2025Â LEADERSHIP RETREAT
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Enjoy 6 Days & 5 Nights in Beautiful Crete, Greece
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September 6th-11th, 2025
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Register Today!Leaders, we see you. You work hard, You show up, You create, You take care of everyone else, and You Deserve A Break…
You’re in the stage of business ownership where you’re constantly found making decisions for others on a daily basis.
Maybe you’ve started a group practice, have considered creating one, or you’re in a leadership role and want to learn how to make more money while ensuring that your staff feels well-compensated, taken care of, and appreciated.
Empowered Escapes is so excited to welcome you to the stunningly beautiful Chania!
Chania is a beautiful city on the island of Crete, nestled in the Greek Isles. You’ll be surrounded by Aegean sea views, history, incredible food, and beautiful scenery. Every time you turn a corner, there is a picturesque, postcard photograph to take.
If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place...
- You’ve experienced sleepless, anxiety-filled nights, worried about your staff and hoping that they are filling up with clients and making the money that they deserve
- You work long hours, and you often feel like other people just don’t get it
- Creating culture and balance has been challenging, and you second-guess your decisions All The Time!
- You want to show up authentically, but that means even more vulnerability and self-doubt
During this 5-night, all-inclusive retreat for leaders, we are going to...
- Develop your ideal leadership strategy so that you can show up as your authentic self
- Strategize ways that you can finally relinquish the little things in your day-to-day so that you have more time to focus on the big picture
- Ensure that you feel confident when stepping back into the boardroom by working through the psychological and mental blocks that bog you down and convince you that you don’t know what you’re doing
- Create an action plan that helps you navigate the next year in your business to help you start to scale with intentionalityÂ
- Incorporate values-driven businesses, allowing you to reignite your passion and creativityÂ
- Have group coaching sessions with other successful, like-minded leaders, allowing you to bounce ideas off one another while supporting each other’s visions
- Learn to lead by authenticity and accountability, Showing Up for your staff the way that you deserve to
How do you know if this all-inclusive retreat experience is for you?
Well, if this sounds like you, then you're in the right place...
- You’re a leader… You constantly find yourself in leadership roles, in both your personal and professional lives.
- You want to learn strategies to help you delegate, outsource, and to stop feeling guilty for wanting more out of your business.
- You are ready to take action and to get shit done!
- You want a small, intimate, incubator experience in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
- You love to travel, and you’ve wanted to go to the picturesque island of Crete.
- Baklava, Greek wine, freshly made Phyllo Pastries, Delicious Greek Coffee, Local Feta, and other Greek Delicacies sound delicious to you.
- You want to step out of your comfort zone, grow and scale your business, and immerse yourself in a different culture.
What else will you get?...
More connection, more freedom, more travel, and more clarity!
We are here to be your compass and travel guides. More importantly, by using our combined years of business startup experience and success, we (your hosts, Patrick Casale and Jennifer Agee) are here to make sure that you work through the fear and succeed!!
We have both been in leadership roles our entire lives...
Patrick captains his soccer teams, runs a successful group practice that has increased revenue from 300k to 1.7 million in one year, has been in supervisory roles in every job he’s ever had, and leads by example by showing up authentically on his podcast, FB group, and in his everyday life. He believes that the combination of vulnerability, authenticity, and accountability makes for great leadership.
Jennifer was the head of very successful international non-profits, runs a successful group practice, hosts the “Sh*t You Wish You Learned in Grad School” podcast, is a clinical supervisor and trainer, and constantly shows up with excitement, enthusiasm, and support.
This is a “Mindset Shift” type of retreat—a little bit different than our International entrepreneurial retreats.
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🔥We want to make sure that you leave this experience with the confidence and clarity to embrace your leadership style, and finally give yourself permission to step away from the things that no longer excite you!🔥
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🔥We are going to work with you every day, in the trenches, to make sure that you feel supported, confident, and in alignment with your business goals. 🔥
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I know how important building a community of like-minded, incredibly brave entrepreneurs is. They didn’t teach us this shit in grad school, that’s for sure!!
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
- Small group business coaching with industry professionals to ensure that you have time to ask questions and get the attention and focus that you deserve
- 5 nights in Luxury Accommodations in a 4.8 star Greek Hotel right on the water
- 3 Group Tours/Experiences:
- Options Include:Â Sunset Boat Cruise, Crete Countryside Tour, Crete Countryside Cooking Class
- Daily Gourmet Breakfasts at the hotel
- 4 Lunches
- Includes Crete Countryside Tour + Crete Cooking Class
- 2 Group Dinners
- Welcome Party
- Professional Photography from Ariel Shumaker
- 3- month Follow-Up, Group Zoom Call to Maintain Momentum
- 20%Â Equity + Accessibility Discount for members of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2+, Neurodivergent----Use code EQUITY20
View Presentation Descriptions & Learning Objectives for the Greece Retreat 2025.
Coming SoonRETREAT HOSTS & SPEAKERS
Patrick Casale, MA LCMHC (Co-Host) (He/His)
Owner of All Things Private Practice LLC + Resilient Mind Counseling
Entrepreneur | Therapist | Podcast Host x 2 | Leadership Coach | Group Practice Owner | Retreat Host | Keynote Speaker
Patrick Casale is a Neurodivergent Workplace Strategist and Leadership Coach, who is leading retreats and international events, where he is helping entrepreneurs work through impostor syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism.
He is the founder of All Things Private Practice LLC, and the host of the “All Things Private Practice Podcast, and Co-Host of "Divergent Conversations Podcast." Patrick leads a group psychotherapy practice in Asheville, NC which employs over 20 Neurodivergent therapists and administrative staff.
With experience in both the mental health and business worlds, he has helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs step into their authenticity and create a values aligned business.
He loves to travel and excels at bringing people together and helping to get the best out of them. Â
When he's not working, he can be found in Asheville, NC with his wife, Ariel, and their two dogs, Hudson and Hazel. Â
Jennifer Agee, LCPC (Co-Host) (She/Hers)
Owner of Counseling Community Inc.
Entrepreneur | Therapist | Podcast Host | Business Strategy Coach | NBCC CE Provider | Speaker| Group Practice Owner
Jennifer is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Professional Entrepreneurial Retreat Host and Coach, host of the "Sh*t You Wish You Learned in Grad School" podcast, an internationally known speaker, and owner of Counseling Community, Inc. and Jennifer Agee Counseling & Consulting.
Jennifer has training in EMDR and Hypnotherapy and specializes in Inner Child Work with clients.
She has a passion for helping therapists not only become excellent clinicians but solid practice owners, and she offers online and destination continuing education opportunities to therapists.
Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW (She/Hers)
 Speaker/Coach
Founder of GJV Consulting and Training, LLC
Entrepreneur | Therapist | Speaker | Business Coach for the SBA | Trainer | Sound Healer
Gabrielle Juliano-Villani is a licensed clinical social worker, consultant, coach, entrepreneur, and educator based in Sarasota, FL. She has been in the mental health field for over a decade specializing in stress, chronic health conditions, and trauma.
After realizing her own burnout in 2021, she sold her thriving group practice and made it her mission to educate others on the impact stress has on our everyday lives. Gabrielle pulls from her experience as an EMDR and Polyvagal Informed therapist to utilize mind/body approaches to help others implement everyday strategies to manage stress and live their best lives.
Gabrielle is an international speaker, retreat leader, and has been featured in Authority Magazine, The Daily Om, Bustle, and the Everyday Woman TV Network. When she's not working, Gabrielle is teaching Zumba, surfing, or reading a psychological thriller at the beach.
Maureen Werrbach, LCPC (She/Hers)
Speaker/Coach
Owner of The Group Practice Exchange
Entrepreneur | Therapist | Group Practice Coach and Extraordinaire | Group Practice Owner | Speaker
Maureen developed her coaching program, The Group Practice Exchange, based not only on her own experience with starting her private practice but also growing it into a successful group practice.
She spent countless hours researching how to start a private practice (the legal and procedural steps) and then many more hours learning how to grow it into a group (again trying to figure out the appropriate steps). Through trial and error, she learned what works and what doesn’t in running a counseling group practice.
Maureen thoroughly enjoy helping clinicians become confident and organized group practice business owners.
Liath Dalton (She/Hers)
Speaker/Coach
Director of Person Centered Tech
Entrepreneur | Consultant | Speaker | Podcast Host | Group Practice Guide | HIPAA Security & Risk Management Expert | NBCC & APA CE ProviderÂ
Liath is the Director and Principal Consultant of Person Centered Tech, host of the Group Practice Tech podcast, a leading trainer, speaker, and coach on group practice optimization.
Liath has provided direct guidance to over a thousand group practice leaders throughout the various phases of a practice – from launching on a solid foundation to growth and scaling. Her expertise lies in helping practice owners turn the process of meeting HIPAA compliance requirements into a powerful mechanism for delivering ethical and effective client care. Liath's approach emphasizes identifying and implementing practical solutions for systematization and operationalization.
Liath cares deeply about 'helping the helpers' through providing direct consultation, CE training, and material resources to mental health practitioners in service of establishing robust, effective practices – including leadership and workforce security manuals and risk analysis and mitigation planning.
With a focus on practical, workable steps, Liath ensures that HIPAA compliance never feels overwhelming, performative, or in conflict with the rest of the practice—allowing practitioners to integrate security with ease and effectiveness. It's about more than just compliance; it's about empowering practices to thrive.
 Azizi Marshall (She/Hers)
Speaker/Coach
Chief Mental Health Officer for YOUR Business | International Keynote Speaker | Resilience Builder
Azizi Marshall is a leading mental health and workplace wellness expert teaching businesses around the world how to create and sustain the healthiest, most successful versions of their business possible – by actively engaging employees, leaders and business owners through interactive trainings and creative wellness programs; engaging the whole business.
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Azizi Marshall is the Founder & CEO of the Center for Creative Arts Therapy, an arts-based psychotherapy practice and training center in Chicago. She also is owner of Creative Clinical Consulting, LLC, which has launched such programs and companies as Arts Playschool, Artful Wellness and the Therapeutic Performance Initiative model.
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In a world flooded with burnt out employees, high turnover rates, and mental health dis-information, Azizi’s creative mental health approach and straightforward business advice draw thousands of inspired clients to her work. Best known for her fun and accessible approach to mental health, she’s built a wellness empire from scratch on her laptop and across the globe. Hundreds of businesses have had success using her online programs, such as Mental Health @ Work and Sexual Harassment 101, and her in-person speaking engagements and trainings on topics such as Crisis Resolution, Anger Management, Burnout Prevention, Resilience, Conflict Resolution, Stress Management, Uncovering Implicit Bias, and Creative Self Care to name a few.
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Azizi is delightfully changing the way the world views mental health. She speaks on stages around the world and mentors scores of heart-led businesses each year to enhance their employees’ quality of life AND their business. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Board Certified Trainer in Creative Arts Therapy and accomplished author, cultivating a lifestyle of freedom and emotional wellness is her life’s passion.
Both Shared & Private Rooms Available
SAVE YOUR SPOT FOR ONLY $750
Payment Plans are available.
Have questions about room types?
If you want a private room or a shared room but don't see any more availability, please reach out to Patrick Casale at [email protected]Â or Jennifer Agee at [email protected]Â to see if any of the accommodations can be rearranged.
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Sample ItineraryEmpowered Escapes, LLC
6317 Theden St.
Shawnee, KS 66218
Contact Info
828-774-9732Â (Patrick)
913-237-3011Â (Jennifer)
