2026 - 2027 RETREATS

At HTFT Mental Health & Performance, we believe that growth doesn't happen in a single setting. The work we do in sessions, in performance coaching / training is only part of the equation, real lasting change also requires space. Space to step outside routine, and space to experience connection in ways that reinforce everything we build together throughout the year. Our retreat offerings exist to create that space intentionally, each designed with a distinct purpose, audience, and depth of experience.

RETREAT & RECOVER : Summer 2027

Retreat & Recover is our signature once-a-year experience for athletes, led by Trevor Barlow, Joey Topel, and trusted HTFT staff members. Held each July, this four day retreat was built on a simple but powerful belief: that insight, regulation, and personal alignment are often best accessed outside of everyday environments. Away from routine, away from noise, and away from the roles athletes, top performers, and individuals are used to playing, people access parts of themselves that are harder to reach in an office or on a schedule. This is not a traditional retreat. It is a carefully constructed environment, one that blends deep insight, performance informed guidance, and the restorative power of nature into something that feels both grounded and expansive.

Over four days, participants engage in activities designed to support nervous system regulation and grounded awareness: hiking, fishing, outdoor cooking, starting fires, journaling, open group discussion, and extended time for reflection in natural settings. The daily rhythm itself becomes part of the process, shared meals built around optimal nutrition, meaningful living spaces, and shared responsibility through daily chores all work together to reinforce structure, accountability, and presence. Nothing about the experience is incidental; every element is chosen to support the deeper work happening underneath.

Leading this work is a team bringing together different but complementary perspectives. Dr. Isaac Farin, Ph.D., LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a doctoral degree in Family Therapy, widely recognized for his relational approach and for developing Longboard Therapy®, an experiential modality rooted in mindfulness, regulation, and systemic awareness. His involvement ensures the retreat remains grounded, while always honoring each participant's individual readiness, boundaries, and personal history.

Trevor Barlow, founder of HTFT Mental Health & Performance, leads the program's structure, integration, and applied performance elements. Working through a relationship driven, solution focused lens, Trevor helps participants translate insight into action connecting what surfaces during reflection to daily habits, personal responsibility, and long-term alignment moving forward. Joey Topel supports the retreat's day-to-day structure and mentorship, bringing the same accountability and leadership focus he leads throughout the year with HTFT's youth and mentorship programs. Together, this team creates a balanced approach combining clinical insight with applied, real-world guidance, allowing participants to do meaningful work without pressure, overexposure, or rigidity.

The setting itself is chosen with the same intentionality as everything else. Past retreats have taken place in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia, with each year's location selected based on the group's dynamic and that year's specific mission. The environment is treated as a core part of the work, not simply a backdrop for it. Participation is intentionally limited to ensure the experience stays personal, responsive, and focused rather than diluted by scale. Scheduling, housing, and travel coordination are shared directly by Trevor Barlow once a participant's involvement is confirmed. Offered only once per year, each July, Retreat & Recover gives athletes and individuals the rare opportunity to step fully away from the noise of daily life — and return grounded, regulated, and aligned with what comes next.

Retreat & Recover - An immersive, once a year retreat rooted in nature, structure, and self understanding, led by Trevor Barlow, Joey Topel, and Dr. Isaac Farin.

RETREAT DAY : 2026 Fall — WITH ONE HOMETEAM FOUNDATION

Retreat Day is our once a year event in partnership with One HomeTeam Foundation, bringing together athletes from the 305ers vs. Broward Classic for a day at a Miami Marlins game.

It's more than a game. Retreat Day gives individuals a real look at what it takes to perform at a high level, the discipline, structure, and intentionality pro athletes bring to their craft every single day, not just when the cameras are on. It's a chance to build new relationships and see what accountability actually looks like, on and off the field, from people who live it professionally.

Before the game, all youth athletes and individuals in attendance get batting practice access, a rare, up close look at the pregame routines and preparation pro athletes go through before every game. It's a once in a lifetime chance to see, step by step, the same discipline and habits we talk about at HTFT, coming to life in real time. At the end of the game, the group heads to the family section, where players come out to meet everyone in attendance.

This experience is also open to individuals and athletes within the HTFT community as part of their ongoing work with HTFT. Community participants get full access with players before and after the game, real, in depth conversations, not just a quick photo, along with merchandise, food, and full accommodations. These conversations give people a direct look at the mindset, habits, and daily routines it takes to compete at the highest level, the same principles we work on together, seen firsthand from the people who live them professionally.

At the end of the day, that's the point of Retreat Day, seeing discipline and intentionality modeled by people who do it for a living, and bringing that same standard into your own everyday.

Together, Retreat & Recover and Retreat Day represent two different expressions of the same underlying philosophy at HTFT, that people grow more fully when given room to step outside the ordinary, whether that means quiet reflection in the mountains, or a shared moment of joy at a ballpark.