Welcome to The Voyage®
Help Your Clients Thrive Beyond Trauma with The Voyage® Methodology.
Are you looking to take your practice to the next level and create lasting, positive change for your clients? Welcome to The Voyage® - a transformative methodology designed to equip you with the tools, knowledge, and expertise to navigate trauma and chronic stress with confidence and compassion.
Programs
The Voyage® framework offers a revolutionary method to navigating trauma-informed care as it is rooted in a progressive holistic approach that integrates mind, body, and soul elements. It emphasises a phased methodology to ensure clients' safety and minimise re-traumatisation while fostering deep, comprehensive healing.
The Voyage® Light Dive
- The Voyage® Light Dive provides a condensed yet impactful introduction to trauma sensitivity.
- Over 1.5 hrs live per week for 12 weeks this innovative programme delivers cutting-edge strategies and holistic approaches to enrich your toolkit and foster transformative healing for your clients.
- It runs twice a year and is recorded for non-UK, US and European time zones.
- For clinicians seeking foundational knowledge in trauma recovery and healing.
Your journey towards becoming a trauma-sensitive professional starts today!
The Voyage® Deep Dive
- A 12-month Deep Dive programme for coaches, counsellors, therapists, mental and allied health professionals.
- Provides a complete framework along with a methodology and philosophy, of all the theory and practical knowledge needed to work with trauma.
- A weekly practice group with your cohort over the year to embed your learning experientially.
- By the end of the 12 months, you will become a qualified accredited trauma-informed practitioner.
Your journey towards becoming a trauma-informed professional starts today!
The Voyage® For Clinics and Rehabs
- Redefine recovery by introducing trauma-informed care and an up-to-date programme philosophy into your treatment facility
- The Voyage® methodology enables facilities to deliver an even greater degree of care, compassion and healing towards their patients. Encompassing a trauma model safely into the programme rather than working from the old paradigm of addiction only.
- The programme embodies a deep-rooted commitment to healing, empathy, and genuine human connection, and gives unprecedented access to trauma knowledge, protocols and resources.
Our Accreditations
CPD Credits
Our programs Deep Dive and Light Dive are CPD accredited, ensuring that every hour you spend with us is recognized as part of your ongoing professional development.
Benefits of CPD Accreditation:
- Professional Recognition: Gain qualifications that are respected and valued across the industry.
- Career Advancement: Demonstrate your commitment to continuous learning, making you more competitive in your career.
- Credibility: Enhance your professional credibility with certifications that are recognized globally.
ACCPH Accreditation
Both our Light Dive and Deep Dive programs are internationally accredited by the ACCPH, providing you with qualifications that meet high standards of academic excellence.
What Is ACCPH Accreditation? The ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists) is a professional body that accredits programs at various levels, ensuring they meet rigorous academic and ethical standards.
Accreditation Levels:
- Light Dive: Accredited at Level 4, equivalent to the first year of a bachelor’s degree.
- Deep Dive: Accredited at Level 5 (Ofqual), matching the second year of a bachelor’s degree.
Benefits of ACCPH Accreditation:
- Global Recognition: Your qualifications are recognized internationally, giving you credibility wherever your career takes you.
- Advanced Credentials: Gain advanced, recognized qualifications that can enhance your career opportunities and professional standing.
- Pathway to Further Education: ACCPH accreditation at Level 4 and Level 5 can serve as a strong foundation for further studies or professional advancement.
‘I have found the course so insightful and there have been many lightbulb moments for me personally and professionally. It has definitely changed my approach towards my clients in terms of understanding their trauma responses and how best to support them. It has also shaped my response to my teenage daughter’s recent mental health decline and allowed me to explain to her the science behind how she is feeling which reassured her enormously. I made copious notes which I intend to revisit to fully take it all in. I found your regular recaps very helpful in embedding the ideas into my brain.’
Lucy - Aurora
Why Join The Voyage® Deep Dive?
Gain an in-depth understanding of trauma and how to treat it effectively: No more feeling out of your depth, uncertain or concerned about your knowledge or skills. Master tools to navigate historical events, triggers, and challenging client experiences with far more confidence and ease.
Advance your practice: With a recognised accreditation in trauma-informed care, from an industry leader, means you can work more safely and ethically with underlying trauma as a presenting issue. Assisting clients to greater healing and further enhancing your reputation as an expert in the field.
Heal yourself: The Voyage® methodology also embodies personal development as well as professional growth. With these programs, you will be able to regulate your nervous system, manage triggers, and enhance emotional resilience, ensuring you're fully equipped to support clients without being overwhelmed.
Connect and thrive: There is nothing like being in a group of supportive people and learning together. You will become part of a collaborative, caring. compassionate community of other practitioners, providing a safe space to discuss challenges, seek advice, practice skills and grow in unison.
Break free from limitations, expand your expertise, and become a beacon of transformation for your clients. The Voyage® Deep Dive is your pathway to a trauma-informed world, where you can make a lasting impact and bring healing to those who need it most.
Your Voyage to a Trauma-Informed Future Starts Now.
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‘Being on The Voyage with Lou was transformational, in my deeper understanding of trauma, how it can be expressed in the body and mind and how it can be healed somatically with caring compassion and connection. It also became a personal journey of reframing my history of trauma, at times triggering and viscerally felt, which gave me a sense of authenticity, empowerment and catharsis. The safe space Lou created provided the optimum conditions for learning and personal development. Working with the group and their collective skills and experience expanded my knowledge base, there was a strong feeling of camaraderie and respect that carried us all Throughout.’
Maddie Kitchen
Why Choose The Voyage®?
The impact of trauma reaches far and wide, yet its full extent and manifestations often go unrecognised. This misunderstanding leaves a substantial portion of the population grappling with untreated and undiagnosed trauma, hindering their ability to achieve complete healing and recovery. Many clinicians, lacking the necessary skills and knowledge to identify and address trauma effectively, are unable to provide the essential care needed for their clients' well-being.
Choosing The Voyage® means beginning a transformative journey where you not only elevate your clinical practice but also become an advocate for trauma-informed care.
With The Voyage®, you gain the expertise, confidence, and community support needed to make a lasting difference in the lives of those affected by trauma, setting a new standard of compassionate and effective treatment.
‘Last year, I was lucky enough to take part in Lou Lebentz's course. I found it very engaging from day one. The course started with the question, 'What is Trauma?', and from that point on guided us through the trauma journey in a very focussed, but gentle manner. Each week we worked on stages of the trauma journey, while being encouraged to give feedback on our understanding of the material. The course was packed with information, so Lou's team included time out for us so that we could calm our nervous systems, practice self-care, and process the information without getting overwhelmed. Taking part in this course has given me some very useful information and tools, which I now use in my work in the recovery world. I thoroughly enjoyed the course, and would highly recommend it to anyone wanting a better understanding of trauma, and the tools to apply to it. ’
Timothy Norton - Secure Transport & Sober Companion
Meet The Voyage® lead facilitator and creator Lou Lebentz!
Hi there,
I'm Lou Lebentz, an award-winning global therapist, trauma clinician, and revered public speaker with over two decades of experience. My passion lies in sharing the experience and knowledge I've gathered during my journey as a clinician and self-explorer to support others on their paths to healing.
My own recovery from mental health issues, addiction, and childhood trauma has deeply informed my work. It's been a journey of challenges, growth, and enlightenment, complemented by extensive professional training that has equipped me with invaluable knowledge and experience.
My mission is clear: I aim to foster a trauma-informed world starting with educating professionals already engaged in trauma work. With over a decade of experience working at Roehampton Priory hospital and in private practice, I've developed The Voyage® methodology. This approach not only imparts essential knowledge but also equips clinicians with practical skills necessary for trauma-informed care.
I look forward to guiding you on your journey towards becoming more trauma-informed with The Voyage® methodology.
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‘Having only had one brief encounter with Lou, I didn’t know what to expect from The Voyage but something in me was drawn to it, and to her, from that fleeting meeting. I am in the final stages of completing my Psychotherapy MSc and this training has given that learning both a practical and profound depth. It is hard to put words to the very personal experience that each one of us on the course appears to be having - but it is a shared experience and not one that necessarily happens easily on zoom. Lou has created easily digested theoretical content for working with trauma and then brings us together to practice in a supportive and collaborative weekly group. It has surpassed all my expectations and I can’t recommend it enough.’
Holly Beck
Free Resource:
Trauma-Informed Practice:
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Lou Lebentz is a master in her field , her understanding and knowledge in trauma is inspiring , her nature , empathy and delivery makes her the healer that she is when following her principles for recovery from such a debilitating and life limiting condition of trauma. As a non professional in this field , I feel heard, seen and valued as part of an ongoing educational body of work.
Life changing , thank you Lou, ❤️❤️
The Voyage is truly unique because it doesn't just deliver information on trauma recovery, it immerses you in a transformative experience. What sets it apart from other programmes is the holistic structure that builds step-by-step from foundational trauma knowledge to advanced trauma-informed practices, while also focusing on personal and professional growth. The sense of community and connection created by The Voyage is exceptional, offering a really deep level of support and shared learning with like-minded professionals. It's more than just a course; it's a journey that impacts your practice and life in profound, lasting ways. And it’s led by a truly knowledgeable and compassionate person 💜
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The Voyage® Light Dive
- The Voyage® Light Dive provides a condensed yet impactful introduction to trauma sensitivity.
- For 1.5 hrs of LIVE training by Lou over 12 weeks, this innovative programme delivers cutting-edge strategies and holistic approaches to enrich your toolkit and foster transformative healing for your clients.
- A fully downloadable workbook and replays of the weeks is available.
- For clinicians seeking foundational knowledge in trauma therapy.
The Voyage® Deep Dive
- A 12-month Deep Dive programme
- Provides a complete framework along with a methodology and philosophy, of all the theory and practical knowledge needed to work with trauma.
- A weekly group for 44 weeks of the year, to embed and embody the skills and practicums within a fully supportive and collaborative group run live each week by Lou.
- By the end of the 12-months you will become a qualified accredited trauma-informed practitioner.
The Voyage® For Clinics
- Redefine recovery by introducing trauma-informed care into your treatment facility
- Update your programme by bringing in a current philosophy that encompasses trauma safely into the older style addiction treatment only model.
- The Voyage® enables treatment facilities to deliver an even better level of care and treatment to patients.
- The programme embodies a deep-rooted commitment to healing, empathy, genuine human connection, plus access to trauma resources.
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‘I recently completed the voyage, trauma informed training for coaches and clinicians. I can not recommend it highly enough. Lou’s ability to take a very complex subject like trauma and break it down into a relatively simple methodology with incredibly practical tools and learning is first class. This is a transformative body of work, which I truly believe anyone working in the mental and emotional health arena should take In order to support their clients and themselves to be empowered, connected and aligned.’
Kimberley Houghton