Sara Minges, M.S. is a formerly licensed Child & Family Therapist, Co-Parenting Coach and Consultant, Keynote Speaker, and Founder of Playful Awareness.  

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Sara's professional career began in 2001 as a Respite Counselor at Ridgeview Resources for Living in Oak Ridge, TN.  Since then, Sara has worked as a Foster Care Worker, Therapeutic Case Manager, Therapist, Mental Health and Parenting Consultant.  

Sara also holds a B.A. in Psychology with a Child and Family Studies  Specialty, a M.S. in Counseling Psychology, with Specialized Training in Attachment, Conflict Resolution, and Complex Family Systems, and Trauma.  

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Additionally, Sara is also the Founder of Wonder Woman Rising, a specialized coaching practice for teen girls and women struggling with body shame and insecurity, low self-esteem, self-loathing, and perfectionism issues.  Sara has also been featured on radio, tv, and print media outlets including yahoo parenting.  

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Sara's passion is creating safe spaces for families and clients to embrace their life stories, teach and educate parents on effective parenting approaches and tools, to help their kids become healthy, happy, and independent teens and adults.