Voices Beyond Assault
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Survivor-Led · Clinician-Supported

Building a Healing Ecosystem for Survivors

Dignified, trauma-informed care — where every survivor finds holistic support and a path forward.

In Los Angeles and beyond.
Survivor Trust & Safety

You deserve care that honors your dignity.

Therapy, healing programs, community support, and care navigation — coordinated and survivor-centered.

  • You control your pace
  • Trauma-informed support
  • Full confidentiality and respect
Find Support — Confidential & Free

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Partners & Supporters

Geffen Playhouse KelChris Media Neuehouse Puma
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
EIN: 81-1869608
Founded 2022
Trauma-Informed · Clinically Grounded
The Need

Why comprehensive survivor
care matters

The Trauma Gap

1 in 3

receive specialized trauma treatment in their first year, yet 81% develop PTSD.

Source: RAINN

Long-Term Health

more likely to experience chronic health conditions without adequate support.

Source: CDC

Economic Impact

$3.6T

annual cost of gender-based violence to the U.S. economy.

Source: NCADV

Evidence-Based

2.5×

higher recovery with multi-modal trauma treatment vs therapy alone.

Source: JTS

The gap between trauma and healing is vast — but it doesn't have to be.

— Brianna Michelle, Founder

Meet the Founder →
Our Community

This is what healing looks like.

VBA Healing Retreat · Santa Barbara, CA

Who We Are

A healing ecosystem
built for this moment.

Voices Beyond Assault is a survivor-led nonprofit building a global healing ecosystem for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. We work at the intersection of public health, mental health, education, and community — creating pathways where healing is accessible, dignified, and sustainable.

We are not a crisis line. We are not a single program. We are a full-spectrum healing ecosystem — trauma-informed, clinically grounded, and survivor-led at every level.

Survivor voices are a guiding structure of our organization, shaping programs, partnerships, and systems change — because survivors empower one another, support those who are silent, and catalyze broader societal change.

"Healing individuals. Transforming communities. Strengthening economies."

How We Support

One organization.
Multiple pathways.

We recognize that healing is not linear. Our five pillars meet survivors wherever they are — with dignity, choice, and professional safeguards at every touchpoint.

Survivors

At the Center

Partners

Integrated

Impact

Sustainable

Why VBA
Radical Inclusion
Serving all survivors through intersectional, integrated programming.
Survivor Governance
Led by those who lived it — not designed for survivors from the outside.
Holistic Healing
Mind, body, spirit, and community — because trauma lives in the whole person.
Voice Amplification
Platforms for survivors to become speakers, advocates, and community leaders.
Clinical Excellence
Licensed professionals combining evidence-based practice with survivor wisdom.
Our Five Pillars

The pillars of our
healing ecosystem

Survivors can enter through any pillar and move between supports as needed.

01

Clinical & Therapeutic Care

Evidence-based, trauma-informed therapy by licensed clinicians — individual and group modalities.

Individual TherapyLicensed Clinicians
02

Embodied Healing & Restoration

Movement, art, nature, and joy — trauma-sensitive embodied healing that restores connection between mind and body.

RetreatsArt & FitnessOcean TherapySound BathsYoga
03

Continuity & Care Coordination

Holistic case navigation — housing, legal aid, financial resources, and medical care.

Case Navigation
04

Amplify. Advocate. Lead.

Your story has power. Share it through our podcast, become a trained speaker, and use your lived experience to create change — on your terms.

PodcastSpeaking Bureau
05

Education, Advocacy & Systems Change

Prevention-focused education and institutional partnerships building trauma-informed cultures.

PreventionPolicy
Our Impact

When survivors heal,
the world changes.

Based on participant-reported data and program records since founding.

500+
Survivors Supported
98%
Reduced Trauma Symptoms
20+
Programs & Retreats
5+
States & Territories
In Their Words

What survivors are saying

Transformation

VBA didn't just save my life — they helped me find my power. As a transgender survivor, I went from feeling invisible to leading workshops that help other LGBTQ+ survivors. Now I'm the one creating the safe spaces I needed.

Auggie
Auggie
Retreat Participant
Advocacy

Brianna cracked me wide open in the best way possible. She helped me find my voice when the world had silenced me. Now I use that voice to advocate for policy changes so other survivors don't face what I faced.

Jenique Hendrix
Jenique Hendrix
Community Member
Community Transformation

This organization doesn't just provide services — it creates revolutionaries. VBA has become our home base for changing how our entire community responds to violence. The ripple effects are incredible.

Steve Berry & Joe
Steve Berry & Joe
KelChris Media
Media Partnership

The energy at VBA is unlike anything we've documented. These aren't victims — they're powerful change agents. As media partners, we've watched survivors become the leaders their communities desperately needed.

Loward Choi
Loward Choi
Survivor & Advocate
Leadership

VBA created a space where I could just breathe and remember who I was before the trauma. But more than that — they helped me become who I was meant to be: a leader, an advocate, a force for change.

Brooke Bastinelli
Brooke Bastinelli
Survivor
Revolution

Voices Beyond Assault doesn't just help you survive — they help you lead your own revolution. Here, survivor voices aren't just heard; they're the ones making the decisions. This is what real change looks like.

Christine Baute
Christine Baute
Program Participant
Home & Belonging

VBA has become a home of peace. Brianna created an organization the world needs. I feel seen, heard and believed.

Dr. Lynette
Dr. Lynette
Community Member