Services for Leaders

What if you could get your critical work done and prevent PTSD and burnout for you and your team?

Learning to lead through trauma promotes healing and increases capacity and results. Our research-based leadership development programs give leaders practical tools they can use immediately.

Leaders who work in jobs with frequent trauma need to know how to:

  • Manage your own stress

  • Feel confident talking about trauma with your teams

  • Build structures for resilience into the workday

  • Motivate team members and prevent burnout while still getting critical work done

We teach leaders the Adaptive Repeated Trauma System (ARTS)™ — a practical framework you can immediately start using to:

  1. Manage acute crises when they arise

  2. Attend to daily maintenance and repair work

  3. Go deeper when more healing is needed

Most trauma treatment focuses on the individual, but research shows the impact of trauma is more effectively addressed at the team and organization level.

“We just had a traumatic incident in our region, and I know I was better able to handle it because of this training.”

— Leading Through Trauma participant,
US Forest Service

Learning Options

We offer several ways to bring the Leading Through Trauma (LTT) tools into your organization:

Open Enrollment Programs

Leading Through Trauma — Virtual

A six-month leadership development intensive in a live virtual format.

  • This intensive virtual program prepares leaders to manage acute crises when they arise, attend to daily maintenance and repair work required when trauma is part of the workplace, and have the capacity to know what to do when more healing is needed.

    Format:
    Six live four-hour virtual sessions and take place from 8 am–12 pm (PT), with a 1:1 Strengths Coaching session scheduled separately.

Leading Through Trauma — In-person

A four-day leadership development intensive.

  • This intensive four-day program prepares leaders to manage acute crises when they arise, attend to daily maintenance and repair work required when trauma is part of the workplace, and have the capacity to know what to do when more healing is needed.

    Format:
    In-person for four days, with a virtual strengths coaching session ahead of the session.

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Take your leadership skills to the next level. Our immersive learning programs empower leaders with practical, useful, and supportive tools to lead in a context where trauma and high-stress are a part of daily work.

Program facilitators Carolyn Murphy and Gretchen Schmelzer

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Programs for Teams

Leading Through Trauma — Virtual

Our flagship leadership development intensive in a live virtual format.

  • This intensive virtual program prepares leaders to manage acute crises when they arise, attend to daily maintenance and repair work required when trauma is part of the workplace, and have the capacity to know what to do when more healing is needed.

    Duration:
    Six live four-hour virtual sessions, plus a 1:1 virtual session with a Strengths Coach.

    Format:
    All sessions are virtual and take place from 8 am–12 pm (PT), with a 1:1 Strengths Coaching session scheduled separately.

    Cost:
    $5,200 per person

Leading Through Trauma — In Person

A two-part, six-day leadership development intensive at your location or hosted by us.

  • This intensive six-day program prepares leaders to manage acute crises when they arise, attend to daily maintenance and repair work required when trauma is part of the workplace, and have the capacity to know what to do when more healing is needed.

    Duration:
    Six days total (3 days in-person, virtual strengths coaching sessions, then 3 days in-person)

    Format:
    In-person for six days, with virtual strengths coaching sessions

    Cost:
    At your organization, $5,400 per person, plus facilitator travel (16-person minimum)

Building Resilience

A three-day program to build resilience in your leadership.

  • This three-day learning retreat teaches leaders about different types of trauma, explores the impact of repeated trauma, and provides practical tools for understanding how to better lead through trauma.

    Duration:
    Three days

    Format:
    In-person at your organization

    Cost:
    $3,700 per person, plus facilitator travel (16-person minimum)

Trauma and Leadership 101

A one-day program for new awareness and useful frameworks when navigating trauma and leadership.

  • In this one-day retreat, leaders learn fundamentals of repeated trauma how it impacts teams and organizations. We’ll explore core concepts for how to manage impacts while keeping work moving forward.

    Duration:
    One day

    Format:
    In-person at your organization or virtual

    Cost:
    $1,500 per person, plus instructor travel (16-person minimum)

Leading Through Trauma (Immersion)

A highly customized, yearlong wrap-around support program for your organization.

  • Through highly customized group learning experiences, one-on-one support for leaders, consultation with trauma leadership experts, and internal capacity building, the LTT Immersion program prepares your teams to face repeated trauma.

    Duration:
    Year-long engagement

    Format:
    In-person + virtual

    Cost:
    Call for quote.

Leadership Team Offsites

Custom offsites tailored to your specific needs.

  • Highly customized team offsites focused on leadership development, teamwork, and high-performing teams.

    Duration:
    Ranges by need. Contact us for more information.

    Format:
    In-person

    Cost:
    Contact us for quote

Programs for Individuals

LTT Coaching

A six-session 1:1 coaching engagement with an LTT-trained coach.

  • Coaching is a powerful support for leaders who work in the context of trauma. Our coaches are trained extensively to support leaders who lead in the context of repeated trauma. This six-month coaching program is provides the tools and support leaders need, highly customizable to your unique situation. Most coaching engagements follow this model:

    Session 1 – Exploring your values, your mission, and your organizational needs

    Session 2 – Uncovering your unique strengths and how they help you as you lead through repeated trauma (includes a CliftonStrengths assessment)

    Session 3 – Building your base camp: Understand what you need to have in place to be your best leadership self and how to prevent burnout when leading through trauma

    Session 4 –Trauma Leadership Map: Exploring what areas need to be strengthened, strategize for the most critical needs

    Session 5 – Base camp for your team: Learn ways to build in more regular maintenance and repair to help them expand resilience

    Session 6 – Map out a strategy for sustaining progress and building a support network

    Cost:
    $3,000 per person for 6-session coaching engagement with follow-up resources, (Can continue after the 6 sessions, if desired)

Strengths in Action

A CliftonStrengths assessment and 90-minute session with LTT-trained Strengths coach.

  • Focusing on your strengths with a coach is a powerful way to deepen your understanding of your unique resources, particularly in the context of trauma. Through a CliftonStrengths Assessment and a 1:1 strengths coaching session, you’ll learn how you can lean into your inherent strengths as a foundation when leading through repeated trauma.

    Cost:
    $500 per person for an assessment, coaching session, and follow-up resources

CTL Connect Membership

A monthly membership to our unique virtual community for leaders who lead in the context of repeated trauma.

  • CTL Connect is a virtual home for leaders and coaches who work in the context of trauma. In this vibrant community, members access resources, share stories, deepen knowledge, and support one another as we keep learning together. Membership includes access to a monthly support session with Gretchen and Carolyn.

    Cost:
    $55/month per person or free for 8 months with enrollment in one of our programs

Keynotes and Speaking Engagements

Looking for more ways to lead through trauma?

Bring leadership and trauma expertise to your organization with inspiring and timely keynote addresses from Carolyn Murphy and Gretchen Schmelzer.

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Recent keynotes / speaking engagements include:

  • American Association of School Superintendents

  • Achievement First Charter School Network

  • Brookdale Community College

  • Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP)

  • Department of Defense

  • Department of Treasury

  • Federal Editorial LRP Media Group

  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York

  • Hostcon: (Public Radio Hosts)

  • Major Cities Chiefs Conference

  • NBC 10/NBC Universal Washington

  • National Press Foundation & RTDNA

  • Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC)

  • Penn Medicine Emergency Dept

  • State of New Mexico

  • United States Air Force

  • Vanguard

  • Women in Technology Network

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