07/29/2026
If there is anything I am a professional at, it’s change.
Change can be an uncomfortable and scary word because it represents what you know becoming something different. It means stepping into the unknown. And that feeling of uncertainty is one I have grown very accustomed to.
Hi, my name is Sarah Chenier, and I am a mental health mindset coach. Beyond my role as a coach, my scope of expertise stems from lived experience paired with psychological education and counseling training. I have deconstructed my habits, routines, and lifestyle and rebuilt them over and over again. Each season of life has brought challenges, but each one has also brought incredible blessings.
In order for me to move successfully through each season, I had to be willing to let go of things—possessions, parts of my identity, jobs, titles, environments, homes, and even distractions like social media or my TV. Every chapter required surrendering something familiar in order to make room for something new.
Change teaches adaptability, and adaptability leads to growth.
If you find yourself afraid of change, feeling stuck, or feeling like you just aren't gaining momentum, I've been there too. My goal is to help you conquer your limiting beliefs and discover the potential that already lies within you.
Before I share a little about my own journey, I want you to know something about working with me. Our sessions will never be me simply giving you advice. Instead, they will be about attentively listening, meeting you where you are, and helping you discover your own path forward. I believe you know yourself, your story, and your journey better than anyone else ever could. My role is to facilitate awareness, ask thoughtful questions, and collaborate with you to create meaningful goals and practical steps toward them.
I grew up in a small town in South Louisiana called Thibodaux. I attended Nicholls State University, where I met my college sweetheart, who is now my husband.
During our senior year of college, Hurricane Ida hit, leaving us displaced. Looking back, that season could have been defined by everything we lost. Instead, we chose to focus on what we gained: freedom.
Without jobs, without a home, and with an unexpected break from school, we took a leap of faith and moved to Austin, Texas. There we got married, started new careers, and built meaningful friendships and connections.
But something still felt unfinished.
We both felt this pull to explore more.
So we set off on an adventure.
First, we lived in a school bus that we renovated ourselves. Then we built a truck bed camper and moved to Colorado to work seasonal jobs at a ski resort.
Living in a truck bed camper, in the middle of a snowy mountain town, with my husband and two dogs was a huge transition. But I am incredibly grateful we did it. During that season, I worked at a five-star hotel, learned to snowboard, experienced world-class hospitality and spas, and learned how to adapt to an environment that was completely different from anything I had ever known.
After Colorado, my husband and I traveled the West Coast, which inspired us to build out a camper van and move even farther west.
We eventually found ourselves on San Juan Island with no guarantee that we would have jobs or even a place to park and live. We simply knew we had to try.
We arrived at a campground the very same week the camp hosts were leaving, creating the perfect opportunity for us to step into those roles.
At the time, I was finishing my master's degree, living in a camper van on a beautiful Pacific island known for its orca sightings. I landed a job at a waterfront hotel, while my husband fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams by becoming a kayak guide, taking guests out on the water with orcas.
Eventually, we found ourselves back in Austin, a city that truly feels like home, where we are now continuing to build our careers.
From the outside, this journey can sound magical.
But behind every move were countless conversations, careful planning, difficult decisions, moments of fear, and a tremendous amount of faith.
Much of my story has been spiritually led. I look to God for wisdom and guidance in my decisions, while also recognizing that I always had choices. There were many moments when my biggest obstacle wasn't my circumstances—it was myself.
I have struggled with anxiety, negative thought loops, hormonal mood imbalances, self-doubt, fear of failure, mistrust of others, and feeling incapable.
Yet time and time again, I have learned that feelings are not always facts. I don't have to believe every thought that enters my mind.
My faith in God, combined with my education in psychology and counseling, has helped me break unhealthy habits, build life-giving ones, become more present, quiet the constant noise in my mind, and find community, friendship, and encouragement wherever life takes me.
That is the perspective I bring into every coaching conversation. Not because I have life perfectly figured out, but because I know what it feels like to face uncertainty, reinvent yourself, and discover that you are capable of far more than you once believed.
