Sa Budnitz is a pediatric occupational therapist with a bachelor’s degree from the Fachschule für Ergortherapie Lippoldsberg and a somatic dance therapist with an advanced degree from the Langen Institut Monheim in Germany.
Sa specializes in encouraging healthy child development with a strong emphasis on creating & nurturing healthy relationships.
Please contact me with any questions or for more information!
Sa is trained in:
Family Coaching by Kira Liebmann
Sensory Integration by Jean Ayers
Hand in Hand Parenting by Patty Wipfler
Developmental psychology by Gordon Neufeld and the Neufeld Institute
FenKid Munich by Astrid Draxler & Angelika Koch
Non-violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
QEKK Institute for Parent Education, Aachen, Germany
Birth Story Medicine by Pam England
MotherCircle facilitation by Kimberly Ann Johnson
Grief support & education by David Kessler Tender Hearts and Amy Wright Glenn Institute for Birth, Breath, and Death
Birth, postpartum & end-of-life doula services by DONA & UVM Vermont
In training for pre- and perinatal somatic therapy by Ray Castellino and the Beba Clinic
Sa believes that a loving, educated, and intentional approach to parenting shapes our children’s environment in a positive way, helping them to mature and fulfill their unique human potential.
She and her family live and love in Burlington, Vermont.
"Our family sought Sa’s expertise for frequent night waking we were experiencing with both of our children. Sa provided us with a foundation to connect with our children and tools to help them identify and express their emotions. The strategies she provided us with solved our issues and brought our family closer, and were fun to implement.
Additionally, Sa is an amazingly kind and wonderful person to work with; she listens and picks up on every detail, she is calm, non-judgmental, and approachable.
We cannot speak highly enough of our experience working with Sa."
— Ryan & Lily, Middlebury, VT
“Working with Sa is a true pleasure! She has such kind and gentle energy and creates a welcoming space to share the joys and challenges of parenting. Her knowledge about ways to strengthen relationships in the family is immense, and she shares the reasoning behind her suggestions to empower families to choose their best approach. Sa creates a strong sense of community and support, and my family enjoys and benefits from our time spent with her.”
— Kate, Burlington, VT
“I was lucky enough to join a baby massage class with Sa over Zoom. Being postpartum during Covid left a lot of room for connection to other parents (and humans). We looked forward to the class each week as both an opportunity to build a new parenting skill and to have such a warm and inviting forum to connect with other moms and talk through parenting challenges. Sa provides great knowledge and comfort to help navigate parenting with a bit more grace. We are so thankful for her and the class.”
— Kait, Burlington, VT