HOUSE 137 · EUROPE
House 137 is a research-led retreat for women in perimenopause and menopause - held by clinicians.
Clinical psychology, somatic practice and ceremonial assisted therapy, brought together around one goal. Guiding you into a grounded, calm space, supported by a structure that helps integrate your new perspective long after your return home.
"Breathwork with Sophie is the best thing I have done for my health. These sessions have been life-changing and helped me reconnect to hope for my future."
"I have invested in many practitioners throughout my healing journey but working with Sophie has been the most supportive. I've felt seen and heard in a way that feels deeply healing."
"Octavia is amazing! Open spirit, deep and slow massage just like her. Definitely to repeat. Octavia has that 'aura' you immediately feel engaged to. Loved it! Absolutely recommend!"
"Octavia's massage was one of the best experiences I've ever had. I never knew it would even be possible to «fly away» so much. It was one of the most intense experiences of my life. She's the biggest queen ever, and has magical hands! Absolutely recommend!"
"Breathwork with Sophie is the best thing I have done for my health. These sessions have been life-changing and helped me reconnect to hope for my future."
"I have invested in many practitioners throughout my healing journey but working with Sophie has been the most supportive. I've felt seen and heard in a way that feels deeply healing."
"Octavia is amazing! Open spirit, deep and slow massage just like her. Definitely to repeat. Octavia has that 'aura' you immediately feel engaged to. Loved it! Absolutely recommend!"
"Octavia's massage was one of the best experiences I've ever had. I never knew it would even be possible to «fly away» so much. It was one of the most intense experiences of my life. She's the biggest queen ever, and has magical hands! Absolutely recommend!"
Welcome
A place to be safely held and gently guided home.
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WELCOME HOME
Navigating burnout, perimenopause, or an unfamiliar stretch of life.
Have tried conventional healthcare and left feeling unheard, under-tested, or overprescribed. Self-medicating, dabling with tinctures trying to see what helps.
Sense something needs to shift, even without a crisis point.
Believe that change needs safety, ethics and clinical care around it - not just good intentions.
Want to do this alongside other women who are asking the same questions.
Add your next pain point here.
If something here lands, that recognition is worth paying attention to. This is where we begin.
The team
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
With over 25 years in psychology, specialising in complex trauma through EMDR, attachment-focused, parts-based and somatic approaches. Grounded in scientific rigour and the belief that healing happens through safety and connection, she co-created House 137 to offer thoughtful preparation, compassionate care and ongoing integration, helping people come home to themselves.
PHYSIOTHERAPIST AND SOMATICS
20 years experience in trauma and women's health. Supporting you to rediscover your yourself after injury and life defining moments. Rebuilding emotional and physical strength and resilience.
BREATHWORK AND MIND-BODY COACH
15 years as a holistic cancer coach, breath work teacher and cancer thriver. Someone who knows what it's like to have your life turned upside down and find your way back to yourself.
Why
We build the safety and the space for you to do the healing and we stay beside you every step of the way.
You are not broken, you are not ill. You are braced. House 137 makes room for you to let go and come home to yourself. Fully supported around other women allowing your body and mind to finally stand down.
Trauma can leave the nervous system organised around survival - vigilant, defended, alone. Our work is to create the conditions for that to move: from vigilance towards safety, disconnection to embodiment, isolation to belonging.
The ceremony is one part of a carefully held therapeutic process. Clinical psychology, somatic practice, group work, preparation and 90 days of structured integration hold what happens before, during and after.
Every retreat is led in person by Dr Cheryl and a small clinical team - with facilitators you will meet and get to know. You are screened, met, known before you arrive offering a truly personal experience.
What
A confidential call and clinical review, before anyone is accepted. This tells us - and you - whether the timing and the fit are right.
Fbbbour to six weeks of grounding and orientation before you travel, so nothing about the week ahead is a surprise.
A small group, a quiet stretch of Portugal, and a week built around arrival, one long mid point and a considered last morning. Rest is treated as park of the work, not a break from it.
Ninety days of structured support once you are home - because the work that matters happens after, not during.
Spain
19 May 2027 - 23 May 2027
Our flagship science-backed reset on the Spanish coast.
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Portugal
11 November 2027 - 15 November 2027
A deeper, longer immersion for returning and advanced guests.
Read more and applySafety & ethics
Safety isn't a section at the bottom of the page. It shapes who we accept, what we offer and what we decline to do.
Everyone speaks with us before joining. We review health history and current circumstances, and we say no when a retreat isn't the right setting.
Named clinical oversight, documented protocols, supervision for facilitators and review after every retreat.
You are told what each session involves before it begins, and you can step out of anything at any time without explanation.
Clear roles between facilitators and guests. No dual relationships, no touch without explicit consent, no pressure to disclose.
A named safeguarding lead, a written policy, and a route to raise a concern during or after the retreat.
Local medical arrangements, staff trained in first aid, and an honest scope: we are not a treatment service and we don't replace therapy or medical care.
Apply for a retreat. Cheryl reads every application herself, and once a place is confirmed we send a secure payment link.
