Sarah Straton

Sarah Straton is an Olympian, parenting educator, and accredited coach with a master’s degree in applied positive psychology and coaching psychology (MAPPCP) from the University of East London. She is passionate about her work with families, schools, and sporting organizations to help create environments where everyone believes in their inherent value and that they matter. These conditions foster the wellbeing of young people and the supporting adults as well as being optimal for growing, learning, performing, and relating. 

Prior to her training in parent education and coaching, Sarah earned an honors degree in exercise science and enjoyed a 17-year career as a professional beach volleyball athlete. Her career included competing in the Sydney Olympic Games for her home country of Australia as well as winning on the AVP (US professional) Tour. The combination of elite sports experience, parent education, and coaching give Sarah a unique perspective for supporting coaches and parents in youth sports to create conditions for young people to flourish.

She is the grateful parent of two young adult children and lives with her husband in Los Angeles