How Intensives Work:
Step 1
Set intention
Plan your journey with prep sessions to establish focus, treatment goals and internal resources.
Step 2
Schedule
Carve out time for your healing, and choose from our downtown locations or retreat spaces outside the city, nestled in nature.
Step 3
Immersive Sessions
Experience a blend of modalities, including the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM), somatic processing, craniosacral therapy, trauma-conscious movement, EMDR, IFS, energy work, sound work and more.
Step 4
Integration
Follow-up with momentum sessions to reinforce insights and gains, and aide in the integration process.
Are you feeling stuck?
Morgan and the Alchemy team offer overnight intensive retreat programs ranging from three to ninety days for trauma resolution, dissociative experiences, substance use, and chronic pain/health issues at a variety of locations in the Austin area.
General Questions About Intensive Retreats
What is an "intensive?"
Why choose an intensive?
Can I continue weekly therapy with my therapist upon completing an intensive?
What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Additional Offerings
Body-Mind Intensive Retreats
Experience profound transformation through customized multi-day immersions that integrate various therapeutic modalities to support deep healing and renewal.
Couples Intensive Retreats
Transform your relationship through immersive multi-day therapeutic experiences designed to deepen connection, resolve conflicts, and create lasting positive change.
EMDR Therapy
Process traumatic memories, reduce emotional distress, and develop new adaptive beliefs through this evidence-based approach to healing.
Craniosacral Therapy
Experience gentle, hands-on healing that releases tension, improves nervous system function, and promotes whole-body balance through subtle craniosacral rhythm.
Acupuncture Therapy
Balance your body's energy flow and support natural healing processes through this ancient practice integrated with modern therapeutic approaches.
Body-Mind Integration Sessions
Heal the disconnection between physical and emotional experiences through specialized sessions that reunite body wisdom with conscious awareness.
Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM)
Access and heal deep emotional wounds through this innovative therapy that combines neurobiological, somatic, and spiritual resources for profound transformation.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Develop powerful skills for emotional regulation, mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance to create lasting positive change in your life.
Emotional Release Work
Free yourself from stored emotional patterns through guided processes that facilitate the safe release of stuck feelings and create space for new experiences.
Connect with Us
No matter your need, Alchemy Collective can help. Whether you need a consultation, are looking for clinical supervision, or want to work with us, we'd love to hear from you!
Austin Location
805 W 10th St, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701
Our downtown Austin center offers a full range of psychotherapy services, mind-body practices, and intensive retreats in a serene, accessible setting.
New Braunfels Location
1067 FM 306, Suite 306, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Located near historic Gruene and the Guadalupe River, our New Braunfels center provides trauma therapy, family counseling, and holistic wellness services.
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