About Us
​Fruitful Hearth Services LLC is a child life private practice offering coping support to children and families as they navigate challenging circumstances, traumatic events, illness, loss, and life changes. We specialize in early childhood, emotional & behavioral health, and medical-related anxiety. We take a whole-family approach, incorporating play-based coping, hands-on skill building, expressive arts, and–upon request– a gospel-centered framework.​
Meet Sara
​Sara is a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) dedicated to helping children of all ages feel understood and supported during moments of emotional overwhelm. She serves families in and around the Twin Cities, in the comfort of their homes - offering whole-family coping support in real-time, right when it’s needed most.
As a child life specialist, Sara is trained to be there for the breakdowns - passionately advocating, empowering, and equipping children and their families with tools to cope and connect. Sara comes with twelve years of experience in acute mental health and early childhood settings. Her interventions
blend child development expertise with expressive, relationship-centered approaches—emphasizing connection, creativity, and, upon request, a Christ-centered lens.​
Sara received her bachelor's degree in child psychology from the University of MN - Twin Cities. She completed her child life practicum at West Virginia University Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, and her child life internship at El Paso Children’s Hospital in Texas.
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Alongside her practice, Sara is deeply involved in kids ministry, and is a lifelong creative—painting portraits, writing poetry, and crafting expressive interventions that support social and emotional well-being, facilitate meaningful connection, and promote positive coping.