Gail Byas, M.A., NBC-HWC (She/They)
Gail Byas (she/they) is a Life Coach for And Still We Rise, LLC. They are a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), credentialed school psychologist, and hold an M.A. in Education/School Psychology from Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, California. They are also certified as a Personal Trainer and Behavior Change Specialist through the American Council on Exercise. Gail identifies as non-binary and queer and has a strong commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community, advocacy, and intersectional allyship.
As a coach, Gail is dedicated to crafting wellness spaces for individuals and groups that honor identity and community. They partner with clients in connecting with core values and strengths in the process of expanding personal and professional growth and fulfillment. Gail specializes in exercise/movement, food-related goals, stress management, cultivating mindfulness, career development, and LGBTQIA+ wellness.
Gail deeply believes in the liberative, creative abilities and rights of individuals and communities to define wellness, healing, and identity on their own terms. Their approach is collaborative, strengths-based, trauma-informed (including religious trauma), and grounded in intersectional feminist, critical race, queer, and trans theories. They draw from narrative, solution-focused, liberation, and anti-oppressive practice frameworks.
Outside of work, you will find them reading/researching, walking in the nearby park, off-roading in their Jeep, and spending time with friends. They love trees, birds, and nature drawing/journaling.
Gail is fluent in English.
