Land & Sea Intensives

Scheduling Limited Availability 2026 Wilderness Intensives at the Salish Sea-Friday Harbor, WA San Juan Island

My name is Jenn Harkness. I’m a mental health counselor and art therapist with over 20 years experience. I am also a USCG 25T Master Captain with a fleet of boats: sail, paddle, motor and cruise, all ready for adventure. I live and play on San Juan Island and want to share the healing magic of this sacred place with you. Don’t love boats? That’s okay, there are trails and beaches aplenty to explore. The ideal is to blend it all into a moving journey of self discovery, wisdom and health. I love creatively walking with people toward fulfilling more authentic and fruitful lives filled with joy, compassion and love.

  • Custom Intensives include 2 pre-work sessions, 2 post-work sessions and one or two day intensives designed for your needs toward growth and evolution
  • Individual Journeys and Rites of Passage
  • Couples Recharge & Reset Journeys
  • Family Depth Journey Intensives (up to 6 people)
  • Custom Group Journeys (up to 6 people)
  • Witchy Weekend Extravaganzas for Women
  • Queer Wilderness Ride for 2SLGBTQIA+ Thriving

INTENSIVES

Individual Journeys

CONnect with your deepest self

Individual journeys can focus on anything you need. We will be co-creating space for you to drop into your body, clear and hone your mind, and explore your trusest self. Here are some paths I am ready to walk with you:

Mid-life Emergence

Burn Out Recovery

Trauma Integration

Grief & Loss

Identity Exploration 

Chronic Illness & Pain

Celebration of Milestones

Exploration of Creativity & Joy

Let’s get creative together and find new and old ways for you to continue to build relationship with yourself and evolve into the next phase of life. 

 

Couples Recharge & Reset Journeys

repair and recharge together

I am familiar and have done trainings with Gottman, PACT, and EFT couples therapy techniques. 

Whether you are in couples therapy and seeking a more intensive space to explore your relationship, or you just need a tune up, being in nature together with a guide is a great way to intentionally reset. 

Each couples intensive is as unique as each couple, but I am always trying to balance time to explore rupture and repair with time to explore joy and play. 

Play is intimacy. Play is also a path through conflict. I am a huge advocate of couples who play together stay together. Come up to the islands and play with me on beaches, hiking trails, and boats if you like to float. Let’s rediscover what brought you together in the first place and explore what is going to keep you close in the years to come. 

Family Depth Journey

Creating the circle

Every family has their secrets, their struggles, and their grudges. Coming together with an intention to restore bonds and grow is what these intensives are fundamentally about.

While each intensive is custom for you, a common theme I bring is a restorative justice model of repairing the past through understanding impact and needs. This model is so helpful in a family being able to move forward together.

Along with repair, a focus is on bonding. Really understanding explictily where the connections are and how to intentionally grow them in a way that lands for each person.

Family work is complex and beautiful. Join me on an island paradise together and leave with more authentic connection.

Blended families

Poly families 

Queer families 

Non-blood related families

All the families are welcome

Custom Group Journeys

Choose your own adventure

Have a group of friends going through similar issues? 

Know a bunch of people looking for community building in an alternative and holistic way? 

Hit me up and lets explore what an intensive could look like for you! 

Witchy Weekend Extravaganzas

Burn it down and create something new

Each witchy weekend will look different depending on the kind of magic you bring.

I’m not talking actual witchcraft, although that is welcome if it’s your practice. I’m talking witchy shit in the way of anyone who uses their power to take down the patriarchy. Anyone who is called to land, air, water and fire to recharge. Folks who find beauty in all the little things and have or want to have the courage to do big things. I’m talking about the everyday magic of joy and sadness. I’m talking about the power of rage and the cycle of destruction and creation. 

Am I talking about you? 

Coming alone or with your coven? 

Let’s play. 

Queer Wilderness Ride for 2SLGBTQIA+ Thriving

gayest boats in the PNW

Want a weekend on the water with photo ops on the gayest boats in the PNW? 

Time for your very own pride? 

Want to explore your amazing self through a lens of safety, belonging, and thriving? 

All this and whatever else you want to explore, I’m here to make it happen. Because baby, we were born this way. Let’s sparkle! 

FAQ

Where do we start?

The first step is to schedule a consult to discuss needs and fit. This half hour session is free to assess general fit and needs. It is critical that both of us feel we want to spend some quality time together and that my skill sets will facilitate the goals of the intensive. For safety and best practice, I am unable to work with anyone struggling with moderate to severe mental health challenges at this time. These intensives are geared toward supporting folks who are already stable in their lives and wanting to fine tune toward greater health, thriving and joy.

 

Do You Have Accommodations for Disabilities?

Yes…and…At this time, I am unable to accommodate disabilities on our boats that prevent folks from walking, seeing, or hearing. However, I am able to do intensives via all terrain wheelchair on land as San Juan Island has beautiful trail accommodations for that. For sight or hearing impaired, as long as you have support with you, we should be able to accommodate needs. For other inquiries please contact me as I am always willing to be creative in a safe way to get EVERYONE outdoors. 

Safety Facts

Psychological safety is the baseline of all of my work. All emotional needs are valid and important, any requests, questions, challenges, and ideas are welcome. We will collaborate so you feel comfortable in stretching yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally on these intensives. 

License: I am registered through the state for my LMHC, through a national board for my ATR, and through the United States Coast Guard for my Master Captains license with a sailing and tow endorsement. I also have my WFR license and comply with all safety standards on land and sea.

Liability: We will sign a series of forms and agreements for liability on land and sea. I am extremely cautious and aware of all safety protocols and needs and maintenance every aspect of my business as such. My business is an LLC through WA state, I am fully insured in all areas. and we will agree that participants are liable for any assumption of risk, understanding that natural dangers, weather conditions, and rescue efforts apart from any negligence on our part are the responsibility of the participants. 

Crew: Please note that on all boating excursions my co-captain and husband Eric will be joining us, even for women’s events for safety. He is also a USCG Captain and insured under my policies. He is trained for confidentiality and therapeutic presence but will not be facilitating or participating in any activities. He’s there to lend a helping hand for the boats and logistics and is often at the helm while I attend to you. 

 

Where will we go? What will we do?

Almost all of my intensives are custom, so we would be discussing options and needs so you have the most joyous and magical experience possible. San Juan Island has many beaches and trail systems that include sandy expanses, rocky outcroppings, meadows, mountain tops and old growth forests. On the water, we have several options we can discuss from sailing, kayaking,  paddle boards, small and fast motor boats, and a yacht. Yes, island hopping is an option up to Jones Island State Park, Yellow Island Preserve, and Sucia Marine Park above Orcas Island. 

Ages

Because of liability and safety, I am only able to accomodate folks age 12 and up. 

Setup a Free  Consultation

I would love to explore the possibilities with you! We can have a 30 minute call to get started.