Felix Economakis
UK ARFID Intensive Retreat
2nd – 6th Feb 2026

About the event

If your child feels trapped by fear or resistance around food, you've probably tried everything — rewards, reassurance, patience, even pressure — and nothing seems to help.

This retreat is designed for parents who want to give their teens a chance to experience lasting change, guided by the world's leading ARFID specialist.

Across 3.5 days, psychologist Felix Economakis will guide a small group of teens through a carefully structured programme that blends pioneering therapeutic methods, emotional-regulation tools, and live demonstrations. Each day is designed to reduce anxiety, build calm, and gently expand food confidence — in a safe, supported setting.

Parents will also gain insights into the mindset shifts and family dynamics that truly support recovery, ensuring progress continues long after the retreat ends.

What makes this retreat different?

This isn’t a clinical bootcamp or a “try one bite” approach. It’s a breakthrough framework that helps teens understand what’s really happening in their mind, and empowers them to change it.

Using Felix's Pioneering ARFID Protocol, the retreat helps participants:

• Reframe food avoidance as a mind‐body response, not stubbornness or defiance.
• Regulate emotions before tackling new foods.
• Rebuild trust in themselves and the eating process.
• Experience positive progress, not pressure.

Every activity and session is built around safety, understanding, and empowerment, the three ingredients proven to unlock change.

What your teen will learn

• The ARFID Protocol ‐ a new, evidence-based approach to transformation.
• Mastering the Mind ‐ how thoughts and beliefs can support change instead of resisting it.
• Understanding Resistance ‐ defiance, passivity, avoidance, and autopilot explained.
• Emotional Regulation ‐ techniques to find calm and confidence in anxious moments.
• Sensory Processing & Desensitisation – practical tools to make foods less overwhelming.
• Family Dynamics at Mealtimes ‐ how pressure, patterns, and energy at the table keep old struggles alive.
• Pattern Interruption Techniques ‐ quick, simple methods to ease distress and reset.
• Comorbidities Explained ‐ overlaps with OCD, social anxiety, and emetophobia
• Live Demonstrations ‐ watch Felix's methods in real time.
• The Power of Imagination ‐ how creative thinking can be used to heal, not hinder.
• Essential Life Lessons ‐ self-soothing, problem-solving, and healthy focus.
• Personalised Coaching ‐ 20–30 minute one-to-one sessions for tailored breakthroughs.

Who this retreat is for

• Parents of teens or young adults (13–18) struggling with ARFID.
• Families looking for an approach that's gentle yet effective, focused on mindset and emotional safety.
• Young adults who want to overcome avoidance, anxiety, or distress around food — at their own pace, with expert support.

No prior therapy experience is required — only readiness to learn and grow.

About Felix Economakis

Felix Economakis is one of the world's most recognised specialists in ARFID and anxiety, featured on multiple TV programmes and trusted by thousands worldwide. Known for his warm, relatable style and rapid results, Felix blends psychology, NLP, and practical solution‐focused coaching to help individuals achieve deep, lasting change — often in a single session.

Why parents choose this retreat

• Proven record of success with teens, adults and families around the world.
• A compassionate, pressure-free approach that builds motivation instead of fear.
• Clear, structured tools that empower both the teen and the parent.
• Support that continues after the retreat, ensuring momentum and confidence last.
• Team building activities available at the retreat centre

Ready to give your child the breakthrough they deserve?

If you've been searching for a new way forward — one that replaces fear and frustration with confidence and calm — this retreat offers a proven, compassionate path.

Reserve your place today and help your child rediscover freedom around food.

Retreat Details

Price
£2,600 if paid by BACS.
£2,700 if paid by Stripe.

3.5 day retreat for 1 x child & 1 x parent - includes accommodation, catering, conference fee, therapy, and activities.
Additional parents and siblings can attend for a supplemental fee. Please contact me for further details.

Date Details
2nd‐6th February, 2026.
2nd - Arrival (accommodation included)
3rd - ARFID therapy begins at 9am and continues on the 4th and 5th, with a half morning on the 6th.

Location
Calvert Lakes, Little Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QD
www.calvertlakes.org.uk