Workshops, Counseling & Retreats
Three ways to do this work
You do not have to upend your life to begin. Most people start with a single online circle, or one private conversation, and go further only if they want to.
Every Choose Again workshop, private session, and residential retreat uses the same Six Steps to Freedom. What changes is the depth, the pace, and how much of your life you set down while you do it.
Start here · from home
Open Circle with Diederik Wolsak
A monthly online emotional healing workshop on Zoom. Watch the Six Steps worked live, ask your own questions — $40 a circle. Beginners especially welcome.
See dates & registerDeepest · 7 Day
Residential Retreats
Residential emotional healing retreats at El Cielo in Costa Rica year-round, and once a year in the South of France. No more than twelve people, with a three-month online integration & support.
See the retreatsPrivate · one-on-one
Private Sessions
Work one-on-one with a trained Choose Again facilitator on your own situation. Sessions are built around the Six Steps, so you leave with a process you can use alone.
How counseling worksNot sure which is yours?
Eight questions will tell you
Answer honestly and we will say plainly which of the three we would suggest — including, sometimes, none of them yet. Two minutes, no cost, and no email needed to see your result.
Monthly · Online · Beginners welcome
Open Circle
with Diederik Wolsak, RPC MPCP
A monthly online Six Steps circle open to all — from beginners to advanced — to come together to learn, grow, support, inquire, and heal under the guidance of the founder of Choose Again.
Bring your questions and your own situation to find emotional healing and personal growth. Live Six Steps processing and Q&A are offered every time. Most people leave with a clearer understanding of themselves and a way to turn a challenge into something useful.
When
Monthly, 11am – 12:30pm Pacific
Where
Online by Zoom — link emailed on registration
Format
Drop-in only — regular circle packages do not apply
You get
A Six Steps PDF guide and an introductory video from Diederik, in advance
"Diederik is inspirational in a way that touched my soul at its very core. Learning from him is a gift that keeps on giving."
"I struggled...and couldn't find a way out of the continuous dark story I was telling myself. Never have I encountered a more effective process in dealing with core beliefs and how they shape my view of the world."
Nathan Markee — Canada
"I have been working with the Six Step Process for about 15 years now, and it has become my automatic response to my upsets. What I LOVE about it is that it is so brilliantly clear."
Donna Hone
What happens in the circle
· Work your current challenge through the Six Steps, guided by Diederik
· Readings and study of core Choose Again teachings
· Q&A with Diederik and senior facilitators
Depending on numbers, not everyone will process personally. Witnessing the process as Diederik leads it is still powerful, and is how most people learn it.
Who this is for
Newcomers, above all. If you have never seen the Six Steps worked before, this is the circle for you — nothing is assumed and no one is put on the spot.
It is also for anyone, at any stage, who would like the chance to work directly with Diederik.
Cost
$40 USD per circle
Pay more if you choose — it quietly covers someone's supported seat.
Need a supported rate? Just ask — write to us and it stays between us.
Upcoming dates & registration
All times Pacific. Each date is registered separately.
New to this work? Read the PDF and watch Diederik's introduction before you come — they arrive by email up to a week ahead, or as soon as you register.
Residential Retreats
When you're ready to set everything else down
Year-round · Costa Rica
El Cielo
Seven to ten days above Lake Arenal, in a group kept deliberately small. Daily group work, movement, and time in the rainforest — then three months of online integration so what shifts there survives coming home.
All-inclusive Standard Rate (shared accommodation):
$5,400 USD
Payable in full at booking; a completed intake form is required before your place is confirmed. Scholarship support is available — ask in your Discovery Conversation.
Check DatesSeptember · France
Retreats in the South of France [Sold Out]
The same work, once a year, in the south of France. A small group, a quiet setting, and the same facilitators who lead at El Cielo. Places are limited and usually fill early.
Our annual South of France retreat offers the same immersive Choose Again process in an intimate small-group setting
Per week · starting from
$2,100 USD
All inclusive, payable in full at booking. A completed intake form is required before your place is confirmed
SOLD OUTCost & scholarships
Choose Again USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Prices are stated plainly, with no hidden costs — and scholarship support is available for both circles and retreats, so cost need not decide this for you. Just ask; it stays between us.
Common questionsComing with someone
Some of the most significant work happens between two people who already love each other — a couple, two siblings, a parent and a grown child. You do not both need to be equally ready.
Talk it through with usStill deciding?
One conversation, no cost, and we will tell you honestly if we do not think we are the right fit for what you are carrying.
Choose Again USA
Choose Again USA, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and the American sister organization to Choose Again, founded by Diederik Wolsak.
© 2026 Choose Again USA, Inc. · Choose Again is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric care. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.