This is a picture of Sara Rice, LPC. She has a calm, warm facial expression. She has bright red shoulder length hair and is wearing a white long sleeve sweater with gray horizontal lines and a three layerd necklace. She is sitting in front of a dark wood plank wall.
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Sara Rice (pronouns: she/they) M.A., LPC is a professional mental health counselor and a proud wife of an Army Veteran for over a decade now. She is also a mother of 5 children that range in age from college to preschooler. Sara received her counseling masters from Liberty University and is on a continued pursuit of knowledge and is working on her doctorate in Traumatology. Sara specializes in working with individuals with severe depression, including Bi-polar disorder, Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, substance use disorders, trauma (Post Traumatic Stress, dissociative spectrum disorders, Women's Issues, as well as Spiritual Abuse), Autism Spectrum Disorder, trauma survivors and working with those in the LGBTQIA+ community. When she is not working, she is delving into documentaries of all sorts (historical in nature, how things are made or even about Blockbuster "yup, the video store") she can also be caught bingeing on true crime shows.
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Interesting Facts
- Once wanted to be an Art Historian
- Volunteered at Alpha Women's Center in Grand Rapids, MI
- 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
- Have my own blog website http://onthewrongfoot.weebly.com/
- 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
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
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 616.208.9337
WHAT ABOUT THESE SPECIALTIES:
What is the point to having a specialty? Does this mean that I cannot see you for depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder or any other mental health related issue? First and foremost, I have a heart to help all people who are struggling with mental health issues and disorders, but that might not mean I am the right person for you. Second, yes I do treat depression, anxiety and the other disorders listed above, but a specialty means that I have taken extra time and training in a particular area, so that I can be ready for your in-depth needs. Below is a better explanation on what each disorder of mental health issue is in better detail and what treatment might entail.
Substance Abuse-
This includes a comprehensive look into substance use in one's life, which includes how substances affect one's work, family life, leisure activities and physical and mental health. When dealing with substance use disorders, it can be useful to look at the severity level of each substance in order to garner the significance of a substance on one's life. Treatment can include an in patient facility, counseling to garner underlying reasons for substance use as well as routine attendance at a 12 step program.
Trauma-
This includes working with survivors of trauma, abuse, and victimization. Trauma can come from so many different sources from a auto accident to natural disasters, violence and abuse. There is a need for a thoughtful engagement when working with those who struggle with trauma as a significant blow to their mental health. Often times, people are not even aware of what is considered a trauma and how it might be impacting one's life. Even those who are considered "second hand experiencers" of trauma can have mental and physical issues connected to trauma. Treatment for trauma seeks to bring life as close to equilibrium or balance as possible, increase coping mechanisms and reduce stigma on the affects trauma has on an individual.
Woman's Issues-
Why the reason for a specialty in women's issues. While working at Community Recovery International as well as Alpha Grand Rapids, I have noticed a pattern of behavior in working with women. We often attempt to take on the world and when we cannot hold the world up, we take it as a self perceived failure. I work with women who live their lives in a lower socioeconomic background, struggle with self-esteem, motherhood, domestic violence as well as lower confidence and self-worth.
Pain Management-
What on earth does Psychotherapy and Counseling have to do with pain management, and what do you even mean? There is evidence to support that stress has a significant impact on our body. I have first hand experience in how trauma and pain are closely related and how therapy can help redirect your life and aid in decreasing the stress one puts on their body. I am an avid over-doer, which means that I would work my body to extreme fatigue and fight to get back to being able to move. As a mother, therapist and caregiver, this made my life a living hell. Pain management therapy uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to redirect the brain and create a life schedule that can aid in making life and tasks more manageable. Useful addition for those who suffer from:
Military-
It is no surprise that the military community past and present has it's own unique set of challenges. Only a small fraction of the population has ever entered into this fold. As a former Army wife myself and a forever member of the military community, I understand these unique challenges in thriving and surviving military life as well as the transition process from military life to civilian life. Many of our military members are struggling not only with PTSD, but an unseen wound of what I would classify as an extreme adjustment disorder that can affect not only the transitioning soldier themselves, but their families too.
What is the point to having a specialty? Does this mean that I cannot see you for depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder or any other mental health related issue? First and foremost, I have a heart to help all people who are struggling with mental health issues and disorders, but that might not mean I am the right person for you. Second, yes I do treat depression, anxiety and the other disorders listed above, but a specialty means that I have taken extra time and training in a particular area, so that I can be ready for your in-depth needs. Below is a better explanation on what each disorder of mental health issue is in better detail and what treatment might entail.
Substance Abuse-
This includes a comprehensive look into substance use in one's life, which includes how substances affect one's work, family life, leisure activities and physical and mental health. When dealing with substance use disorders, it can be useful to look at the severity level of each substance in order to garner the significance of a substance on one's life. Treatment can include an in patient facility, counseling to garner underlying reasons for substance use as well as routine attendance at a 12 step program.
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Cannabis Use Disorder
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Other Substance Use Disorders based on a client self report
Trauma-
This includes working with survivors of trauma, abuse, and victimization. Trauma can come from so many different sources from a auto accident to natural disasters, violence and abuse. There is a need for a thoughtful engagement when working with those who struggle with trauma as a significant blow to their mental health. Often times, people are not even aware of what is considered a trauma and how it might be impacting one's life. Even those who are considered "second hand experiencers" of trauma can have mental and physical issues connected to trauma. Treatment for trauma seeks to bring life as close to equilibrium or balance as possible, increase coping mechanisms and reduce stigma on the affects trauma has on an individual.
- Dissociative Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Personality Disorder (i.e. Borderline Personality Disorder, trauma induced)
Woman's Issues-
Why the reason for a specialty in women's issues. While working at Community Recovery International as well as Alpha Grand Rapids, I have noticed a pattern of behavior in working with women. We often attempt to take on the world and when we cannot hold the world up, we take it as a self perceived failure. I work with women who live their lives in a lower socioeconomic background, struggle with self-esteem, motherhood, domestic violence as well as lower confidence and self-worth.
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
Pain Management-
What on earth does Psychotherapy and Counseling have to do with pain management, and what do you even mean? There is evidence to support that stress has a significant impact on our body. I have first hand experience in how trauma and pain are closely related and how therapy can help redirect your life and aid in decreasing the stress one puts on their body. I am an avid over-doer, which means that I would work my body to extreme fatigue and fight to get back to being able to move. As a mother, therapist and caregiver, this made my life a living hell. Pain management therapy uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to redirect the brain and create a life schedule that can aid in making life and tasks more manageable. Useful addition for those who suffer from:
- Fibromyalgia
- Poly Cystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS)
- Endometriosis
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
Military-
It is no surprise that the military community past and present has it's own unique set of challenges. Only a small fraction of the population has ever entered into this fold. As a former Army wife myself and a forever member of the military community, I understand these unique challenges in thriving and surviving military life as well as the transition process from military life to civilian life. Many of our military members are struggling not only with PTSD, but an unseen wound of what I would classify as an extreme adjustment disorder that can affect not only the transitioning soldier themselves, but their families too.
- Adjustment Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Trauma Brain Injury
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This is a picture of Sara Rice, LPC. She is outside, it is Autumn. She has a wide smile with teeth, a brown beenie cap on, covering her short brown hair and is wearing a light jean jacket. This picture is from the chest up with a slight head tilt to the side.