Most approaches treat the symptoms. We go deeper. Through a unique blend of trauma-informed therapy and transformative life coaching, these intensive workshops help you understand what's really driving your patterns — and give you the tools, the community, and the embodied experience to finally change them.
Each workshop is designed for the general community — no prior experience needed. Just show up as you are.
Understanding Addiction & the Path to Healing
A compassionate, science-backed full day exploring addiction not as a moral failing, but as a response to pain. Whether you are personally affected or supporting someone you love, this workshop will change how you understand the cycle — and how to begin breaking it.
Moving Forward When Life Feels Stalled
For anyone feeling frozen in their career, relationships, habits, or sense of purpose. This full day gives you the understanding, tools, and embodied experience to start moving again — not by pushing harder, but by working with your nervous system instead of against it.
Shale and Matthew bring complementary expertise — clinical depth and coaching momentum — to create workshops that go deep and move forward.
Shale is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and certified addiction counselor (CADC) with deep expertise in trauma-informed care. His work is informed by NARM — the NeuroAffective Relational Model — a leading approach to healing complex trauma and developmental wounds. Shale's practice centers on the connection between the nervous system, unresolved trauma, and the patterns that keep us stuck in cycles of pain. He brings clinical depth, genuine warmth, and a compassionate lens to everything he facilitates. When he's not in the therapy room, you'll find Shale on a hiking trail or a ski slope — someone who knows firsthand that healing happens when we get out of our heads and into our bodies.
shalemarks.com →Matthew is a life coach who helps people bridge the gap between insight and action — turning awareness into momentum. He brings coaching tools for clarifying values, dismantling self-sabotage, and building sustainable habits to each workshop. Matthew's approach is practical, compassionate, and deeply rooted in the belief that real change happens one small move at a time. Outside of coaching, Matthew is an avid pickleball player who stays sharp on the court thanks to a dedicated Pilates practice — because showing up at your best requires taking care of yourself first.
matthewleebaron.com →Questions about a workshop? Not sure which one is right for you? Send us a message and Shale or Matthew will get back to you personally.
