About Jessica Rice, LCSW-C
Trauma focused Therapist for adolescents and adults.
Hello! I’m Jessica Rice, LCSW-C
Licensed Therapist
I graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science. I majored in psychology and minored in criminal justice. I continued my education at University of Maryland School of Social Work where my concentration was clinical mental health.
I began my therapy career seeing children, teens, and adults with generalized anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. There began my passion for trauma. I received training in EMDR to better understand trauma and become more equipped in helping those with trauma.
Learning never stops for me. I am fascinated by the brain and understanding how the brain works.
My Approach & Values
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and am working toward earning my certification. Your goals may also require psychoeducation, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, parts work, redefining and implementing boundaries, and learning new communication styles. I use a strengths-based approach with my clients. I strive to have others recognize their true potential. My personal mission is for clients to feel validated and heard, to give hope for a brighter future, and to guide you in the changes you want to make. In my free time I am with my dog Blue, family, and friends. I love to be outdoors and am always open to a new experience. I love to learn and continue to learn every day to be the best I can be at what I do. I
My Experience
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-Complex Trauma
- Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Medically fragile foster children
- Birth trauma
- Anxiety, depression, mood disorders
- Clients who are affected by loved ones with personality disorders.
My Education
- James Madison University: Bachelors Degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal justice
- University of Maryland, Masters Degree in Social Work with a Clinical Health Concentration