Speakers & Trainings

Resilience Is a Skill. We Teach It.

Our psychologists and educators bring decades of research and practice to the people who support children, families, and teams. They offer keynotes, workshops, and continuing education trainings, in person or virtually.

Why Book with us? | Give-Back Promise | Meet our Speakers | Formats & Honorarium | FAQ

Why Book With Us

Your booking makes a difference.

Speaking fees support Resilience Across Borders’ mission of bringing resilience skills to children in under-resourced schools.

Designed around your audience.

We tailor each session to school psychologists, counselors, clinicians, educators, school leaders, business teams, and parents.

Practical, not just inspirational.

Every session teaches skills your audience can use the next day: in a classroom, a therapy session, a staff meeting, or at the dinner table.

Grounded in evidence.

Our work is built on the Resilience Builder Program® and Resilience Builder Program® – Universal, developed by Dr. Mary Alvord over more than 30 years of clinical practice and research. Its classroom adaptation, the Resilience Builder Program®-Universal, has earned CASEL’s SELect designation.

The Giveback Promise

When your organization books a Resilience Across Borders speaker, all of the fund go back to Resilience Across Borders to develop and strengthen our programs, research and outreach. Part of your fee helps bring the Resilience Builder Program®-Universal to an elementary classroom that could not otherwise afford it. Your team learns resilience, and children in schools learn it too. Each corporate keynote helps fund resilience lessons for a full classroom of students.

The Giveback Promise

Meet Our Speakers

Mary Alvord, PhD,

Founder & President of the Board, Resilience Across Borders | Alvord, Baker & Associates

Dr. Alvord created the Resilience Builder Program® and has provided cognitive-behavioral therapy to children, adolescents, and adults for more than four decades. Since 2009, she has worked with Catholic University of America on outcome research for the program. She is a nationally recognized voice on youth resilience.

Signature topics:

Resilience
The Resilience Builder Program®-Universal
Proactive parenting · Educator Resilience
Telehealth and Ethics

Karan Lamb, PsyD

Executive Director, Resilience Across Borders | Licensed Psychologist (FL)

Dr. Lamb is the founder of Lamb Psychological Services, a Tampa-based practice specializing in anxiety, OCD, PANDAS/PANS and related conditions. She trains school psychologists and clinicians to build resilience at every tier of support, from the classroom to the therapy room.

Signature topics:

Tier 1 resilience through MTSS
Anxiety and school avoidance
Resilience in anxious and OCD youth
Resilience in Parenting
Practical Strategies for Psychologists in Private Practice

Formats & Honorarium

Format	Typical Length	Starting At
Corporate keynote	45–60 minutes	$1000 – $3,000
Corporate workshop	90 minutes – half day	$1000- $4,000
Virtual lunch-and-learn	45–60 minutes	$500- $1,000
Virtual resilience series (4 sessions	30–45 minutes each	$2000- $3,500
School or district professional development	Half day	$750- $1,500
School or district professional development	Full day	$750- $3,000
Conference keynote or featured session	45–90 minutes	$1000- $2,500
Conference breakout session	60–90 minutes	Inquire
Clinician CE workshop (private group)	3 hours	$250 – $2,500
Parent or community presentation	60 minutes	$500 – $2000

Fees include: customization to your audience, pre-event planning call, presentation materials, and a participant resource handout.

Travel: In-person engagements outside the Tampa Bay or Washington, DC metro areas include travel and lodging expenses.

Sliding scale: As a nonprofit, we offer reduced fees for Title I schools, community nonprofits, and organizations serving under-resourced families. We never want cost to prevent access to this work, so please ask

Frequently Asked Questions

How far in advance should we book?

We recommend at least 6–8 weeks for most events and 3 or more months for conferences and keynotes. We can sometimes accommodate shorter timelines, so please ask.

Do you present virtually?

Yes. Most of our presentations are available virtually. Some presentation happen in person or as a hybrid event.

Can you customize a presentation for our organization?

Yes. Every booking includes a planning call so we can tailor content, examples, and activities to your audience.

For School Psychologists, Counselors & Social Workers

Wave Riders: Building Tier 1 Resilience Through MTSS

A hands-on training on embedding evidence-based resilience instruction into Tier 1 supports. Participants practice core skills and leave with a classroom implementation plan.
Formats: 90–120 minutes · Half day

When Anxiety Keeps Kids Home: A Resilience-Based Approach to School Avoidance

A practical framework for identifying anxiety-driven absenteeism early, coordinating school and family responses, and using gradual re-entry to rebuild confidence.
Formats: 90 minutes · 3 hours

Doing More With Less: Teacher-Delivered Prevention for Stretched Mental Health Teams

How school mental health teams can multiply their impact by equipping teachers to deliver brief, scripted resilience lessons, which frees specialists to focus on students who need more support.
Formats: 60–90 minutes

Islands of Competence: Strength-Based Resilience for Every Learner

Using students’ talents and interests as a foundation for confidence, connection, and coping, including for neurodivergent learners.
Formats: 60–90 minutes

The Sustainable School Psychologist: Burnout, Boundaries, and Resilience

Evidence-informed strategies for preventing burnout, practicing ethically under pressure, and building a career that lasts.
Formats: 90 minutes · 3 hours

Building Resilience in Anxious and OCD-Prone Youth

How proactive resilience skills complement exposure-based treatment, with case examples and practical tools for clinicians.
Formats: 90 minutes · 3 hours

Clinician Well-Being and Ethical Sustainability in Telehealth Practice

Ethics-focused training on boundaries, workload, and self-care for clinicians in virtual and hybrid practice.
Formats: 3 hours | CE: Ethics [CONFIRM]

For School Leaders & Educators

Resilient Classrooms in 15 Minutes a Day

An introduction to the Resilience Builder Program-Universal™, with a live demonstration lesson, implementation planning, and a look at outcomes.
Formats: 60 minutes · Half day

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