Endorsements

As a therapist, I know firsthand how essential it is to find guides who possess both deep clinical expertise and genuine personal integrity. I am confident that this intensive will be a robust, life-changing, and heart-centered experience for any man seeking to grow and heal from trauma. Tim Schladand and John Bell are true experts in the fields of experiential and somatic trauma work. Having spent decades in the field, they are clinicians who deeply value doing their own personal work—leading men to access true vulnerability, heal old wounds, and rewrite their own personal story. I trust Tim and John implicitly with my own family, and I continually look to them as trusted guides and mentors. I am confident any man who attends the intensive will be held in exceptionally capable and compassionate hands. 

I am pleased to recommend this intensive trauma retreat for men. As an addiction psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and Training Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program, I recognize the importance of experienced, evidence-informed clinicians who can facilitate meaningful therapeutic change. Led by two highly skilled licensed clinical social workers with decades of experience treating trauma, addiction, and men’s mental health, this immersive retreat offers a unique opportunity for participants to engage in focused, intensive therapeutic work. For men who feel stuck or are seeking to deepen their recovery and personal growth, this format can help accelerate the psychotherapy process in a safe, supportive, and professionally guided environment. I recommend this program without hesitation.

I would highly recommend Tim and John for anyone seeking deep, authentic transformation.  I have worked side by side with these men for many years and have witnessed firsthand their ability to hold our deepest pain points and wounds with tenderness, insight, and unwavering emotional safety.  I have known both Tim and John in a personal and professional setting, and their integrity, open-heartedness, and deep empathy create an ideal environment for healing.  I have full confidence that anyone who participates in this experience will walk away feeling securely anchored, deeply understood, and renewed in their capacity to heal.

John and Tim are highly respected and skilled clinicians with a genuine commitment to helping people heal. They have a deep understanding of the complexities of trauma, particularly in men, and combine knowledge and experience with authenticity and compassion. They have the ability to create the kind of safe, trusting relationships where meaningful change can happen. For 20 years I have confidently referred friends, family, and clients to John and Tim. I have tremendous respect for the connection and depth of care they bring to their work. I am so pleased to see them offering this intensive! I can think of no better clinicians to share their expertise in this important area of trauma treatment.