ABOUT RISE AS WE

Rise As We is a neuroscience based, integrative, and trauma informed coaching practice that here to help you heal anxiety & depression through a lens of neuroscience and lifestyle design, giving you tangible tools and a personalized approach. Mental health looks different for everyone and so will the solution. We merge ancient wisdom and modern science to guide our clients to reclaiming their lives. Our coaching provides safe and supported exploration into WHY you’re struggling, high level and personalized education to teach you HOW your brain and nervous system work, and tangible tools to know exactly WHAT you can do to start healing.

Through our coaching you’ll begin to see that every symptom or coping behavior makes sense and is justified through neuroscience. You are not broken, you’re simply human. We will help you shift from feeling at war with yourself to realizing your mind and body are and always have been working with you and for you. We promise to work collaboratively with you towards healing and hold safe space for that process.

MEET THE TEAM

Rise As We's team of trauma-informed and neuroscience focused coaches

MEET THE TEAM

Rise As We's team of trauma-informed and neuroscience focused coaches

AMANDA ARMSTRONG

CEO, FOUNDER

Amanda is a neuroscience and trauma-informed coach and the founder of Rise As We. What you’ll find here are the tools, resources, support, education, and programs she wishes she had earlier in her healing journey. When the traditional methods of meds and talk therapy fell short of the healing she wanted, Amanda was left thinking things like, “well maybe this is just the way I am” or “maybe I’m too broken to truly heal.” It wasn’t until she understood anxiety & depression through a nervous system lens that everything fell into place and she’s now made it her life’s work to support others in this way.

With a Master's in Kinesiology: Exercise Psychology, she has conducted research on the bidirectional relationship between depression, movement, and social support, and had the privilege of running innovative mental and physical health pilot studies during her 5 years working as a Health and Fitness Specialist at Google HQ. In 2018, she made the decision to leave Google to devote herself full-time to Rise As We, and it has been a deeply fulfilling journey ever since.

There are powerful ways to work with your physiology to impact and heal your psychology, and Amanda believes this is at the heart of lasting healing. She understands there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing and through Rise As We’s research-based, whole-human approach she empowers individuals to step into more regulated living and reclaim their lives in a personalized way.

Her note to you, “I’m so glad you’re here. It takes a courageous soul to keep taking steps to heal. Where there is a glimmer of hope, there is healing and we’d be honored to support you on your journey.”

Amanda lives near Washington DC, loves houseplants, dogs, nachos, and being a mom!

What’s the biggest difference between the two programs?

The biggest difference is the level of personalization and support you receive. In our 1:1 coaching program you have weekly 1:1 coaching calls, messenger support between calls, and personalized content. Our monthly membership is more self paced and community oriented. You’ll still have coaching opportunities but they happen in a group setting during our live coaching calls.
What can I expect to get from 1:1 Anxiety & Depression Coaching?

In this 16-week, 1:1 coaching program you'll learn tangible tools to regulate your nervous system, rewire your brain, and create a personalized lifestyle protocol to reclaim your life. You gain an understanding of neuroscience and how it plays a role in your healing. You cultivate confidence in moving through moments of anxiety or depression without letting them consume you and develop a deep knowing that you’re not alone in your struggle, life, or healing.
What can I expect to get from the Membership?

This is a trauma-informed community membership for those ready to take an active role in their healing. Through education, guided practices, live coaching, community and more you'll have everything you need to begin regulating your nervous system and to feel supported on this journey.
How do I know which is the right fit for me?

A primary filter may be financial resources. Our 1:1 coaching is a significantly higher investment than our membership. If financial restraints aren’t at play then this might help you choose: If you want a structured, high touch, and personalized experience that will get from A to G in your healing journey as efficiently as possible, then 1:1 coaching is right for you. If you’re curious about exploring mental health through a neuroscience lens, want tangible daily mental health resources, and desire a safe healing community then the membership could be the right fit. Click on the individual programs pages to learn more and if you have any questions use our contact page to send us a message!

ANNIQUE SAMPSON

TRAUMA-INFORMED COACH, PCC

Annique in an ICF credentialed professional certified coach with almost a decade of experience in trauma-informed care and coaching. She has guided hundreds of individuals towards greater regulation and well-being. With a background as a former midwife, she brings a deep understanding of the intricate connection between the mind and body. This holistic perspective informs her coaching, allowing her to support clients in addressing their symptoms from a comprehensive standpoint, recognizing the impact of stress, physiology, lifestyle, and past experiences on overall well-being.

After years of trying to navigate grief, anxiety, childhood wounds, and panic attacks she found the need to look outside traditional approaches to healing and has now become expertly trained in some of the very modalities that helped her heal. Approaches like internal family systems, polyvagal theory, and somatic practices – tools that now equip her to support her clients to heal as well.

She wants you to know that, “I work sensitively and personally with all my clients, never taking for granted the vulnerability and courage it takes to step into this work. I believe in your potential to heal and create the life you desire and know first hand that having a coach along the way can make all the difference.”

Annique lives in Oregon, loves milky chai, backyard gardening and all things wild!

What’s the biggest difference between the two programs?

The biggest difference is the level of personalization and support you receive. In our 1:1 coaching program you have weekly 1:1 coaching calls, messenger support between calls, and personalized content. Our monthly membership is more self paced and community oriented. You’ll still have coaching opportunities but they happen in a group setting during our live coaching calls.
What can I expect to get from 1:1 Anxiety & Depression Coaching?

In this 16-week, 1:1 coaching program you'll learn tangible tools to regulate your nervous system, rewire your brain, and create a personalized lifestyle protocol to reclaim your life. You gain an understanding of neuroscience and how it plays a role in your healing. You cultivate confidence in moving through moments of anxiety or depression without letting them consume you and develop a deep knowing that you’re not alone in your struggle, life, or healing.
What can I expect to get from the Membership?

This is a trauma-informed community membership for those ready to take an active role in their healing. Through education, guided practices, live coaching, community and more you'll have everything you need to begin regulating your nervous system and to feel supported on this journey.
How do I know which is the right fit for me?

A primary filter may be financial resources. Our 1:1 coaching is a significantly higher investment than our membership. If financial restraints aren’t at play then this might help you choose: If you want a structured, high touch, and personalized experience that will get from A to G in your healing journey as efficiently as possible, then 1:1 coaching is right for you. If you’re curious about exploring mental health through a neuroscience lens, want tangible daily mental health resources, and desire a safe healing community then the membership could be the right fit. Click on the individual programs pages to learn more and if you have any questions use our contact page to send us a message!

AJ JENSON

TRAUMA-INFORMED COACH, RN

As a registered nurse and a trauma-informed mental health coach, AJ believes that nothing is more important than healing, managing, and enhancing your mind and nervous system.

From a young age, she’s had a strong passion for mental health as she experienced various forms of trauma, emotional struggles, and feelings of powerlessness, inadequacy, guilt, anxiety, fear, and loneliness. Despite undergoing 15 years of therapy, along with trying several medications and other methods, she hit a wall with her progress. Although these tools were helpful to some extent, she struggled to identify the root cause of her struggles until she discovered coaching and brought the nervous system into her healing journey. With coaching, she gained valuable insights into how the brain works, how the past influences the present, and how current actions impact mental well-being. She finally found a tangible path that felt doable and sustainable, one that helped me replace fear and guilt with self-compassion and confidence.

She’s since spent hundreds of hours coaching individuals to improve their anxiety and depression. She says, “You can do this. You can heal. It’s freaking scary, but I see you. Breathe. You don’t have to do this alone.”

AJ lives in Colorado, loves all things outdoors, and is really proud of how many tomatoes she grew last year!

What’s the biggest difference between the two programs?

The biggest difference is the level of personalization and support you receive. In our 1:1 coaching program you have weekly 1:1 coaching calls, messenger support between calls, and personalized content. Our monthly membership is more self paced and community oriented. You’ll still have coaching opportunities but they happen in a group setting during our live coaching calls.
What can I expect to get from 1:1 Anxiety & Depression Coaching?

In this 16-week, 1:1 coaching program you'll learn tangible tools to regulate your nervous system, rewire your brain, and create a personalized lifestyle protocol to reclaim your life. You gain an understanding of neuroscience and how it plays a role in your healing. You cultivate confidence in moving through moments of anxiety or depression without letting them consume you and develop a deep knowing that you’re not alone in your struggle, life, or healing.
What can I expect to get from the Membership?

This is a trauma-informed community membership for those ready to take an active role in their healing. Through education, guided practices, live coaching, community and more you'll have everything you need to begin regulating your nervous system and to feel supported on this journey.
How do I know which is the right fit for me?

A primary filter may be financial resources. Our 1:1 coaching is a significantly higher investment than our membership. If financial restraints aren’t at play then this might help you choose: If you want a structured, high touch, and personalized experience that will get from A to G in your healing journey as efficiently as possible, then 1:1 coaching is right for you. If you’re curious about exploring mental health through a neuroscience lens, want tangible daily mental health resources, and desire a safe healing community then the membership could be the right fit. Click on the individual programs pages to learn more and if you have any questions use our contact page to send us a message!

REBECCA GOODARE

TRAUMA-INFORMED COACH

Rebecca has been a certified coach since 2017 and knows first-hand the impact that understanding the nervous system can have on healing. Like so many, she spent years living a life that looked good, but never really felt good. She finally hit absolute burnout and shut down, and there, was forced to face the unsustainable levels of stress and high-functioning anxiety fueled by her productivity-based self worth.

She supports clients in understanding that there are powerful ways to create lasting change. There are real-time tools that offer us more choice over how we think, feel, and behave and that give us the capacity to show up in relationships with ourselves and others in a way we can be proud of. She’s here to support clients with a whole-human, whole-health approach in a way that reduces shame and gets results. She wants you to know that, “I’m glad you’re here, life can and will be different for you, you just have to take the leap and we will catch you.”

Rebecca lives in New Zealand, and loves outdoor adventures, a good dance, and weekends away connecting with friends.

What’s the biggest difference between the two programs?

The biggest difference is the level of personalization and support you receive. In our 1:1 coaching program you have weekly 1:1 coaching calls, messenger support between calls, and personalized content. Our monthly membership is more self paced and community oriented. You’ll still have coaching opportunities but they happen in a group setting during our live coaching calls.
What can I expect to get from 1:1 Anxiety & Depression Coaching?

In this 16-week, 1:1 coaching program you'll learn tangible tools to regulate your nervous system, rewire your brain, and create a personalized lifestyle protocol to reclaim your life. You gain an understanding of neuroscience and how it plays a role in your healing. You cultivate confidence in moving through moments of anxiety or depression without letting them consume you and develop a deep knowing that you’re not alone in your struggle, life, or healing.
What can I expect to get from the Membership?

This is a trauma-informed community membership for those ready to take an active role in their healing. Through education, guided practices, live coaching, community and more you'll have everything you need to begin regulating your nervous system and to feel supported on this journey.
How do I know which is the right fit for me?

A primary filter may be financial resources. Our 1:1 coaching is a significantly higher investment than our membership. If financial restraints aren’t at play then this might help you choose: If you want a structured, high touch, and personalized experience that will get from A to G in your healing journey as efficiently as possible, then 1:1 coaching is right for you. If you’re curious about exploring mental health through a neuroscience lens, want tangible daily mental health resources, and desire a safe healing community then the membership could be the right fit. Click on the individual programs pages to learn more and if you have any questions use our contact page to send us a message!

OUR PROMISE TO YOU

We promise to honor your whole journey -- who you are, where you are, and what you've been through while holding space and keeping you headed towards where you want to be. We promise to be present with you and to create a safe space for you to lean in to this journey. We will safely hold you, firmly stand for you, and help you put the pieces together in a hopeful way to guide you into a new story, one where you compassionately work with your mind and body instead of feeling so against it.

You are safe. You are seen. You are supported. You are loved.