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Sara Rice (pronouns: she/they), M.A., LPC-S, is a licensed professional counselor, certified supervisor and a trauma clinician with advanced training in complex trauma, dissociative disorders, and community-based mental health care. She is also a proud wife of an Army veteran of over a decade and a mother of five children, whose ages range from college to preschool.
Sara received her master’s degree in counseling from Liberty University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Care and Community Counseling with a specialization in traumatology. Her clinical and scholarly interests include dissociation, identity fragmentation, trauma-related shame, spiritual abuse, and the ways social context, attachment, and meaning-making influence recovery. She approaches treatment from a phase-oriented, evidence-informed framework that prioritizes stabilization, collaboration, pacing, and nervous system regulation. Sara specializes in working with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental health conditions, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, substance use disorders, and complex trauma presentations such as PTSD and dissociative spectrum disorders. Her practice also includes a strong focus on women’s issues, autism spectrum presentations, trauma survivors, and individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community. She is committed to providing inclusive, culturally responsive care and works from a pluralistic perspective that respects clients’ diverse identities, belief systems, and lived experiences. Therapy is grounded in consent, transparency, and shared decision-making rather than a single prescribed worldview. As a trauma therapist and educator, Sara brings both clinical training and personal understanding of complex trauma and dissociation. Her work emphasizes reducing stigma, fostering compassion for dissociative experiences, and supporting clients as they navigate trauma recovery with dignity and agency. In addition to clinical practice, she remains actively engaged in continuing education, supervision, and program development focused on ethical trauma care and community resilience. Outside of her professional work, Sara enjoys documentaries of all kinds-particularly historical topics, explorations of how things are made, and the occasional deep dive into nostalgic cultural phenomena (including the rise and fall of Blockbuster). She can also often be found binge-watching true crime series. |
Values Statement
My work is grounded in the belief that healing occurs within safety, dignity, and relationship. I approach therapy as a collaborative process in which clients are recognized as the experts on their own lived experience, and my role is to offer clinical knowledge, structure, and support without imposing meaning, belief, or direction.
I value trauma-informed care that prioritizes stabilization, consent, and pacing. Many individuals seeking therapy have learned to survive through dissociation, adaptation, or self-protection; these responses are not pathologies to be erased, but intelligent strategies that deserve understanding and compassion. Treatment focuses on reducing harm, increasing agency, and supporting nervous system regulation rather than forcing disclosure or rapid processing.
I am committed to pluralism and inclusion. I respect the diversity of identities, belief systems, cultural backgrounds, neurotypes, and relational experiences that clients bring into the therapeutic space. I do not assume a single framework for healing, morality, or meaning, and I strive to create an environment where clients feel safe to explore their experiences without judgment or pressure to conform.
I value ethical practice, transparency, and accountability. Therapy should be grounded in evidence-informed approaches, clear boundaries, and shared decision-making. Clients have the right to understand the therapeutic process, to set limits, and to move at a pace that supports long-term stability and well-being.
Finally, I believe in community, resilience, and repair. Healing does not occur in isolation, and trauma is often shaped by relational and systemic contexts. My work seeks to support not only individual recovery, but also increased compassion, connection, and capacity for meaningful engagement with the world.
My work is grounded in the belief that healing occurs within safety, dignity, and relationship. I approach therapy as a collaborative process in which clients are recognized as the experts on their own lived experience, and my role is to offer clinical knowledge, structure, and support without imposing meaning, belief, or direction.
I value trauma-informed care that prioritizes stabilization, consent, and pacing. Many individuals seeking therapy have learned to survive through dissociation, adaptation, or self-protection; these responses are not pathologies to be erased, but intelligent strategies that deserve understanding and compassion. Treatment focuses on reducing harm, increasing agency, and supporting nervous system regulation rather than forcing disclosure or rapid processing.
I am committed to pluralism and inclusion. I respect the diversity of identities, belief systems, cultural backgrounds, neurotypes, and relational experiences that clients bring into the therapeutic space. I do not assume a single framework for healing, morality, or meaning, and I strive to create an environment where clients feel safe to explore their experiences without judgment or pressure to conform.
I value ethical practice, transparency, and accountability. Therapy should be grounded in evidence-informed approaches, clear boundaries, and shared decision-making. Clients have the right to understand the therapeutic process, to set limits, and to move at a pace that supports long-term stability and well-being.
Finally, I believe in community, resilience, and repair. Healing does not occur in isolation, and trauma is often shaped by relational and systemic contexts. My work seeks to support not only individual recovery, but also increased compassion, connection, and capacity for meaningful engagement with the world.
Interesting Facts
- Once wanted to be an Art Historian
- Volunteered at Alpha Women's Center
- Had a mother who passed away from Frontal Temporal Degenerative Dementia and was her caregiver the years preceding her death
- Sara is an artist, but hasn't taken to painting or drawing in years
- Lived in Kansas
- Has her motorcycle endorsement and her own bike
- Earned a Foster Care license
License, Certifications, Memberships & Awards
Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor # 6401222924
Marriage Works Certification (Prepare/Enrich)
Acute Stress Certification
Grief and Trauma Certification
Trauma Care with Military Application
Personality Disorder Trained
EMDR Trained
Safe and Sound Protocol Certified
Clinical Hypnotherapy Trained
Implicit Bias Trained-Michigan Mental Health Counselor Association
Human Trafficking Trained-Wedgwood Manasseh Project
WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health ) Member
ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation) Member
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselor Association) Member
EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) Member
Advance Counselor Training Supervision Trained and Certified
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 616.208.9337
Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor # 6401222924
Marriage Works Certification (Prepare/Enrich)
Acute Stress Certification
Grief and Trauma Certification
Trauma Care with Military Application
Personality Disorder Trained
EMDR Trained
Safe and Sound Protocol Certified
Clinical Hypnotherapy Trained
Implicit Bias Trained-Michigan Mental Health Counselor Association
Human Trafficking Trained-Wedgwood Manasseh Project
WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health ) Member
ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation) Member
MMHCA (Michigan Mental Health Counselor Association) Member
EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) Member
Advance Counselor Training Supervision Trained and Certified
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 616.208.9337
This is a picture of Sara Rice, LPC-S. A woman with wavy, shoulder-length auburn hair is smiling softly at the camera. She is indoors, wearing a dark floral blouse and a gold necklace with an ‘S’ pendant. The lighting is warm and natural, and the background shows part of a room with clothing and household items slightly out of focus.
Insurances Accepted:
Straight Medicaid
Humana Tricare East
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Medicaid
United Healthcare Medicare
Optum
Blue Cross Blue Shield
-Anthem BCBS
-Regence BCBS
-BCBS of ANY STATE as a Michigan Resident
-High Mark
-CareFirst
-WellMark
Blue Care Network
Molina Health Care
Meridian Health Care
Blue Cross Complete Medicaid
McLaren Medicaid
McLaren Healthcare
Priority Health
Priority Health Medicaid
Cigna: Evernorth Behavioral Health
Aetna
Aetna Medicaid
Straight Medicare
BCBS Medicare-Coming Soon
Priority Health Medicare
Humana Medicare-Coming Soon
HAP Medicaid-Coming Soon
Straight Medicaid
Humana Tricare East
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Medicaid
United Healthcare Medicare
Optum
Blue Cross Blue Shield
-Anthem BCBS
-Regence BCBS
-BCBS of ANY STATE as a Michigan Resident
-High Mark
-CareFirst
-WellMark
Blue Care Network
Molina Health Care
Meridian Health Care
Blue Cross Complete Medicaid
McLaren Medicaid
McLaren Healthcare
Priority Health
Priority Health Medicaid
Cigna: Evernorth Behavioral Health
Aetna
Aetna Medicaid
Straight Medicare
BCBS Medicare-Coming Soon
Priority Health Medicare
Humana Medicare-Coming Soon
HAP Medicaid-Coming Soon