At Resiliency Rising, we believe that resilience is built through understanding, connection, and practical support. Our mission is to help individuals and organizations navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence by providing evidence-informed, trauma-informed services that foster lasting growth and well-being.

We serve people in two important ways. Through individual therapy, we provide compassionate, personalized support for adults working through trauma, stress, anxiety, life transitions, and other challenges that affect emotional and physical well-being. Through workplace training and consultation, we partner with businesses, schools, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and community groups to build healthier, more resilient workplace cultures through education, practical strategies, and nervous system-informed approaches.

Whether we’re supporting one person or an entire organization, our approach is rooted in the same philosophy: meaningful change happens through small, intentional steps that strengthen resilience, deepen connection, and create healthier ways of responding to life’s challenges.

Founded by licensed clinical social worker Laurie Strand, Resiliency Rising combines decades of clinical experience with a passion for helping people understand the impact of stress and trauma, cultivate resilience, and create positive, sustainable change. Together with a growing team of dedicated professionals, we are committed to helping individuals, workplaces, and communities thrive.

Meet Laurie Strand, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Founder, Resiliency Rising & Steadfast
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.

Laurie is also the Director of Sun Valley Steadfast, a therapeutic healing intensive designed for women survivors of sexual abuse.

She volunteers her time with local well-being and suicide prevention initiatives, through TogetherWe, and serves on the St. Luke’s WRV Community Board. Laurie is also an advocate for First Responder mental health, working to support first responders in her therapy practice, after critical incidents, and working with BCFirst to set up a valley-wide first responder peer support program. She also coaches high school girls mountain biking and loves spending time outside with her husband, bonus kids, and her dog Lucy. 

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If your team is navigating burnout, organizational stress, turnover, or disconnection, Resiliency Rising helps you build practical, sustainable supports that strengthen staff capacity, collaboration, resilience, and trust over time.