Earning Secure Attachment
HOSTED BY Dr. Jake Johnson
July 16 – 19, 2026 | Rooted Oaks
A Weekend Retreat on Attachment, Trauma, and Relational Healing
Earning Secure Attachment is a weekend retreat for adults who want to understand the patterns that shape how they love, lead, and live — and to begin the work of changing them. GUIDED by Dr. Jake Johnson the weekend weaves together substantial teaching, deeply experiential practice, and shadow work activities in a held, intentional container.
Most of us carry attachment patterns we never chose. They formed early, lived in the body long before we had words for them, and now quietly shape our closest relationships. This weekend is an invitation to step out of the noise of everyday life, learn what is actually happening beneath the surface, and discover — in your body and in connection with others — that secure attachment can be earned.
Time is balanced between teaching, paired and small-group practice, embodied experience, and personal reflection. Participants leave with both the conceptual framework and the lived experience needed to keep doing this work in their own lives.
Retreat Details
July 16 – 19, 2026 | Rooted Oaks
Magnolia, Texas
$4,200 | $3900 Early Bird priCE (paid in full)
What You’ll Experience
Across the weekend, Dr. Jake Johnson will offer teaching on:
- The core tenets of attachment theory
- How insecure and disorganized attachment impacts our brains and bodies
- How relational trauma can inhibit healing attachment wounds
- Significant experiential learning activities woven throughout the weekend
- Shadow Work-related activities to engage what often lives beneath conscious awareness
- Paired and small-group practice supported by two facilitators
- Embodied practices for nervous system regulation and relational repair
- Personal reflection time in a held, intentional container
About the Guide
Dr. Jake Johnson is a therapist, professor, and speaker specializing in trauma-informed care, relational leadership, and systemic therapy. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Bristlecone Therapy and an Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Wheaton College. With over 17 years of clinical experience and more than a decade training future therapists, Jake brings both academic depth and practical insight to every audience. Known for his warmth, clarity, and clinical depth, he helps people not just understand concepts, but apply them in meaningful, lasting ways.
Jake holds a PhD in Human Development (MFT) from Virginia Tech and an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IL), an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor, and President of the International Family Therapy Association. Learn more at bristleconetherapy.com.
what's included
Significant experiential learning activities woven throughout the weekend
All facilitation and materials
Lodging and three meals daily
SCHEDULE
Check In 3:30 pm. – Check Out Sunday 2:00 p.m.
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