Lundy Bancroft has twenty years of experience specializing in interventions for abusive men and the children that are exposed to them.

For more information about the retreats, and to request an application, please leave your email address and phone number with Lundy:

(413) 582-6700


Lundy Bancroft offers low-cost, powerful weekend healing retreats, some that are designed specifically for women who have been in destructive relationships and others that are offered to both men and women in the general public. Retreats typically run from Friday evening to Sunday mid-afternoon.

Schedule of upcoming Weekend Retreats:

2010
Date Location Topic
Sept 17-19 Plainfield, MAThe Life That Awaits You

The Life That Awaits You: Healing After a Destructive Relationship
Led by Lundy Bancroft

By learning and sharing about the impacts of relationship abuse, we will move away from isolation and self-blame. From there, we will practice ways to build our self-confidence and self-esteem and to healthfully manage stress and anxiety, and in the process rediscover our true voice and power. Finally, we will learn ways to repair old connections, form new close ones, learn to trust people again, and leave the painful past behind us. Included in this section is guidance on how to move into a new intimate relationship without ending up with another abuser, and how to build and keep healthy boundaries for the future. Our time together will be spent in group discussions, giving and receiving emotional support, engaging in movement activities, singing and doing art projects, participating in relaxation exercises, and enjoying free time.

Retreat fee, including meals and lodging: $385 - $460, sliding scale

The Healing Alliance℠: A powerful new approach to emotional healing and freedom Levels 1-3
Led by Lundy Bancroft, JAC Patrissi, and Marie Brodie

Created by Lundy Bancroft and colleagues of his, The Healing Alliance℠ is a new and powerful approach to deep emotional healing, involving a combination of individual exercises, cooperative therapeutic work with peers, and the development of a strong support network. Many individuals find the Healing Alliance approach more deeply effective and sustainable than professional therapy, at a much lower cost.

Topics covered in the weekend include:
    Approaches to relieving isolation, anxiety, hopelessness, and self-doubt
    Techniques for developing access to deep and cathartic emotional releases including crying, laughter, and healthful channels for anger and fear
    How to work in pairs to pursue deep healing
    How to reclaim your power and take charge of your own life
    How to integrate loving support into your daily life and become part of a healing network
Learn more about the Healing Alliance℠.  

The Workshop Leaders

Lundy Bancroft is the author of three books in the field, including Why Does He Do That?, When Dad Hurts Mom, and the national prize-winner The Batterer as Parent. He has presented to over 300 audiences across the US and Canada, and was featured in the PBS documentary “Breaking the Silence.” He is currently writing a book that focuses on healing from abuse and trauma. He is one of the creators of the Healing Alliance℠ approach to personal recovery.

JAC Patrissi is the former Training Director for the Vermont Center for Victim Crime Services and has worked in a domestic violence and sexual assault shelter. She is a trained mediator, body worker, and movement facilitator specializing in working with survivors of violence, and has offered trainings nationally. Vermont’s Patrissi Crime Victim Services Award was created in JAC’s honor. She is currently writing a play about human rights abuses against battered women and their children by family courts across the country. She is one of the creators of the Healing Alliance℠.