Sarah Thiessen, Ph.D., LCPC, LMHC

Sarah Thiessen, Ph.D., LCPC, LMHC Sarah provides mental health counseling for adults, teens and children.

02/21/2026

Some losses are visible. Some are quiet. All of them matter 💙

If you are navigating pregnancy or infant loss, fertility challenges, TFMR, pregnancy after loss, or parenting after loss, you do not have to carry it alone.

We offer specialized Loss & Grief Online Peer Support Groups for parents at many different points in their journey. Every group is:
✨ Virtual
✨ Always free
✨ Confidential
✨ Led by trained facilitators
✨ A space where your story is honored

Whether your loss was recent or years ago, whether you feel raw or numb or somewhere in between, there is a community that understands.

You deserve support that meets you exactly where you are.

💙 Find a group and register at https://loom.ly/3NQNbvg

02/21/2026
02/21/2026
01/15/2026

👇 Type SUMMIT to get a link to our FREE 2026 Parenting & Children's Mental Health Summit March 16-19, 2026

😩 So many of the things children get corrected or punished for are behaviors adults do every day — we just call them something different.

➡️ Adults get distracted.
➡️ Adults forget things.
➡️ Adults don’t want to share.
➡️ Adults talk a lot.
➡️ Adults have off days.

When adults do it, we call it stress, boundaries, creativity, networking, or being human.
When kids do it, they’re often labeled difficult, disruptive, or disrespectful.

Children aren’t miniature adults — their brains are still developing skills for regulation, attention, impulse control, and social awareness. What looks like misbehavior is often a nervous system still learning how to function in a world built for grown-ups.

Instead of asking, “How do I stop this behavior?”
A more helpful question is, “What skill is still developing — and how can I support it?”

Let’s stop holding kids to adult expectations and start meeting them with understanding, patience, and support 💛

📅 MARCH 16-19 join Join Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, Dr. Steve Biddulph, Dr. Ross Greene, Dr. Laura Markham, Dr. Joel Warsh, Dr. Lawrence Cohen, Dr. Michael Gurian and so many more!

📕 TOPICS INCLUDE:
Emotion regulation, compassionate discipline, childhood anxiety, healing insecure attachment, ADHD, neurodiversity & autism, highly sensitive children, parenting toddlers, managing screen time, online safety, fostering brain development, raising resilient kids, positive body image, power of play, parental anxiety, fatherhood, picky eating, how to talk so kids will listen, and so much more!

✅ FREE Access
✅ 4 LIVE Interactive Workshops
✅ 35 Masterclass Presentations
✅ 45 Hours of Instruction Available
✅ The TOP Experts on the Planet
✅ Certificates of Completion (for those who purchase recordings)

04/07/2025

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Fort Myers, FL
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