A community of scholars, coaches, and educators committed to equipping people with the psychological tools to rise through adversity — and stay there.
United Rise and Resilience Project empowers individuals and communities to cultivate emotional strength, compassion, and inclusive leadership — fostering personal growth and collective well-being.
The United Rise and Resilience Project was founded in 2025 by two close friends, Theresa (Coach T) and Kara (Kara), who met while earning their Ph.D.'s in Psychology. Their shared passion for promoting emotional strength, compassion, and human connection inspired them to create an organization that helps others rise through adversity with resilience and purpose.
Theresa's study on compassion fatigue awareness revealed a common truth — that growth and healing begin with self-awareness, empathy, and supportive community. Kara's research in performance psychology highlighted the critical importance of mental health in athletes, particularly marginalized populations. Together, they envisioned a space where individuals and leaders could learn, grow, and lead with compassion.
Guided by core values of servant leadership, compassion, progression, transparency, inclusion, and motivation, the project aims to empower individuals and communities through psychology-based education, emotional intelligence training, compassion fatigue awareness, and life coaching. Through annual conferences, podcasts, webinars, and consulting, the founders strive to cultivate a global culture of emotional strength and inclusive leadership — where every person is encouraged to grow and rise, together.
Get In TouchOur logo features a human figure forming the trunk of a tree — symbolizing growth, resilience, and renewal. Just as a tree stands strong even after losing its branches or leaves, the United Rise and Resilience Project embodies the strength to endure and thrive through life's challenges.
Each segment brings a distinct lens — Coach T's I/O psychology and life coaching expertise alongside Kara's performance psychology science. Together, they cover the full spectrum of what it takes to rise.
Coach T and Kara also come together for joint podcast episodes — and frequently welcome URRP FAM guests to the conversation. These collaborative sessions bring fresh perspectives, lively discussion, and the full energy of the URRP community. Whether it's two voices or a full room, the mission stays the same: rise together.
Every session is an investment in your growth. Below you'll find clear, upfront pricing for our coaching, consulting, and academic support services.
Initial consultation via Zoom for any coaching services (approx. 30 minutes).
General dissertation coaching or life coaching.
Assess the initial proposal against the rubric and companion guide and create a comprehensive plan for improvement.
Reassessment according to the rubric and companion guides, with a comprehensive report on action steps to improve.
Assess the full dissertation against the rubric and companion guides and create a comprehensive analysis and plan for improvement.
Find out where you stand. We reassess your full dissertation against the rubric and companion guide and develop a customized, comprehensive plan for improvement.
Line-level editing within the chapter being reviewed.
Deeper, structural editing within the chapters being reviewed, including chapter-specific review.
Assistance building your dissertation defense PowerPoint, script, and likely questions from the committee.
Rehearse your defense presentation with a coach.
Provide your raw data and we clean it, code it, run reliability analysis, tests of assumption, descriptive statistics, your chosen analysis procedure, and hypothesis testing. You receive the Excel file, SPSS .sav file, and SPSS output file, plus a summary of findings — and we review it with you so you understand how to run the data and what it means. (Individual coaching rates apply for this service.)
Prepares your document for Level 7 form and formatting, from title page through appendices.
Reference verification and APA cleanup.
Help drafting sections of your dissertation or defense scripts.
Review returned within 3 days, in addition to the selected service.
Returned within 5–7 calendar days, in addition to the selected service.
Texting and email questions are always welcome — and reassurance is always absolutely free!
Keynote, workshop, and organizational wellness fees vary by event type, audience size, travel, and scope. Reach out directly for a custom quote.
theresa@urrp.orgWhether you're interested in booking a speaker, exploring consulting services, or just want to learn more about URRP — we'd love to hear from you.
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