Laurie Strand, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Founder, Resiliency Rising
Clinical Supervisor
Laurie Strand, LCSW, is a trauma-informed therapist, educator, and consultant with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Idaho and has spent much of her career working in school-based and community mental health settings, supporting children, youth, and families through complex life transitions. Today, in her private practice, Laurie specializes in working with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, and stress using somatic approaches informed by the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), EMDR, IFS, and the mind-body connection.
Laurie is a certified Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) clinician and an Associate Senior Faculty Member with the International Trauma Resource Institute (TRI), where she trains mental health professionals from around the world in nervous system regulation and resilience strategies. She is also a Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist, integrating nutritional and lifestyle insights into her holistic approach to mental health.
In addition to her clinical practice, Laurie brings her expertise in resilience-building and trauma-informed wellness to businesses and organizations, providing workshops, consultation, and leadership support for mission-driven organizations. She also volunteers her time with local well-being and suicide prevention initiatives, including the 5B Suicide Prevention Alliance, the Mental Well-Being Initiative, and the St. Luke’s WRV Community Board.
Learn more at www.resiliency-rising.com.
Annys Rose, LMSW
Licensed Masters of Social Work
Annys Rose, LMSW, is a trauma-informed therapist with a heart-centered approach to healing and growth. She is a Licensed Masters Social Worker in the state of Idaho and is passionate about supporting older adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions. With a foundation in evidence-based practices, Annys integrates somatic therapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help clients build emotional resilience and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Annys brings warmth, presence, and curiosity into each session, creating a safe and nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their inner world. Her approach is collaborative and tailored to each individual’s unique goals, values, and lived experiences.
In addition to her clinical practice, Annys is dedicated to ongoing learning and growth as a social worker. Her professional interests include the mind-body connection, grief and loss, and supporting clients through personal and relational transformation. Outside of work, she enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with her significant other.
Whether you’re seeking support for a specific challenge or exploring your next chapter, Annys is committed to walking alongside you with compassion, insight, and support.
Learn more at www.resiliency-rising.com.
Elizabeth Young, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Elizabeth Young, LCPC is a trauma-informed therapist with a warm, attentive presence. She supports young adults finding their footing, individuals navigating the complexities of midlife, and those embracing growth into their 80s and beyond. Elizabeth specializes in anxiety, trauma, grief, self-doubt, perfectionism, and life transitions. Many of her clients start therapy feeling overwhelmed or stuck—caught in patterns that are hard to untangle and change, or exhausted from trying to hold it all in.
Whether you’re starting a new chapter, living with a loud inner critic, or just struggling inside and wanting to do things differently, you don’t have to go it alone. Elizabeth welcomes humans of all identities and life stages who are ready to restore connection with themselves, their loved ones, and the rhythms of daily life.
Her approach is relational, affirming, and body-based. Elizabeth uses emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based strategies, psychoeducation and somatic practices like the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), and skills from Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), ACT, and CBT.
In therapy with Elizabeth, she can help you gently explore what’s underneath the stress and strain you’re facing. You’ll collaborate to deepen your self-understanding, develop tools to feel safe and regulate your nervous system, grow more self-assured and confident, and align your choices with your values—even when the way forward feels unclear.
Elizabeth’s work began 8 years ago in wilderness therapy, where she witnessed the healing power of nature, human connection, and resilience—roots that continue to shape her craft today. She has since supported clients of all ages and neurotypes in both outpatient clinics and residential therapy settings.
Whether this is your first time in therapy or you’ve been here before, Elizabeth invites you to bring your courage and curiosity. She’ll be right here with you: grounded, committed, and ready to walk alongside you.
Learn more at www.resiliency-rising.com.
Building Wellness While You Wait
4-Week Resilience Group
A 4-Week Resilience Group for Those Waiting to Begin Individual Therapy — or Anyone Ready to Build Core Wellness Skills
Feeling stuck in the in-between?
If you’re on a therapy waitlist, you’ve already taken an important step — but that doesn’t mean the hard stuff hits pause while you wait. In fact, this in-between time can be filled with anxiety, overwhelm, and questions like:
“What can I do now to start feeling better?”
That’s where Wellness While You Wait comes in.
This 4-week, virtual group offers supportive, workshop-style sessions grounded in practical, body-based tools to help you build resilience, regulate stress, and strengthen your inner resources—whether you’re waiting for therapy, unsure if therapy is right for you, or simply need a reset.
What You’ll Learn:
In this 4-week group, you’ll explore simple, effective tools rooted in the Community Resiliency Model (CRM®)—a biological, evidence & strengths-based approach to well-being that focuses on how our nervous system responds to stress and resilience.
- Core Wellness Skills: Learn techniques to calm the nervous system, manage anxiety, and build everyday resilience.
- Self-Regulation Tools: Practice strategies that help you stay grounded, present, and steady during times of stress or uncertainty.
- Mind-Body Connection: Understand how to recognize and shift patterns of tension and discomfort in the body.
- Strengthening Inner Resources: Build access to hope, joy, and a deeper sense of self by connecting with what sustains and uplifts you.
- The Resilient Zone: Discover how to track your nervous system and return to your “Resilient Zone”—a space where you can think clearly, feel balanced, and respond rather than react.