About

Sarah McKinney Wainwright, MA, MS

Sarah earned a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in conflict management and resolution, with a concentration in domestic social and organizational conflict transformation, summa cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She further completed state-level training through Mediation Inc. and is authorized to conduct Family Financial and Divorce mediation as well as Superior Court mediation. Sarah is also a Certified Parent Coordinator through The Cooperative Parenting Institute. She began practicing mediation within Custody Mediation at the New Hanover County Courthouse, Judicial District 6, where she continues to present regarding collaborative co-parenting dynamics and child developmental stages for Custody Mediation Orientations. 

Sarah also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, summa cum laude, May ‘26, and will provide trauma-informed counseling at The Healing Point, PLLC: thehealingpointpllc.com upon licensure.