A survivor, national advocate, award-winning trauma specialist and trainer, Maya is the Founder of BeyondTrauma Academy CIC and the visionary behind the BeyondTrauma Programme.
She is known for her fearless work alongside survivors, her deep understanding of trauma recovery, and her commitment to driving meaningful change for individuals, communities and systems.
Sarah is a Director at BeyondTrauma, with over 20 years of experience supporting vulnerable children and adults across social care, education, policing, and residential care.
Specialising in exploitation and domestic abuse, they are passionate about creating safe, supportive spaces for healing and growth, while helping to strengthen the organisation’s mission and extend its impact for people affected by trauma.
Hayley is a Director at BeyondTrauma, and the Founder and CEO of Keeping Our Girls Safe (KOGS), a specialist organisation supporting women, girls and young people affected by exploitation, abuse and safeguarding concerns.
With extensive experience in community engagement, safeguarding and prevention work, Hayley is passionate about empowering individuals and improving outcomes for vulnerable communities.
Our dedicated Service Team provides specialist support, guidance, facilitation and service delivery across BeyondTrauma Academy’s programmes and services.Â
As a VRS Advisor with lived experience, Bex brings a unique combination of personal insight and professional knowledge to her role. Having navigated complex systems herself, she understands the challenges survivors can face when seeking support and using their voice in environments where they may feel unheard.
Bex is passionate about ensuring that survivors are not only heard, but believed, empowered, and supported to make informed choices about their own journey. She is committed to helping individuals understand their rights and feel more confident in engaging with services and systems.
Alongside her lived experience, Bex holds a BA (Hons) in Criminology and Law, providing her with a strong understanding of the legal and criminal justice systems that many survivors encounter. This combination of personal experience and academic knowledge enables her to offer support that is both compassionate and informed.
Our Licensed BeyondTrauma Facilitators are qualified professionals who have successfully completed the BeyondTrauma Facilitator Diploma and hold a licence to deliver the BeyondTrauma Trauma Programme and the BeyondTrauma Methodology within their own independent practices.
Many facilitators also collaborate with BeyondTrauma Academy CIC through workshops, programme delivery and project-based opportunities.
Too many people are left behind in systems that don’t understand trauma. BeyondTrauma Academy CIC is here to change that. We exist to empower survivors, train professionals, and build trauma-informed leadership across every layer of society.
BeyondTrauma Academy CIC is proudly recognised as an ACCPH Accredited Training Provider Centre and an Organisational Member. This accreditation confirms that our training programmes meet nationally respected standards of quality, ethics, assessment rigour, and learner support.
Following a detailed evaluation, ACCPH verified that our curriculum, delivery model, assessment processes, and organisational policies demonstrate the required level of professional excellence. As an accredited provider, we deliver training that is accountable, structured, trauma-informed, and underpinned by robust governance.
For learners, partners, and organisations, this accreditation offers reassurance that our programmes are:
This accreditation reflects our commitment to providing accessible, high-quality trauma education that empowers survivors, professionals, and communities to create safer, more informed spaces.
We also welcome support from private donors, trusts, and foundations who believe in trauma-informed change led by survivors. As a Community Interest Company (CIC), we are a not-for-profit organisation regulated to ensure all income and donations are used for public benefit — not private gain.
We do not accept government funding, ensuring our work remains free from conflicts of interest and always centred around the voices of those we serve.
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Your support allows us to remain independent, responsive, and radically survivor-led — creating real, lasting change where it’s needed most.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
ACCPH Accredited • 6 CPD Points
A practical and engaging exploration of trauma, its impact on the brain, body and behaviour, and how professionals can create safer, more effective and compassionate environments for people affected by adversity and trauma.
Delivered by Mayameen Meftahi BEM, Founder and Lead Trauma Specialist at BeyondTrauma Academy CIC and creator of the award-winning BeyondTraumaâ„¢ Recovery Programme, this training brings together professional knowledge, lived experience and survivor-informed insight to provide a deeper understanding of trauma and recovery.
Combining lived experience with professional practice, Mayameen offers insight into the realities of trauma, the responses that can sit beneath behaviour and the practical approaches that can support people more effectively.
This training moves beyond theory, helping professionals understand the real-life impact of trauma and how to embed trauma-informed principles into everyday practice.
Understanding Trauma
Develop a clearer understanding of trauma, adversity and the ways traumatic experiences can continue to influence thoughts, emotions, behaviour, relationships and everyday functioning.
The Brain, Body & Survival Response
Explore what happens when the brain and body perceive threat, including the role of adrenaline and survival responses, and why these responses can continue even when immediate danger has passed.
Triggers & Trauma Responses
Understand how obvious and less obvious triggers can activate trauma responses and how these may present through anxiety, avoidance, anger, withdrawal, emotional numbing or other behaviours.
Looking Beneath Behaviour
Explore how behaviours that can appear challenging, disengaged or difficult may make greater sense when viewed through a trauma-informed lens — helping professionals move away from judgement and towards understanding.
Trauma-Informed Communication
Consider the impact of language, professional interactions, trust, choice, boundaries and communication on someone who has experienced trauma.
Creating Safer Professional Practice
Explore practical ways professionals and organisations can reduce the risk of further distress, promote emotional and psychological safety and embed trauma-informed principles into everyday interactions and environments.
From Understanding To Application
Apply the learning to real-world professional practice and consider what can be done differently within your own role, team or organisation.
This training is suitable for professionals and teams working with children, young people or adults who may have experienced trauma, adversity, abuse or violence.
It can support work across:
Education • Health & Social Care • Criminal Justice • VAWG & Survivor Services • Community & Voluntary Organisations • Frontline & Support Services
No previous specialist trauma training is required.
3 Hours • Half Day • Full Day
Training can be commissioned for organisations and professional teams through live online or face-to-face delivery.
Longer formats provide additional space for discussion, reflection, practical application and exploration of trauma-informed practice within the organisation’s own setting.
ACCPH Accredited • 6 CPD Points
Participants completing the accredited training receive certification recognising their continuing professional development.
Give your team the knowledge and practical understanding to look beyond behaviour, recognise trauma responses and respond with greater awareness, compassion and confidence.
