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Writing Retreats for scholars in mental health fields

Reconnect with your voice. Reclaim your time. Rekindle your writing.

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Our writing retreats are designed for mental health scholars — clinicians, researchers, doctoral students, and early career faculty — who are ready to prioritize their scholarship, escape the noise, and re-enter the writing process with clarity and momentum.
Whether you're struggling to finish an article, design a research study, revise your dissertation, or start that book you've been dreaming about, these retreats offer the structure, community, and support to help you move forward.

Why Join a Retreat?

Writing in the mental health field is emotionally and cognitively demanding. You're not just working with data — you're working with human experiences, systems, emotions, and ethics. It's easy to lose your voice in the pressure of deadlines, publishing expectations, or burnout. Our retreats offer:

  • Protected writing time with no distractions

  • Daily structure that balances flow with accountability

  • Community with other scholars who understand the weight of your work

  • Personalized support from experienced facilitators in mental health academia

Optional workshops on topics like writing about trauma, publishing in systemic therapy journals, and transforming clinical insights into scholarship

What to Expect

  • Our retreats are held either in person (typically in quiet, nature-based settings) or virtually, and are designed with trauma-informed, culturally inclusive practices in mind.

  • A typical day includes:

  • Morning check-ins to set intentions and goals

  • Three blocks of silent, independent writing time

  • Afternoon accountability circles or skill-building sessions

  • Evening connection spaces for reflection, dialogue, and celebration

  • All programming is optional — this is your time.

Who Should Attend?

  • Scholars working in Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry, or related disciplines

  • Clinicians turning case studies or insights into publishable work

  • Academics balancing teaching, clinical work, and scholarship

  • Doctoral students in dissertation or proposal stages

  • Researchers seeking a writing-focused, nonjudgmental space

Upcoming Retreats

  • Please email us to check the times.

  • (Spots fill quickly — join our waitlist or subscribe for updates.)

What Participants Say

“I came for quiet writing time. I left with a clear structure, a new draft, and a supportive scholarly community I didn’t know I needed.”
— Past participant, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology

“This retreat helped me finish a paper I’d been avoiding for months. The facilitation was grounded, compassionate, and incredibly validating.”
— Doctoral Candidate, MFT

Ready to Write?

 

Join us and invest in your scholarship — and yourself.
Because your ideas matter. Your voice matters. Your writing deserves space.


📩 Questions? Contact us at info@relationshipca.com

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