Retreat Belief
My goal is to help attendees develop a daily mindfulness practice, leading to a greater sense of purpose in their lives — a scientifically proven link to greater physical and mental health.
Bio
Darrin Dennis, LPCC, is a dedicated mental health clinician who thoroughly enjoys his role in serving the mental health needs of the greater Los Angeles area community. He earned his Masters in Clinical Counseling from Northwestern University, after successfully completing life goals in two prior careers as an online marketer and high school English teacher.
As a psychotherapist, Darrin regularly witnesses the power to heal deep, emotional wounds through a strong therapeutic relationship, a regular meditative practice, and living life mindfully. Not only does he enjoy teaching these skills and techniques to his clients, Darrin implements these practices in his own life daily.
Along with serving the mental health needs of the Downtown and West Los Angeles areas, Darrin enjoys spending time role-playing with friends, crossing lightsabers with The Saber Legion community, and worshiping with family and loved ones at church.
Retreat Belief
I want you to take back control in this diet-centered world. Consciously and subconsciously we download messages from the media of how we should eat and how we should look. It’s time to put those mixed messages to rest!
Bio
Cassandra received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Management at Rochester Institute of Technology and completed her Dietetic Internship at Mount Auburn Hospital, a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital.
After completing her internship, she practiced as a clinical dietitian at Lahey Hospital, calculating nutrition needs for patients in the intensive care unit, cardiac, gastroenterology, and general medicine floors. This clinical work emphasized how crucial nutrition interventions are in order to help the body recover from major surgeries and combat chronic health conditions.
Now she finds joy in working with people and helping them understand the importance of nutrition through consultations, presentations, and workshops. She wants every one of her clients to feel comfortable, confident, and empowered after working with her.
Retreat Belief
Run your life like a business. Financial freedom is a mindset, afford yourself the things that allign with your lifestyle and watch it fall into place.
Bio
Math being his favorite subject growing up, and puzzles always of interest, Eric pursued and obtained an Industrial Engineering degree from The Ohio State University. It was the perfect mix of business and engineering the acted as an outlet for his creative side as well. After working as a manufacturing engineer, he moved into a sales engineer position to help others achieve their business objectives.
Eric is an artist at heart, and this creates a synergy with his engineering background that fosters a lifestyle free from financial stress. He has found a way to work with the budget he has to continue to grow his net worth slowly and surely and firmly believe you can do the same.
In his spare time, he enjoys being at peace with nature, laughing with friends, and discussing new possibilities in life.
Retreat Belief
Walk away with an in-depth understanding about the process of communication. Not only is it important to learn how to effectively send a message, it is equally as important to learn how to receive a message.
Learn the skills of effective communication in the workplace, in personal relationships and within the self. It is such skills that will help enrich various aspects of one’s life.
Bio
Dr. Silvana Good-Aviles is a young and driven licensed psychologist who is dedicated to serving clients throughout the state of California. Dr. Good was born and raised in Southern California and is the daughter of an immigrant mother and American father. The obstacles she endured related to her bi-cultural experience ignited a long journey of identity exploration, and a unique outlook on cultural differences. Furthermore, as the oldest of three, Dr. Good found herself to be the “bridge” of communication in her household from a young age.
Naturally, she found herself pursuing a PsyD in clinical psychology at California Lutheran University after obtaining her B.A. in psychology and a B.S. in criminal justice. During her first two years of clinical training, Dr. Good exclusively supported those who were healing from intimate partner violence. It was during this time she was introduced to the world of the “unconscious” and “defenses.” Not only did Dr. Good learn the skills of effective communication and conflict resolution, but she also understood the nuances of relationships, while taking familial patterns, culture, trauma, and unconscious drives into consideration
Dr. Good completed her APA accredited internship at George Mason University’s Counseling and Psychological Services in Northern Virginia where she provided a variety of mental health services to university students. Following graduation, Dr. Good began working at an inpatient residential facility where she gained experience treating a variety of complex diagnoses. After some time, Dr. Good transitioned full-time to a group practice where she guides her clients towards gaining insight, increasing their self-awareness, empowerment and healing.
Retreat Belief
For you to be courageous in the pursuit of creating your ideal life, where you live authentically, love bravely and go after your dreams unapologetically - make transcendent living a meaningful reality.
Bio
Dr. Shaelyn Pham is a licensed psychologist, who has been practicing in the field of psychology for over a decade in Southern California. Before making a name for herself, she had a humble beginning, immigrating to the United States in her early adolescent years without knowing more than 3 phrases and 10 words of English.
A lot of small changes happened along the way leading up to her big leap. Today she is a bestselling author, and her most recent book is entitled Pursue. She is the founder and owner of a thriving group practice, PsychServes, where she enjoys working alongside her team of staff and clinicians, helping people from all walks of life. Dr. Pham also serves as a subject matter expert for the Board of Psychology in constructing the California State Licensing Exam for upcoming psychologists. Aside from clinical work, she also conducts corporate health and wellness training. Additionally, you can find her name in articles and magazines as a contributor on various topics pertaining to personal growth, mental health and well-being, relationships, as well as professional development.
She’s not all work and no play. She still makes time for leisure activities and rejuvenation. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, cooking, shooting archery and throwing axes as well as trying to maintain her florid garden.
