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Tailored Retreats for Real Change
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Why Haven Rest
PRIVATE & DISCREET
Carefully selected private residences designed for calm, confidentiality, and emotional safety.
THERAPIST-LED
Professionally guided by an experienced psychotherapist specialised in emotional wellbeing and relational work.
STRUCTURED
YET GENTLE
A carefully balanced rhythm of therapeutic guidance, restorative practices, and private reflection.
DESIGNED
FOR REAL CHANGE
Not simply time away — a professionally designed therapeutic experience created for meaningful progress.
Meet Catherine Ndong
Licensed Psychotherapist | Founder of Malaga Therapy | Founder of Haven Rest Retreat | Creator of Therapies Magazine
Catherine Ndong is a licensed psychotherapist with extensive international experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through emotional, relational, and life transitions. She is the founder of Malaga Therapy, an international psychotherapy practice, and the creator of Haven Rest Retreat, a private therapeutic retreat experience designed for moments when deeper space, privacy, and professional guidance become necessary.
Her work is rooted in one simple conviction:
Meaningful change often requires more than fragmented conversations and limited time.
Haven Rest Retreat was created as a calm, carefully curated space where individuals and couples can step away, gain clarity, reconnect, and move forward with meaningful suppor
YEARS
EXPERIENCE
18+
LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST
INTERNATIONAL
CLIENTELE
SPECIALISED
IN EMOTIONAL
& RELATIONAL WELLBEING
What Transformation May Look Like
What Transformation May Look Like
GREATER
EMOTIONAL CLARITY
IMPROVED CONVERSATION
STRONGER RELATIONAL CONNECTION
REDUCED EMOTIONAL OVERWHELM
RESTORED CONFIDENCE
CLEARER
DECISION-MAKING
HEALTHIER EMOTIONAL PATTERNS
RENEWED PERSPECTIVE
Every retreat is different. Outcomes depend on personal circumstances, readiness, and therapeutic goals.
We arrived emotionally distant and exhausted. We left with clarity, calm, and a completely different way of communicating.
A. & M., Saudi Arabia
Couple Retreat Guest
For the first time in years, we had uninterrupted space to truly understand what was happening between us.
Jane & Lin, China
Couple Retreat Guest
The level of privacy, structure, and professional guidance made all the difference.
Alex, Costa Rica
Individual Retreat Guest
What Our Guests Say
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Haven Rest Retreat is the right fit for your needs.