Therapists who Tarot
2024 Retreat
North Bend, WA
(just outside of Seattle)
Wednesday May 29 -
Sunday June 2
Comes with 12 CEUs!
Are you a mental health clinician who is into tarot?
Would you like to deepen your relationship with the cards? And learn how to integrate them into your therapeutic work? (because there are plenty of clients who would love you to do just that)
But when it comes to your interest in tarot, do you feel like an outlier?
Can you imagine what it would be like to be seen, heard, supported, and understood by others who get it?
This retreat is dedicated to giving you the space, time and community to explore the tarot, both personally and professionally. We will be eating (all meals are served on site and included in your cost) and creating together from Wednesday night through Sunday morning.
The setting is Rainbow Lodge, a beautiful retreat center that offers tranquility in the midst of a lush forest and mountain streams in the shadow of Mount Si, in North Bend, just outside of Seattle, Washington. Twin Peaks was filmed near by, so you can stop by Twede’s Café for some pie!
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This will be a safe space to gather in community with like-minded people. You’ll have the opportunity for growth, creativity, and self-reflection – all centered around tarot! We’ll be keeping it small and intimate, with attendance capped at 16 registrants.
This is what Christina M., who attended our 2023 retreat, had to say about their experience:
“I was a bit nervous going into this retreat, fearing that I might not fit in due to my limited experience with tarot. I left with an understanding that I knew much more than I thought I did, and so much more confidence in my ability to use tarot as a projective device with clients. In fact, I jumped right into it the following week and my clients were delighted.
Dreya and Rebecca immediately created a sense of connection and community and provided amazing instruction, resources and art-making space. There was a deep sense of camaraderie in the group and many friendships were made. To me this is the sign of a stellar retreat.
5 out of 5! Highly recommend!”
Your hosts will be Rebecca and Dreya, guides who have years of experience using tarot therapeutically and who have an abundance of resources to share with you.
(they are also collab-partners on a tarot deck geared to therapists)
Rebecca and Dreya are committed to making this retreat transformational, with plenty of experiential and hands-on activities!
Rebecca Bloom, lmhc
Dreya Blume, lcsw
During the retreat, Rebecca will guide you along the imagery of the Pamela Colman Smith’s illustrations of tarot as you create your own cards using collage imagery.
And Dreya will be sharing a plethora of tarot-based therapeutic activities you can use in your sessions with clients.
Together, we’ll discuss and work through challenges you might have regarding incorporating tarot into your clinical work.
The purpose of this retreat is for us to grow alongside one another and connect more deeply in community…have meaningful and juicy conversations about tarot and its place in our lives…find encouragement…and have fun!
There will be a mixture of sessions and activities, along with plenty of time to reflect, relax and renew your spirit in beautiful surroundings.
And for Saturday dinner, you can come dressed as your favorite tarot card!
Our goal is for you to experience this magical woodland retreat space as an opportunity to go deep: to get creative, connect with community, and rejuvenate yourself. To have fun but also engage in contemplation in a natural environment teeming with wildlife.
Rebecca has been an art therapist for two and a half decades. She will guide you to a greater understanding of the tarot by means of art-making, using collage and other materials. Your inner artist has been waiting to come out and play - and creating your own tarot cards will allow you to deepen your understanding of tarot in a completely new and profound way.
Dreya has been using tarot with therapy clients for almost twenty years and is the author (under their former name) of The Tarot Activity Book: A collection of creative and therapeutic ideas for the cards.
If you’ve been hesitant to introduce tarot cards into your therapy sessions, then this is your chance to learn how to do so - with confidence! Using tarot with clients isn’t about memorizing a book full of meanings or predicting the future.
Instead, Dreya will demonstrate how trusting your own intuitive wisdom will open you up to a whole new world, both for you and your clients. She will share practical, powerful therapeutic activities with the cards that you can immediately begin incorporating into your sessions.
You’ll also learn how to feel more comfortable introducing tarot to your clients, in terms of marketing, what you put on your website and in your informed consent form, as well as what you might actually say to your client in session about the cards. We’ll also discuss how to write notes that ethically reflect the work you are doing :)
Tarot cards will add such a powerful dimension to your therapeutic work, and so we want you to leave the retreat feeling comfortable and confident as a member of the “therapists who tarot” family!
Location
Rainbow Lodge Retreat Center lies in the midst of an ancient 40 acre forest at the base of Mount Si, and is a short drive from Seattle, Washington. Its address is 46820 SE Mt Si Road, North Bend, WA 98045 (click for map). You’ll be surrounded by trails, meadows, and streams!
Schedule
Wednesday, May 29
5pm Check-in
6:30pm Dinner
Community gathering and intention-setting
Thursday, May 30
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am - 11:30am Tarot Activities, with Dreya
12:30pm Lunch
2pm - 5pm Make your own tarot cards with ephemera, with Rebecca
5pm - 6:30pm Open time
6:30pm Dinner
Community room open for hanging out, art-making, tarot exploration
Friday, May 31
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am - 11:30am Tarot Activities, with Dreya
12:30pm Lunch
2pm - 5pm Make your own tarot cards with ephemera, with Rebecca
5pm - 6:30pm Open time
6:30pm Dinner
Community room open for hanging out, art-making, tarot exploration
Saturday, June 1
8:30am Breakfast
9am - 11:30am Tarot Activities, with Dreya
12:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 6:30pm Tarot activities with Dreya
6:30pm Dinner
Community room open for hanging out, art-making, tarot exploration
Sunday, June 2
8:30am Breakfast
11am Check-out
Accomodations
All of the rooms at Rainbow Lodge are super cozy and have two beds in them. It’s up to you whether you’d like to be in a room by yourself or share it with another person (see pricing options below).
Bathrooms and showers are shared and located on each wing of the lodge. We have found that there are more than enough facilities for everyone :)
Your Investment
4 nights, 5 days at beautiful Rainbow Lodge
All meals, lodging, activities
Plus 12 CEUs!
Private Room: $2200 (Early bird rate until May 5th)
Regular Private Room Rate: $2500
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Shared Room: $1600 per person
(Early bird rate until May 5th)
Regular Share Room Rate: $2000
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$500 deposit due now to hold your space
Payment plans are available!
If you’re interested in a payment plan, please contact Dreya for more information (dreyablume@gmail.com)
*Please click here to register for a private room ($500 deposit)*
*Please click here to register for a shared room ($500 deposit)*
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By making your $500 deposit, you affirm that you are in agreement with all of the cancellation and refund policies as stated below.
Important notes
CEUs are approved by NBCC and ASWB
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Most dietary needs can be honored; please contact us if you have any questions (dreyablume@gmail.com)
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This is an alcohol-free retreat
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The Rainbow Lodge is wheelchair accessible throughout the first floor (dining, accomodations, and activity areas)
Cancellation and Refund Policy
You can cancel your retreat reservation and receive a full refund, including the $500 deposit, only if the cancelation is made 90 days or more before the start of the retreat. If you cancel between 60–to–89 days before the start of the retreat, you will receive a 50% refund of the retreat costs, excluding the $500 deposit, which is non-refundable.
Any cancelations made within 59 days of the start of the retreat are non-refundable unless special arrangements are made with the retreat hosts, which is at their full discretion.
If the retreat is canceled by the hosts or you can produce reasonable documented proof of necessary cancelation for circumstances due to COVID-19, you will be refunded any and all monies already paid.
Continuing Education Objectives
By participating in this training, attendees will be able to:
· Understand how to ethically use tarot cards with clients
· Learn the use of tarot card imagery as an externalization tool
· Explore the metaphorical use of tarot card imagery in its relation to healing
· Discuss methods for utilizing tarot cards as a projective device for accessing intuitive knowledge
· Identify how to integrate tarot card imagery into therapeutic modalities such as Internal Family Systems, narrative therapy, art therapy and transpersonal psychology
· Understand the connections between tarot card imagery and the expressive arts
· Understand the connection between tarot card imagery and archetypes
· Practice a wide range of clinical activities utilizing tarot cards that can be done with clients
· Explore best practices for introducing tarot cards to clients