Coastal Escapes

REMOVE THE MASK™

A Private 2-Day Coastal Escape for High Achieving Women Who Need to Stop Pretending They’re “Fine”

A discreet and confidential, personalised healing experience on the Dorset coast - with accommodation included - created for the woman who carries the world on her shoulders but has nowhere safe to put it down.

→ Everyone thinks you’re strong.
→ Composed.
→ Successful.
→ Sorted.

But the truth you hide beneath the mask is different.

Behind the polished exterior, you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and quietly wondering how much longer you can keep holding everything together.

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Over two days, we’ll work steadily together to help you safely heal from your past wounds, build your self-esteem and self-confidence, and confidently remove the mask you live behind - so that you feel fully empowered to communicate effectively and thrive unmasked in your life today.

By a beautiful and peaceful coastal nature reserve, you’ll escape your busy day-to-day routine with an opportunity to re-set and re-charge in a way that collapses time away from demands and distractions.

The REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape is a discreet, emotionally restorative, two-day immersion with multi-award-winning psychotherapist and international mentor Lisa Skeffington - designed to help you unravel safely, breathe again, and rebuild your inner steadiness.

REGISTER your interest above to apply.We’ll be in touch and I can’t wait to welcome you!

What is the REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape?

“This is not a retreat. It is not group work. It is not therapy as you’ve known it.”

REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape is a bespoke, confidential, deeply therapeutic 1:1 immersion designed to help high-achieving, emotionally overloaded women finally lay down the mask of outward success and meet themselves with compassion, clarity and truth.

Held over two days on the Dorset coastline, this experience weaves together:

  • Advanced psychodynamic mentoring

  • Nervous system regulation

  • Trauma-informed emotional processing

  • Nature-based healing

  • Insight-oriented relational work

  • Spacious time to think, feel, soften and exhale

It is for the woman who is ready… or simply tired enough to stop holding everything in alone.

Who Is This Escape For?

1. For the woman seeking self-worth and confidence who…

  • Appears strong, calm and capable on the outside

  • Has been holding too much for too long

  • Needs a private sanctuary to unravel safely

  • Is quietly overwhelmed, anxious or emotionally drained

  • Wants depth, discretion, and expert support without judgement

  • Longs to feel emotionally grounded and self-trusting again

  • Fears being vulnerable or “choosing the wrong help”

  • Is relied upon by everyone - at home, work or in the public eye

2. For couples ready to heal and strengthen their relationship

When communication breaks down and distance takes over, relationships suffer. This escape helps you and your partner reconnect, rebuild trust, and communicate openly so you can move forward together with clarity and renewed closeness.

3. For family members wanting to ease tension and improve communication

Family dynamics can be complex, but healing is possible. Whether you're navigating tension between siblings, a parent-child relationship, or another family bond, this escape provides a neutral, supportive space to improve understanding and create a healthier connection.

If you’ve been living behind a mask, this is where you finally get to take it off.

“Step away from the noise. Step into a space where you can finally be yourself.”

“Step away from the noise. Step into a space where you can finally be yourself.”

Why This Work Matters

Lisa specialises in supporting high-achieving, emotionally overloaded women - particularly in leadership, business and public-facing roles - who hide internal chaos behind external competence.

  • Anxious → Steadier

  • Overwhelmed → Grounded

  • Overthinking → Clarity

  • Blurred Boundaries → Communication Mastery

  • Self-Doubt → Self-Trust

  • Emotional Shutdown → Emotional Honesty

  • Performing → Being

Your transformation:

Working together to help you shift from living behind a mask…

to living from the truth of who you are.

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What Happens Over the Two Days

Expect a mix of therapeutic guidance, gentle psychodynamic techniques, and effective communication strategies alongside nature’s calming influence - all tailored to your individual needs.

With delicious food options, comfortable and private self-contained accommodation on-site by arrangement, beach walking and other beach activities.

Day 1: The Unravelling and Understanding

A gentle, deeply holding day that includes:

  • Grounding and nervous system settling

  • Therapeutic exploration of what’s really going on

  • Understanding emotional patterns

  • Softening in nature by the sea

  • Relief in finally feeling seen and supported

Day 2: The Reset and Repatterning

A transformative day of:

  • Deeper psychodynamic work

  • Processing unhealed wounds

  • Reconnecting to inner strength

  • Learning new, healthier emotional patterns

  • Enhanced communication skills

  • Mapping forward steps with clarity and confidence

You’ll get a 1hr pre-visit consultation to talk through your challenges and set realistic goals to focus on during your coastal escape, and a post-escape de-brief consultation to make sure you are clear on your next steps forward.

Why the Dorset Coast?

The coastline is more than scenery.
It is medicine.

The spacious horizon, the rhythm of the tides, the soft pull of the sea - together, they quieten the mind and open the heart.

Away from expectation, noise and pressure, wisdom becomes clearer.

This place gives you permission to breathe in a way that city life never can.

For Women in London and the Home Counties

If you live in London and the home counties - REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape is uniquely suited to you.

Your Sanctuary, Just a Short Journey Away

  • Leave the city in the morning

  • Arrive on the Dorset coast within hours

  • Step into emotional safety with no eyes on you

  • Spend two days being deeply held and supported

  • Return home calmer, clearer and lighter

You can:

This escape is perfect for women who need privacy, quiet and emotional refuge

without travelling far or explaining themselves.

For Women Internationally

International women often begin with the SEEING BEHIND THE MASK™ 12-Week Mentoring Programme - an online private journey that creates emotional safety, clarity and inner steadiness.

From there, many choose to travel to the UK to experience REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape as a powerful next step.

You can start from anywhere in the world.

Begin Online → Deepen In Person

And if you decide to meet in person, Dorset will be waiting for you.

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How To Know If This Is Right For You

REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape is right for you if:

  • You’re exhausted from being “the strong one”

  • You’re overwhelmed but hiding it

  • You feel disconnected from your true self

  • You’re longing for a safe place to let go

  • You know something needs to change

  • You sense that a conversation might be the first step

You don’t have to decide today. You only need to explore.

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Begin With A Private Connection Call

  • Warm

  • Confidential

  • Pressure-free

  • A gentle space to talk

  • An opportunity to feel into what you need

  • A way to explore the escape or mentoring with support

Connection Calls are:

You’ll be met with compassion, never sales pressure.

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Meet Lisa Skeffington

Multi-Award-Winning Psychotherapist | International Mentor | Author
The Leading Light for Wounded Women Worldwide

  • Emotional Safety

  • Psychodynamic Insight

  • Nervous System Regulation

  • Relational Healing

  • Nature-Based Therapeutic Practice

Lisa works at the intersection of:

She supports women who are outwardly successful but inwardly struggling - helping them feel emotionally steadier, clearer, and more self-trusting.

  • REMOVE THE MASK™ Coastal Escape (In-Person)

  • SEEING BEHIND THE MASK™ 12-Week Mentoring (Online)

She is the creator of:

Both designed to help professional, high-achieving women finally stop performing and start becoming themselves again.

Client Love

  • Helen and Jonathan

  • Claire

  • Rachael

  • Angela

In Their Words…

What Do You Want Future Guests to Know About Your Coastal Escape Experience?

“We had a really good stay that was very helpful for us to clear up misunderstandings and be able to say how we really feel. We definitely understand each other better now. The beach is a few minutes away and is beautiful. It was great to balance space at the beach with focused time to talk. Lunch was delicious on both days and we had a lovely evening meal in the village nearby. We left feeling positive and hopeful that our relationship can heal.” – Helen and Jonathan

“It was all amazing.” – Claire

“It was a great opportunity to meet Lisa in person and to receive further support and mentoring to underpin my aims and objectives. I was also blessed with a beautiful sunny day, which enhanced the environment event more. I left feeling motivated and excited for what I could achieve next.” – Rachael

“It felt like a home away from home, staying in Lisa's garden lodge in her property grounds. I was made to feel very welcome and I began to relax after a long journey. The beach was within walking distance. Along the coast is mesmerizing and very special - so not hard to relax and switch off! The idea of being in someone's home had felt uneasy before arriving, but Lisa is such a warm and considerate person, it was all worth it.” – Angela

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Traditional therapy happens in small weekly windows. This escape gives you two uninterrupted days of deep therapeutic attention in a regulated environment, away from distractions, responsibilities, and emotional triggers. This level of immersion collapses time.

    It helps you bypass old defences and allows profound clarity and emotional shifts to happen much faster. It’s also highly bespoke: your escape is tailor-made to your personality, story, needs, and pace - no generic worksheets, no “one size fits all,” and no surface-level conversations.

  • Women describe leaving the escape feeling lighter, clearer, emotionally regulated, and safe inside themselves for the first time in years. Many notice immediate changes in:

    • how they communicate with partners or family

    • how calmly they respond under pressure

    • their ability to speak up without fear

    • their self-worth and inner steadiness

    • their patterns of overthinking, people-pleasing, or emotional reactivity

    Most importantly, they return home with a renewed sense of self - grounded, empowered, and no longer carrying everything alone.

  • You don’t have to arrive “ready.” Most women who come to the escape are highly capable, emotionally self-contained, and unused to being supported. The structure of the two days gently eases you in. Beginning with grounding, safety, and nervous system settling so your body can soften first.

    You’ll never be pushed; instead, I meet you exactly where you are. Clients often say, “I didn’t know I could relax this deeply - or speak this honestly.” It happens naturally and safely because the environment and pace allow it.

  • This is one of the most common fears - and completely understandable for high-achieving women who’ve coped alone for years. The escape is designed with careful emotional pacing, integrating grounding practices, stabilising techniques, breaks in nature, and gentle containment throughout.

    You will not be left “open” or dysregulated. The goal is not to break you open, but to help you release the pressure, process safely, and leave more coherent, stable, and collected than you arrived.

  • The coastal escape is designed as an intensive, standalone reset - something you can do to pause, breathe, heal, and recalibrate. That said, if you choose to, you can integrate further support through ongoing mentoring or the wider community you offer but there’s no obligation. It’s simply an invitation to emerge steadier, clearer, lighter.