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Jhana Rice, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Jhana specializes in working with adults across the lifespan. Jhana has a special passion for working with trauma survivors, fellow Veterans and first responders, and women. Her clinical interests include OCD, PTSD, social anxiety, body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) such as hair pulling or skin picking, panic disorder, perfectionism, OCPD, adult ADHD, and compassion fatigue. 

  • Jhana’s therapeutic approach empowers clients by encouraging them to identify their values, nonjudgmentally notice their emotions and thoughts, and take meaningful action towards their goals. She strongly emphasizes self-compassion and self-efficacy through practical skills, mindfulness and humor. Jhana has training and experience providing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) for OCD, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),  Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma, Comprehensive Behavioral Therapy (ComB) for BFRBs, and Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) for issues with overcontrol and rigidity. She uses an integrative approach to target unhelpful beliefs and behaviors that leaves clients immobilized or distressed.

  • Jhana is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas (76722). She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. Jhana completed her clinical practicum at the Center for Sexual Assault Survivors and her clinical internship at Virginia Beach Partial Hospitalization Program. She worked in community mental health settings as a case manager, therapist and team lead. She also spent several years leading PTSD, RO DBT, process and dual diagnoses groups at an intensive outpatient program. Jhana is a Veteran and an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider.

  • In her free time, Jhana enjoys being outdoors, dancing, hiking, going on adventures with her son, crafting, watching 90s sitcoms and spending time with family and friends.

  • Jhana provides online video therapy sessions and sees clients at our Allandale office. For more information about Jhana’s availability or to schedule an appointment please call 512-246-7225 or visit our client portal.