VOYAGES
You’re not alone. We understand that major changes in life can be confusing, isolating and difficult to navigate. Traditional models of care and counseling don’t work for everyone. That’s not only OK, it’s normal—because people are often met at one level, but not all of them. Voyages is here for you with a whole-person approach to guiding you through life’s major transitions. We’re your partner, companion, and guide throughout the journey.
Voyages combines deep interpersonal relationships with a unique blend of psychology, philosophy, and spiritual practices to support healing on every level as we guide our clients through the challenges of life’s major transitions.
We bring a breadth of experience and skills to meet you where you are, and support you in getting where you want to go. We realize that everyone needs nurturing care, insight, grace, and guidance to thrive. We partner with our clients to provide whole-person care, understanding and addressing their emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs every step of the way.
By embracing each client completely, Voyages provides personalized care that meets their unique needs without judgment or agenda. Although each journey is different, they are all built on the same fundamental truth: the power to heal is inside all of us. Sometimes we simply need a caring companion who can help us open the path and walk it with comfort and ease.
This non-traditional model requires a unique skillset. Our founder, Elizabeth Uslander, brings a powerful combination of her personal journey of spiritual transformation and healing with decades of professional education and experience in the fields of spiritual care, medical social work, education and community creation.
She’s passionate about ensuring that no one falls through the cracks of the healthcare system by providing the kind of care we all deserve and often struggle to access. She founded Voyages to share the wisdom of her experience and offer transformational support not typically available in the traditional healthcare model.
OUR FOUNDER
Elizabeth Uslander, MSW MTS is at the helm of the movement to humanize healthcare by empowering patients and families in palliative, end of life, grief and spiritual care. As the Founder of Voyages and Co-founder of Empowered Endings, she works to fill gaps in traditional healthcare and facilitate paradigm shifts in her fields of expertise.
Following her early spiritual awakening and extensive experience in spiritual care, social work, education and advocacy, Elizabeth developed a model of care that combines deep interpersonal relationships with a unique blend of psychology, philosophy, and spiritual practices that support healing as she guides clients through the challenges of life’s major transitions. She founded Voyages to offer transformational support not traditionally available in the modern medical model. Visit Empowered Endings™ to learn more about the Medical Group, Institute, and Foundation established to shift social paradigms in Palliative, End of Life and Grief Care.
Elizabeth is a multilingual, intuitive community creator with a love of travel, family, and art. She earned her Bachelor of Arts cum laude with distinguished honors from Georgetown University before going on to receive her Master of Social Work cum laude with distinguished honors from University of Southern California, and her Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary.
Prior to becoming a social entrepreneur, Elizabeth served communities throughout the United States as a medical practice director, chief operations officer, spiritual director, hospice and home health social work, bereavement counselor, volunteer coordinator, research assistant, NGO executive administrative assistant, elementary school teacher, community resource liaison, and healing arts practitioner. She also serves and has served on executive boards in the fields of end of life care, education, and human rights advocacy.
MODERN MINISTRY
Elizabeth’s passion is to help people grappling with existential suffering–mental, emotional and spiritual pain–to see the light of possibility and support them in living with the peace, joy and hope we all deserve. The journey weaves together wisdom traditions and evidence-based models to empower clients’ healing and evolution with a unique model of care.
Awaken
Awaken
Embrace
Embrace
Evolve
Evolve
WISDOM TRADITIONS & EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS
Certifications
Dignity Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Strengths Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Feedback Informed Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy, Healing Touch
Trainings
Transpersonal Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Jungian Psychology, Metaphysical Psychology, Existential Psychology, Psychodynamic Psychology, Mythospychology, Holistic Psychology, Mystical Psychology, Positive Psychology, Stoic Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Leadership Psychology, Qigong, Tai Chi, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Contemplative Prayer and Meditation, Zazen, Vedantic Meditation, Taoist Meditation, Walking Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Theravada Meditation, Energy Medicine, Celtic Shamanism, Lakota Sioux Shamanism, Mayan Shamanism, Hypnotherapy, Sound Healing, Visualization, Lucid Dreaming, Mystical Dance and Meditation, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Massage Therapy, Aromatherapy, Kinesiology, Ho’Oponopono
Elizabeth lights the way for so many. I am grateful that her remarkable life leaves little prints on mine. She helps me to celebrate my life, my love and my light, always.
Elizabeth is a fountain of sacred, unconditional love. She sees and speaks the gentle truth. She lights the fire and walks through it with you.
I feel a sense of awe about the gifts that Elizabeth has. My husband and I have seen counselors and talked to a lot of people, but they’re never done what she is able to do. She is able to understand our complex experiences with very little information. She connects with each of us on a human level in a very profound way. The way she understands and navigates our dynamics is amazing.
After the very sudden and unexpected death of my younger sister, Elizabeth was an enormous support. She was understanding, comforting and gave me a framework for my grief process. Losing someone is never easy, but with Elizabeth’s support it has been a much richer experience. I am grateful to have met her and highly recommend working with her.