Sara (she/her) is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and Certified Pain Management Coach (CPMC) with a masters of science in psychology and an intimate relationship with chronic pain. 

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At 18, Sara got a headache that just wouldn’t quit. Diagnosed with Chronic Daily Migraine, Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome, and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Sara was emotionally exhausted from being disbelieved by doctors and in constant pain. As is the experience for far too many pain patients, doctors told her everything was “all in her head” aka they thought she was making it up. It took a year for doctors to take her seriously and diagnose her. 

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Over ten years, Sara learned what tools helped decrease pain and how to thrive with a body that wants to hurt. Essentially, she became her own pain coach. Sara realized that her experience would have been drastically different if she had a pain coach to guide her, validate her experience, and teach her how the brain is responsible for all pain and what we can do about it. She became a certified health and wellness coach specializing in pain to ensure that fewer people suffer as long as she did. 

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Talk therapy, mindfulness meditation, exercise, understanding the science of pain, and self-compassion helped her take control of her pain and live her best life again. 

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Sara’s evidence-based coaching approach is rooted in neuroscience and the mind-body connection to help you navigate your own pain with resilience and hope.

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Sara is passionate about helping people live their lives to the fullest and change their relationship with their pain.

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When she isn't coaching, Sara loves spending time with her dog, Blueberry, traveling to new places, making gravlax, and gardening.

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Sara received her masters of science in psychology from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, her bachelors of science in psychology from the University of Maryland, and her advanced training in pain management through Pain Coach Academy. 

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