Excursions*
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Cocktails and Consultation
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Dinner
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Free Time for Self-Care, Connection and Reflection
All-Inclusive Retreat
Pricing
All-inclusive boutique resort on Playa Ocotal with 7 ocean-view bedrooms, private terraces, and panoramic infinity pool.
Three meals and snacks are included daily as well as non-alcoholic beverages.
Each meal is sourced with the freshest local ingredients from Costa Rica's rich farms and oceans.
A nightly cocktail hour "Cocktails and Consultation" is also included.
A selection of wine and beer are available with dinner nightly.
Transfers to and from the Liberia Airport (LIB) are included (arrival time must fall within transport window).
*Mud bath excursion, shopping in local village, and beach trips are all included. Other off-site excursions may be offered during free time and are not included in the retreat price. Optional services such as massages are not included in the cost of the retreat. Tips or gratuities for villa staff are not included and greatly appreciated.
Single or Double Occupancy suites are available.
Double occupancy suites
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$2750.00 per person
Single occupancy suites
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$4500.00 per room
Bring your favorite colleague or come on your own. The choice is yours!
50% of the cost of the retreat is due upon registration. The remaining balance is due by 11/15/2026.
An arrival gift will be provided for those who pay in full upon registration. Click here for Cancellation Policy.
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