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Mental Health Retreats
in Florida

Immersive 5 to 7 day mental health retreats
Dual diagnosis treatment center in Florida

Small-Group Retreats Led by Licensed Therapists

Now booking: Reset & Resilience for Women, Jan 27–31 · See upcoming retreats →

Therapist-led retreats in West Palm Beach

Beachway Therapy Center has spent years working with people at the hardest points in their lives. Along the way we kept meeting a different group: people who were functioning, holding it together, and quietly running on empty.

Our retreats were built for them. Short, residential intensives led by the same licensed clinicians who staff our treatment programs, in a format designed for growth rather than crisis.

That combination is unusual. Most retreat centers are wellness operations run by facilitators and coaches. Most treatment centers don’t run retreats. We do both, which means we can tell you honestly which one you actually need.

West Palm Beach, Florida · Clinicians from a DCF and AHCA licensed treatment center · Limited to 8 guests · Self-pay

Upcoming Retreats

Every retreat is limited to 8 guests. Tell us which one interests you and we’ll call to talk it through. No commitment until you’re sure it’s the right fit.

Fully booked

Grief and Loss

November 4–8, 2026
For anyone carrying a loss, recent or long-held. Five days to grieve and make sense of it with a small group and licensed clinicians, at your own pace.
Limited to 8 guests

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Fully booked

Relationships

December 3–6, 2026
Partners, parents, grown children, and the family patterns that keep repeating. Communication, boundaries, and what actually shifts them.
Limited to 8 guests

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Now booking

Reset & Resilience for Women

January 27–31, 2027
A retreat for women. Five days and four nights to step back from stress and burnout and reconnect with yourself and the relationships that shape your life.
Limited to 8 guests

I’m interested

Fully booked? Join the waitlist and we’ll call if a place opens or when new dates are set.

What Makes Our Retreats Different

Each retreat is built around a single theme and runs as a short residential intensive, 5 to 7 days, always in a small group and always led by licensed clinicians rather than outside facilitators.

Therapist-led group session

Led by licensed clinicians

The same therapists who staff Beachway’s treatment programs, using evidence-based methods matched to each retreat’s theme. Not coaches or facilitators.
Small group guided practice

Limited to 8 guests

Small enough that everyone is known by name, with one-on-one time with a clinician built into every retreat.
Shaded porch at the retreat house

A private, unhurried setting

Your own room, chef-prepared meals, and nothing on the schedule but the work.

Is a Retreat Right for You?

Our retreats are for adults who are ready to do meaningful inner work in a focused, supportive setting.

01

Stuck or overwhelmed

You’re managing day-to-day life, but something has been off for a while and the usual fixes aren’t touching it.
02

Growth, not crisis care

You don’t need inpatient treatment, but you want more than a weekly therapy hour can offer. Most people who come are not at a breaking point.
03

Ready for a focused week

You can set aside a few days for yourself and want a structured, clinically guided experience with a clear start and finish.

If what you’re dealing with needs more than a retreat, we’ll tell you honestly and help you find the right level of care.

Retreat, Treatment, or Wellness Retreat?

People looking for a mental health retreat in Florida usually weigh three options. Here’s how they differ, and because Beachway also provides residential treatment, we have no reason to steer you toward a retreat that isn’t the right fit.

Wellness retreat

Focused on rest and relaxation, with yoga, spa services and time off. Restorative, but usually led by instructors or coaches rather than licensed clinicians.

A Beachway retreat

A few days of structured, therapist-led work on one theme, in a small group and a comfortable private setting. For adults who are functioning day to day but want deeper work than weekly therapy allows.

Residential treatment

For symptoms that are significantly disrupting daily life, or when someone needs medical support, medication management or round-the-clock care. It lasts weeks rather than days.

When a retreat isn’t the right fit

Retreats aren’t designed for an acute mental health crisis, substance use that requires detox, or situations where someone isn’t safe. If that’s where you are, a higher level of care is the right starting point, and we’ll help you figure out what that looks like. If you’re in immediate danger, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911.

What Our Retreats Cover

Themes rotate through the year. Each retreat focuses on one of these areas.

Stress, burnout and anxiety

Practical, evidence-based tools for turning down the volume when everything feels like too much, and building resilience you can keep using at home.
Nov

Grief and loss

Space to grieve a loss, recent or long-held, and make sense of it alongside people who understand.
Dec

Relationships and family patterns

Partners, parents, grown children. How communication patterns form, why they repeat, and what actually shifts them.
Jan

Women’s retreats

Retreats designed for women, built around the pressures and roles women carry and rarely get to set down.

Mindfulness and emotional healing

Guided practice in presence and self-awareness, and room to work through emotions that haven’t been dealt with.

What the Days Look Like

Mornings and afternoons are structured. The rest is deliberately unhurried, because what settles between sessions matters as much as the sessions.

Mornings

Group work

Small-group sessions built around the retreat’s theme, led by licensed clinicians.
Afternoons

Individual time and guided practice

One-on-one sessions with a clinician, plus experiential work that varies by retreat.
Evenings

Time to let it settle

Meals together, quiet time, and space to reflect. Nothing to rush to.

What’s included

  • A private room for every guest
  • Chef-prepared meals
  • Group and one-on-one time with licensed clinicians
  • Wellness and experiential activities, which vary by retreat
  • A group of no more than 8
  • Self-pay, with the cost explained up front

Why Florida, and Who Leads the Work

Getting out of your normal environment is a big part of what makes a retreat work, and who is in the room matters just as much.

Why a retreat in Florida

West Palm Beach offers year-round warm weather, time outdoors, and enough distance from daily life to actually switch off, while staying easy to reach. Palm Beach International Airport is a short drive away, and guests come from across the country.

Who leads the retreats

Every retreat is led by licensed clinicians from Beachway Therapy Center, not outside facilitators or life coaches. The same team works across Beachway’s treatment programs, bringing experience in family systems, trauma-informed care and evidence-based approaches. Meet our clinical team →

Questions People Ask Us

Can five days really do anything?+
More than most people expect. A week with no commute, no inbox and no interruptions is not a shorter version of weekly therapy; it’s a different thing. Sessions build on each other day over day instead of resetting every seven days.
Is this therapy or a vacation?+
It’s clinical work in a setting that happens to be comfortable. The days are structured and led by licensed therapists. The food, the quiet and the private room aren’t the product. They’re what make the work possible.
Do I have to talk about everything in front of a group?+
No. Groups are small and there’s one-on-one time with clinicians built into every retreat. How much you share, and when, is up to you.
What does a retreat cost?+
Retreats are self-pay and priced per retreat. We’ll give you the number on the first call, along with exactly what’s included, before you commit to anything.
What happens after I reach out?+
We call you to talk through what’s going on and which upcoming retreat fits. Participation depends on a brief clinical screening. If it’s a fit, a deposit holds your place.
What if I’m not sure which retreat is right?+
That’s most people. Tell us roughly what’s going on and we’ll tell you which upcoming retreat fits, or say honestly if none do.
Is a mental health retreat covered by insurance?+
Retreats are self-pay. If you need a level of care that insurance may cover, such as residential or outpatient treatment, we can talk through those options with you.
Do I need a diagnosis to attend?+
No. Retreats are for adults who are functioning day to day and want to work on stress, grief, relationships or personal growth.
Can I come from outside Florida?+
Yes. Guests come from across the country, and West Palm Beach is easy to reach by air through Palm Beach International Airport.

Tell Us What You’re Looking For

Send us a note and we’ll tell you what’s coming up, what each retreat covers, and whether it’s the right fit. No pressure either way.

What happens next
1
A short call
We ask what’s going on and what you’re hoping for, then tell you which upcoming retreat fits.
2
A brief screening
Participation depends on a brief clinical screening, so the group is right for everyone in it.
3
Hold your place
Retreats are self-pay. We’re straight with you about cost, and a deposit holds your spot.

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