Compass Courses
The ‘Compass Courses’ are a series of embodied psychotherapeutic trainings created and delivered by Dr Lucy and collaborators to support us to navigate the mental health crisis - the real pandemic.
In 2025 Dr Lucy is releasing a series of workshops and master classes or ‘Compass Courses’ in response to what is the real pandemic; the mental health crises affecting our children, our friends and our families.
The statistics speak for themselves; mental health struggles have skyrocketed with at least 1 in 6 children aged 5-16 having experienced a mental health problem. In the last three years alone the likelihood of young people having a mental health problem has increased by 50 %.
Our early life experiences are inextricably connected to the mental, physical and environmental challenges that we are facing and if we care about the future of our planet, this has to become our issue.
The Children’s Society Good Childhood Report (2022) shows that children's happiness continues to decline. Now, 5 children in a classroom of 30 are likely to have a mental health problem and a startling 34 % of those who do get referred to NHS services are not accepted into treatment. We all know that specialist services are overstretched and young people are often refused treatment or made to join a long waiting list.
Vision
Compass Courses are for those supporting or wishing to support the mental health crisis. It is for Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychotherapists, Mental Health professionals, Health care professionals, GPs, Counsellors, Teachers, Social Workers, Yoga teachers and therapists who are committed to making a difference in the world
The Intention
Membership on this journey requires a commitment to the twin trail: the inner path of self connection, compassion and consciousness and a commitment to the outer path of being in service to our children and adults and therefore all beings and the Earth.
Compass Courses are here to equip you to share this integrative embodied psychotherapeutic approach with all the support you need to fully execute the skills, knowledge and tools we have to heal hearts and unlock potential.
You will need unwavering passion to provide and create CONSCIOUS, COMPASSIONATE support for children and adults facing mental health challenges, trauma, addictions and additional needs.
With strong roots in the Sacred, Attachment Theory, Yoga Therapy, Adaptive Information Processing (EMDR), Systemic Therapy and Neuroscience, Compass Courses offer a beautiful direction in healing through:
East and West
Old and New
Science and Art
Evidence and Intuition
Movement and Stillness
You will be part of a loving community that is completely committed to supporting all children and families to feel loved and be loved and this will be deep work, and guided in a nourishing, compassionate and held way.
All Compass Courses are very rooted in experience, evidence and theory, and I witness again and again how this transformative approach can really change the lives of those we have the privilege to work with.
Compass courses are a carefully crafted blend of in-person retreat-style learning, pre-recorded material, private study and exploration and online live sessions so that there are many ways you can access the community that works with your life.
Next Course Dates
2 day Compass Retreat: Honouring the Sacred
with Dr Lucy and Janine Hurley
2/5/25 - 3/5/25
Ceremony, ritual and rites of passage are central to our collective and individual healing. In this two day retreat style learning we are offering you an opportunity to dive into ways to take this into your own practice and work.
Through a blend of theory, personal exploration and hands on practice, you will learn to co-create meaningful rituals and rites of passage practices for your work and life to foster transformation. These 2 days will leave you connected to the wonder of being fully human as well as an abundance of inspiration to share in your communities.
Both Lucy and Janine have offered these practices in schools, hospitals, refugee camps, in the NHS as well as private settings with people of all ages and abilities and therefore are passionate and love to to ensure they are adapting the work and practices so they are accessible and enriching for all.
In a beautiful location where you can unwind and recharge
All meals and accommodation provided
For more information please click on the ‘Book Here’ link below
Residential Venue:
The venue for the in-person offerings will be in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK which is my home. You will be enveloped in these breathtakingly beautiful valleys to hold and support you in this journey.
Much of this work will be conducted in ceremony. Some of this will be together and some on our individual paths. There will be story, song, play, and movement. We may visit parts of ourselves that have been hidden as well as those that are more ready to reveal themselves. It is my utmost intention to offer you a safe holding in which to explore this.
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