FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions
The work
What does Stephanie High speak about?
Resilience and grit, stress and anxiety management, emotional regulation, mental toughness, and confidence and self-belief. The through line is performance under pressure, and finding your baseline before you try to build from it.
What does "find your baseline" mean?
Your baseline is your neutral. The place you can hear yourself without a borrowed script running. You cannot build capacity for the good or for the hard until you know where you are starting from.
How do you define trauma?
Too much, too soon, too often. It is subjective. That definition moves trauma out of the category of things that happened to other people and into something anyone in the room can locate in their own life.
What is the T.A.B.S. framework?
Four questions. Truth: what am I truly feeling. Armor: what survival armor am I carrying. Bandwidth: what do I actually have right now. Support: who and what can I count on. Each has research and tools behind it.
Is this therapy?
No. It is education and skill building for groups. Sessions are trauma informed, meaning they are built to avoid harm. They are not treatment and are not a substitute for it.
Is Stephanie a licensed psychologist or therapist?
No. She holds a Master of Arts in Performance Psychology and is a PhD Candidate in Psychology studying trauma and community resilience. She does not provide therapy, diagnosis, or clinical consultation.
Formats and logistics
What is the difference between the keynote and the workshop?
A keynote is delivered to a room. A workshop runs on conversation and movement, so people work on their own situation out loud. Different formats, same material underneath.
How long are sessions?
Keynotes run forty-five to sixty minutes. Workshops run sixty minutes. Longer formats and multi-session series are available on request.
How large can a workshop be?
Up to twenty people. Past that the conversation stops being a conversation, and the conversation is the part that works.
Do you customize for our audience?
Always. Every booking includes a call before the event, and where it helps, a short anonymous survey of the room. There is no canned deck.
Who do you typically work with?
Conference committees and event organizers on the keynote side. CEOs and HR leaders on the workshop side. Corporate teams, associations, civic organizations, and higher education.
Are there rooms you turn down?
Yes. If a group is in financial crisis, this is not the work they need. Regulating your response assumes you have enough slack to do it. Stephanie will say so rather than take the booking.
Where are you based, and do you travel?
Spokane, Washington, flying out of GEG. Available to travel nationally and internationally.
What are your AV requirements?
A lav or headset mic, HDMI, a confidence monitor if you have one, and room to move. No podium.
Booking
What does it cost?
Keynotes start at $3000 USD. Workshops start at $500 USD. The final number depends on format, audience size, and travel.
Do you offer reduced rates for nonprofits?
Yes. A set number of reduced-fee and pro bono sessions each year for organizations that cannot reach the standard rate. Ask when you inquire.
How far in advance should we book?
Earlier is better for conference dates. Shorter turnarounds are often possible, especially for virtual sessions. Ask regardless of your timeline.
What if we are not sure which format we need?
Book the thirty-minute call and describe the room. If neither format is right, you will get pointed somewhere better.
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Let's build something real, with tools that actually get used, and support systems that work under pressure.
Washington State's voice on women's performance psychology, organizational systems and mental health, and community resilience. All through a trauma-informed lens.
Based in Spokane, WA · Open to Travel
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