The Golden Hours Retreat

She's pulling away, and nothing you've tried is working. A private three-day retreat for you and your middle school daughter, led by a family therapist, before the pattern sets for the teen years.

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It's not just a phase anymore.

The one-word answers. The bedroom door that stays shut. The phone she reaches for before she reaches for you. The fights that come out of nowhere, and end with both of you in tears or not speaking at all.

You've tried asking about her day. You've tried giving her space. You've read the books. Maybe you suggested a counselor, and she refused to go. You've planned something fun, and still felt like she was miles away, sitting right next to you.

None of this means something is wrong with her, or with you. But a pattern is forming between you, and the years between 11 and 14 are when it sets. The shut door at 12 can become the daughter who tells you nothing at 16. The connection you build now is the one she will carry into high school and beyond.

These are the golden hours.

They don't last forever.

Three days. Just the two of you.

The Golden Hours Retreat is a private three-day, two-night getaway for just the two of you. No schedules, no siblings, no screens pulling her away.

Each retreat is built around your daughter: what she loves, what lights her up, and what your relationship needs right now. Guided coaching, play, and real adventure are woven together, with plenty of unplanned time to simply be together.

She won't feel like she's in therapy. She'll feel like she's on a trip with her mom. That's the point.

But every activity is chosen by a family therapist with 27 years of experience, so the fun is doing real work. You'll come home with memories you both keep, and with practical tools to stay close as she grows.

A mother and daughter planning a route together on a trail map spread over a picnic blanket

What's included

Before

Separate discovery sessions with you and with your daughter, so the retreat fits who she really is. You'll know exactly what the three days look like before you commit.
The retreat

Three days and two nights in a destination you choose together.
During

Private coaching, mother-daughter activities, and room for joy.
After

A follow-up session and tools to help you carry the connection home.

Who leads it

Alexis Greeves, LPCC, founder of Campfire Family Coaching

  
LPCC
27 Years with Families
MIM Trained

Alexis Greeves, LPCC, has spent 27 years working with children and families as a licensed therapist. She is trained in the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM), a play-based way of seeing how a parent and child connect, and what helps them connect better.

She is also a mother who has been where you are. When her own daughter hit these years, all that training didn't stop her from feeling lost. That's why she built this.

Questions mothers ask

That's common, and it's planned for. The discovery session with your daughter happens first, one on one, so she has a say in what the retreat looks like. Nothing during the retreat forces her to talk. Most of the connection happens side by side, in the middle of doing something she enjoys.
At home, the same patterns run every day. A girl who won't sit in an office and talk about her feelings will open up on a hike or in a kayak. Three days away gives you time together that a weekly hour can't, with a trained eye on what happens between you.
It is if you feel her slipping away, you've tried what you know, and you want help before it gets harder. It is not a crisis service. If you are worried about her safety, Alexis will help you find the right clinical care first.
No. It's coaching, led by someone with a therapist's training. There's no diagnosis and nothing to fix. The focus is on the two of you, and on what's already working.
You'll choose a destination together from options on the West Coast, the East Coast, and in the middle of the country. Travel and lodging are billed separately from the coaching fee.