The Compass · Intensive

Your leadership and your life run on one thread.

A trauma-informed leadership intensive for women carrying too much. Three days to trace the wound underneath the way you lead, and upgrade the strategy. When you heal one, you heal all three.

3 days 12 seats By application

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What you leave with

Lighter. Firmer. Clearer.

You don't leave with another framework to perform. You leave having built confidence in your intention, your execution, and your dedication to teamwork, in a way that benefits everyone involved.

Outcome i.

Lighter.

You stop carrying what was never yours to carry. The over-functioning that kept you safe gets a more sophisticated replacement, and your leadership moves with less friction.

Outcome ii.

Firmer in boundary.

You leave with exact language for a boundary you've been avoiding, practiced out loud and ready for Monday morning. You are as powerful as your ability to perform and hold a firm boundary.

Outcome iii.

Clear on your compass.

A values-based way to decide under pressure: how does this benefit me and the person in front of me, while doing no harm and honoring what the situation requires? And a peer who's running the same race.

The arc

Three days. One thread.

Every participant moves through a five-step clinical arc: identify the distortion, trace it to its root, honor how it kept you safe, examine what it costs you now, and upgrade to something better.

Day 1

The Mirror.

You cannot lead what you do not understand, so we begin inside. Surface how you see yourself, others, and your profession. Trace the distortion to the relationship wound underneath, and honor how it kept you safe.

Day 2

The Upgrade.

What you found on Day 1 was not a verdict. It was information. Synthesize a more sophisticated way of leading, being, and connecting. Delegate, set boundaries that serve everyone, and stop being the ceiling.

Day 3

The Freedom.

You don't have to choose between being human and being a leader. Lean into hard conversations instead of avoiding them. Boundaries, confidence, and care, working together rather than against each other.

Daily rhythm

Four hours a day, structured to feel safe.

Structured enough to feel safe, open enough to feel free. Each day follows the same rhythm so your body learns the room, while the content moves through the three-day arc.

9:00 — 9:30 AM

Somatic check-in & groundingBody scan, intentional breathing, nervous-system awareness before the work begins.

9:30 — 10:15 AM

Teaching & reflectionThe day's core, with the science behind what you're experiencing woven in.

10:15 — 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 — 11:30 AM

The day's core exerciseJournaling, mapping, or a written framework you'll actually use. Sharing is always voluntary.

11:30 — 11:45 AM

Break

11:45 — 12:30 PM

Breakout & partner practiceSmall-group peer learning and witnessed dyad work.

12:30 — 1:00 PM

Closing reflection & intention-settingName what surfaced. Set the intention that opens the next day.

A representative day. A somatic check-in opens every morning and intention-setting closes every day. The content moves through the three-day arc; the rhythm stays the same.

Who this is for

If this is the weight you carry.

Women in leadership and management: department chairs, deans, and academic administrators; clinical supervisors and practice owners; senior managers, executives, and founders.

You're competent, credentialed, and carrying too much, and you can't put anything down without feeling you've failed.
You're exhausted from code-switching between "too much" and "not enough."
You avoid hard conversations because you don't want to be seen as difficult or aggressive.

You second-guess yourself in rooms where you're the most qualified person there.
You're burned out from over-giving and under-receiving.
You're great at your job, and somewhere along the way you lost the thread back to yourself.

Why this is different

Clinical depth. Held with care.

Okairy is a heart-centered clinician who believes in people's healing and isn't afraid to dabble in the unknown. She's a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed in California and Texas. Most leadership trainers hand you a framework. She goes to the relationship wound underneath the leadership struggle, and upgrades it from there, with tools and language you can use Monday morning.

Clinically licensed

An LCSW facilitates the room, not a coach or a consultant. The depth is real, and so is the safety she's trained to hold.

ii.

Trauma-informed at the root

You can't hand someone a framework before honoring the wound underneath it. This treats the root, not the symptom.

iii.

Built for women in leadership

Designed for the particular weight women carry: socialized to lead with care, penalized when you lead with authority.

More than three days

A 90-day integration.

This isn't three days you attend and forget. The intensive begins a 90-day arc, with structured check-ins so the work actually holds. Growth is a marathon, and struggling in places is not failure. It's information.

30 days

Practice.

Have the conversations you've been avoiding. Feel the discomfort and do it anyway. Each one is data. The goal is movement, not perfection. Accountability check-ins at two and four weeks.

60 days

Implementation.

The framework becomes the default: trauma-informed conversations, saying no with intention, delegating, cooperating rather than controlling. A group check-in at 60 days to share wins and recalibrate together.

90 days

Integration.

Honest self-assessment. Where did you grow, and where do you still struggle? What do you need more of, and what have you outgrown? A 90-day group reunion closes the arc.

The investment

Three days. A small cohort.

Investment

$4,000

The 3-day intensive, per leader

Includes the 90-day integration program.

Payment plans available · 12 seats per cohort

Apply for a Seat

By application · Next cohort forming · 5-day and in-house formats on request

Questions

What you'll want to know.

Is this therapy?

No. Okairy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by training, credentialed in California and Texas, and she brings that clinical depth to the room. The intensive itself is leadership development, not clinical psychotherapy. If you are seeking therapy, please reach out to a licensed provider in your state.

Who is in the room?

Women in leadership and management: department chairs, deans, and academic administrators; clinical supervisors and practice owners; senior managers, executives, and founders. Twelve seats per cohort, kept intentionally small so each person is held and known.

Is it in person or virtual?

In person is preferred for this work, and a virtual format is available. Format, location, and dates are confirmed with each cohort once your application is accepted.

What's the time commitment?

Four hours a day across three days, plus the 90-day integration program with check-ins at 30, 60, and 90 days. An extended 5-day format is available for groups that want to go deeper, and the content scales down to a one or two-day session.

Can I bring this in-house for my organization?

Yes. Custom organizational delivery includes a pre-workshop needs assessment, full facilitation, participant materials, and a post-workshop summary with themes and recommendations. Reach out at hello@okairyrodriguez.com for a custom quote.

I'm carrying something heavy right now. Is this the right place?

This is leadership work in a group setting, held with a trauma-informed lens. It is not a substitute for individual clinical care. If you are in psychiatric crisis, actively suicidal, or in early acute trauma, the workshop is not the right container for that work right now. Okairy will talk it through honestly with anyone who reaches out, and there is no judgment in the question.

What if I have to cancel?

Full refunds are available within 14 days of payment, provided the workshop has not yet been held. After 14 days, the investment is held as credit toward a future cohort within 12 months. In the event of a documented medical or family emergency, exceptions are made at Okairy's discretion. See the Terms of Service for the full policy.

How do I hold a seat?

Seats are by application. Share a little about where you are and what you're carrying, and Okairy follows up personally about fit and the next cohort. Apply through the application page.