Meet the Team
Meet the team behind The Voyage®.
Each of us brings a unique combination of lived experience and professional training in trauma recovery. Trained in The Voyage® methodology, we’re here to support, guide, and hold space for meaningful growth and healing.
Lou Lebentz
Founder of The Voyage®, Trauma Specialist, Speaker and Author
Lou Lebentz is the founder of The Voyage® and a leading voice in trauma-informed practice, nervous system education, and mind-body-soul healing. With more than twenty-five years of clinical and international teaching experience, she has trained thousands of professionals and supported individuals across the world to understand trauma through a compassionate, integrative lens.
Her work weaves neuroscience, somatic awareness, internal parts, belief systems, and relational safety into a clear, accessible approach. Lou created The Voyage® 12-Wave Framework to offer both professionals and communities a structured pathway from survival to regulation, connection, and meaning. Her own lived experience of trauma, addiction, recovery, and healing gives her work authenticity, depth, and heart.
Alongside her clinical training, Lou speaks internationally, writes extensively on trauma, and continues to develop programmes that support individuals, organisations, and systems to become trauma-informed in a grounded and credible way. She lives in Hampshire with her beloved dog Alfie.
Dr. Deborah Finklestein
Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Advisor
Dr Deborah Finklestein is a consultant psychiatrist and clinical advisor for The Voyage®. She brings more than twenty years of experience in general and addiction psychiatry, working with adolescents and adults across a range of mental health, trauma, and substance use presentations.
Her academic and clinical training spans UCLA, Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Beth Israel programme, and New York University’s Bellevue Hospital, where she completed an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. Deborah has advanced somatic training in Integrative Body Psychotherapy and Havening Techniques, reflecting her commitment to brain-body integration.
Deborah is known for her warm, collaborative style, her respect for each person’s humanity, and her steady advocacy for trauma-informed, compassionate care. Alongside her clinical work, she teaches, supervises, and mentors the next generation of practitioners. She is co-founder of Project ReFind, a women’s support programme, and an expert speaker for Campowerment. Based in the United States, she consults internationally.
Andrea Breakwell, MSc MBACP, FDAP
Psychotherapist, Senior Facilitator and Trainer
Andrea Taylor is a psychotherapist, senior facilitator, and trainer with more than twenty-five years of experience in addiction treatment, trauma work, and relational healing. She has worked in leading services including The Priory, Blenheim Project, Turning Point, and APN, and she continues to consult for Camino Recovery in Spain and Portobello Behavioural Health in the UK.
Andrea holds a Master’s degree in Addiction Psychology and Counselling, and her advanced training includes Pia Mellody’s Post Induction Therapy, NLP, EFT, Sex Addiction Therapy, and Transpersonal Couples Therapy. Her work is shaped by both professional expertise and lived experience, which brings a grounded authenticity to the way she supports clients and clinicians.
Andrea’s teaching style is steady, compassionate, and deeply attuned. She is committed to helping practitioners understand addiction through a trauma lens, deepen emotional safety, and hold space for clients with clarity and confidence.
Heather Moon Vogels
Psychotherapist, Senior Facilitator and Trainer
Heather Moon Vogels is a psychotherapist, senior facilitator, and trainer with more than twenty years of experience across the UK and US mental health systems. She specialises in trauma, self-harm, dependencies, attachment wounds, and complex relational patterns.
Heather is trained in Pia Mellody’s Post Induction Therapy and is an experienced EMDR practitioner. Her professional background includes clinical teaching roles at the University of Oxford, Columbia University Medical School, and Webster Private University in Vienna. She is known for her clear thinking, calm presence, and deep commitment to trauma-informed practice.
Heather’s approach integrates education, embodiment, and relational attunement. She brings a rare blend of clinical precision and warmth, offering practitioners a grounded model for supporting clients with complex emotional histories. She lives in Austria with her husband, their three children, and their three beloved cats.
Jennifer Tracy
Trauma-Informed Leadership Coach and Certified Voyage® Facilitator
Jennifer Tracy is a trauma-informed leadership coach and certified Voyage® facilitator who supports clients in moving from survival patterns to grounded, sustainable ways of living, leading, and relating. Her work focuses on burnout recovery, emotional regulation, attachment dynamics, and nervous system awareness.
Jennifer’s background spans Substance Use Disorder counselling, recovery coaching, and more than twenty years in the entertainment industry as an actor and writer. This blend of clinical-adjacent experience and creative expertise allows her to understand high-capacity, sensitive individuals who often carry emotional weight behind their capability or performance.
Her approach integrates trauma-aware principles, somatic understanding, reflective inquiry, and the Voyage® methodology. With warmth, clarity, and precision, she helps clients interrupt chronic stress loops, build internal steadiness, and reconnect with more authentic choices. Based in California, she works internationally.
At The Voyage®, we are passionate about helping individuals, professionals, and organisations navigate trauma recovery and personal growth.
Whether you're looking for expert guidance, professional training, or support tailored to your needs, Lou and her team are here to help.
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