Coaching children, teens, and parents through today’s emotional challenges

Welcome to a journey of growth and confidence. As an educator, parent, and certified coach, I’m committed to helping children, teens, and parents thrive.

My passion is empowering families to take actionable steps toward emotionally balanced days.

This is Sarah Byrnes. Loves working with children, teens, and parents. She is a confidence, mindset, and emotional intelligence coach. She is trained in cognitive behavioral techniques. Her coaching compliments therapy and is great for families.

Supporting Children, Teens, & Parents

  • Child Therapy

    Children

    I work with school-aged children to increase confidence, strengthen emotional intelligence, and practice self regulation. We enjoy our time together with fun, age-appropriate tools—like finger puppets, drawing, legos, and role play.

  • Teen Therapy Newburyport, MA

    Teens

    I work with high school and college students looking to make positive changes and understand their role in creating the life they want. Anxiety, self-doubt, anger, and dis-regulation can all contribute to your teen’s despair. We strengthen the skill at the root of the issue: executive functioning, mindset, confidence, or general emotional intelligence. Teens leave trusting themselves to navigate challenges—not avoid them.

  • Family Therapy Newburyport MA

    Parents

    I work with parents to recognize and break negative patterns, to talk with and listen to your child, to reduce stress, and to confidently set healthy, consistent boundaries. It’s possible to have a household that reflects your family values while honoring your child’s autonomy.

Wondering if we are a good fit? Let's chat! Click here to schedule a free call.
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Sometimes, you just know something’s off.

Maybe your child gets super nervous before playdates or has meltdowns the second things don’t go her way.

Maybe your teen is stuck in an unhealthy relationship, deflated, and willing to get help from anyone but you these days.

Or, maybe you need to set some boundaries or have a difficult conversation and don’t know how to begin.

Whatever it is, that feeling where you’re ready to make a change and you need someone unbiased, to guide you or your child, with honest reflection, practical tools, and emotional insight—that is where coaching comes in.

Coaching is complimentary to therapy. It provides focused support designed to help you achieve your goals and learn techniques to move you forward with clarity and confidence. Coaching isn’t for diagnosed mental health conditions or long-term struggles like depression or chronic anxiety. Instead it offers you tools to navigate today’s challenges— not avoid them.

Why Coaching?

Confidence, Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Cognitive Behavioral Technique Coaching

Click the link below to learn more about how we can work together to bring emotional balance to your home

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A coffee cup link to more information about coaching parents on communication, emotional regulation, anger, and couples therapy as it relates to their children.

From My Clients

  • “Sarah has an amazing ability to zero in on your child’s unique gifts and challenges to help attain their goals.”

    -Julianne, Newbury, MA

  • “Sarah is such an amazing educator, one of the best I have ever met in 19 years as a parent. The fact that she taken this experience and combined it with coaching that supports kids and their parents is absolutely brilliant. She does amazing work and has had a huge impact on our lives.”

    -Jess, Newbury, MA

  • “We only met a handful of times and it was enough to give me day-to-day tools for conversations to help guide my kids through a rough patch.”

    -Katherine, Byfield, MA

  • "Sarah made something that felt so heavy feel manageable- and even helped me see the humor at times. She helped restore my confidence.”

    -Lindsay, Waltham, MA

  • "Sarah at Discover Peace of Mind life coaching has offered valuable and reputable perspective on my 7th grade daughter's social, emotional & anxiety challenges. Sarah brings a natural warmth & empathy, and has the ability to connect with people, meeting them on their individual needs, rooting out core issues while collaborating to create a unique and progressive action plan. After working with teens and tweens for years, she is able to make them feel comfortable enough to share and be vulnerable. Having worked with many different coaches and therapists in the past 2 decades, I would highly recommend Discover Peace of Mind.'

    -Claudette, Seabrook, NH

  • "I cannot say enough about Sarah and Discover Peace of Mind. I came to Sarah as a frustrated mom, having tried to help my daughter with a concern we both were having. From the moment my daughter met Sarah, she felt instantly safe, heard and understood. Sarah’s approach is compassionate and thoughtful. She makes her sessions fun and engaging so that my daughter looks forward to seeing her each visit. I have seen very encouraging progress in her confidence and self-awareness, all due to the work Sarah has done with her. I am incredibly grateful for Sarah’s support."

    -Bridgette, Newburyport, MA

  • "We reached out to Sarah during a period of significant stress in our home, wanting to ensure our kids had a safe place to process their experiences and gain tools to help them cope. During that time, I also realized that I needed more support in supporting my children, and Sarah became a trusted part of that support system. What she offers goes far beyond short-term help; these are truly lifelong skills. Entrusting your child to a coach or therapist is incredibly vulnerable. You’re not in the room, and trust is everything. I completely trust Sarah. I knew her first as a teacher, and as a fellow mom, I deeply value the lived experience she brings to her work. Two of my children have worked with Sarah—one who was eager and ready, and another who was initially very hesitant. After just one session, my hesitant child asked to go weekly. That alone speaks volumes. Sarah is warm, present, and deeply attentive. She creates a space where kids feel heard while also giving them practical tools to navigate stress and life’s challenges. She is also excellent at communicating with parents, which adds an extra layer of reassurance and support. I could not recommend Sarah more highly."

    -Elizabeth, Newbury, MA

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