We don’t just check boxes, we build capacity!

✔ Human-centered & trauma-informed
✔ LGBTQ+ affirming
✔ Practical, engaging, and adaptable
✔ Rooted in education, prevention, and care

We believe meaningful change happens when people are equipped with practical tools, shared language, and the confidence to act. Our work is grounded in lived experience, trauma-informed practice, and evidence-based frameworks.

We are Queer-owned and Qualified!

Resilient Pathways was founded by a passionate preventionist. Sawyer McAvoy (He/They) has 6+ years building and managing campus‑wide harm reduction, violence prevention, and health promotion initiatives. Sawyer brings lived experience, trauma‑informed practice, and real‑world systems expertise, so your team leaves with skills you can actually use.

What qualifies us:

  • Master of Social Work, California State University, Chico

  • Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate, Trauma Research Foundation

  • Trauma & Resilience in Higher Education + College Student Wellbeing: Trauma & Resilience, Florida State University

  • NaBiTA Member + NaBiTA Risk Rubric Certified

  • BASICS & CASICS Certified + SMART Recovery for Professionals

  • Diversity Certificate Program, California State University, Chico

  • NASPA Certified Peer Educator

  • Crisis counseling background in sexual assault/domestic violence response

Step in with confidence. 💬✨ Our Bystander Intervention Training equips educators, counselors, administrators, classified staff, coaches, and student support teams with practical tools to recognize, respond, and refer when it matters most. Through
Creating safer, more inclusive spaces starts with education. 🌈 Our Safe Zone LGBTQ+ Ally Training equips educators, counselors, administrators, and student support teams with practical tools for inclusive language, active allyship, and responding t
Creating belonging isn’t optional, it’s essential. 🌈 Resilient Pathways helps school teams support LGBTQ+ students with practical strategies that improve school climate and student well-being. ✅ Understand gender identity/expression &a
We’re grateful to Butte College for the opportunity to facilitate a Safe Zone training and to partner in this important work. 💛🏳️‍🌈 Thank you to Butte College @qrc_bc for prioritizing this work and to each participant for showing up wit