Father-Son Excursion:
Details:
When: August, 2026
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Cost: $2,500 per pair (scholarships available)
Who: Father-Son pair (son ages approx. 25-35)
Come join us in the Colorado Rockies for a Father–Son Excursion designed to build, repair, and share what is often unspoken, unfinished, or longed for in this most foundational relationship.
Most father–son relationships never receive a dedicated space to slow down, speak honestly, and take in what has been carried across years—and generations. This retreat is an invitation to step out of the pace of everyday life and into a guided, structured, and nature-based therapeutic experience.
Together, fathers and sons (mid-20s to mid-30s) will engage in facilitated experiential exercises, guided nature-based practices, and intentional father–son dialogue. Supported by experienced therapists and guides, we will move between group circles, structured exercises, time in nature, and one-on-one relational work designed to deepen understanding, restore communication, and strengthen relational capacity.
This is father–son work done in the presence of other men doing the same work—where what is spoken and what is witnessed both become part of the transformation, not only as father and son, but as men.
A central part of this work happens in the presence of other men. Fathers and sons will not only engage directly with each other, but also witness other father–son relationships in process. Many men find that seeing other men speak honestly about their own relationships brings clarity, recognition, and the courage to go deeper in their own.
This is not about fixing the past, but about seeing it more clearly—so that what has been inherited, unspoken, or strained can be met with honesty, responsibility, and new possibility.
In the backdrop of the Colorado wilderness, we will work with what is real: what is difficult to say, what longs to be understood, and what becomes possible when it is finally spoken and witnessed.
For sons in a pivotal stage of adulthood—navigating identity, independence, and relational inheritance—and for fathers willing to engage more fully with what their relationship has become, this is an opportunity to meet each other in a new way.
If you are considering joining, we invite you to reach out to Seth at seth@sethrosecounseling.com to explore whether this experience is the right fit for you.