Sara Moore Kerai, MA, LPC

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15+ years experience working with diverse clients in the Washington, D.C. area & Michigan.

My specialties are therapy for teens and adults who are experiencing a cancer diagnosis, grief therapy, and counseling family caregivers. I am passionate about the mental health of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. I also use my clinical assessment skills and understanding of trauma to help clients and families with immigration cases.

I’ve completed training in grief and loss counseling, Imago Relationship Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the neurobiology of trauma, palliative care advocacy, spiritual care, mindfulness techniques,  holistic end-of-life care, and Mastering Asylum and Hardship Waiver Evaluations for immigration cases. I am a 2022 graduate of the Washington School of Psychiatry’s Clinical Program on Psychotherapy Practice, focused on psychodynamic therapy.  Prior to starting my practice, I worked in teaching hospitals, a comprehensive cancer center, a large non-profit hospice and palliative care organization, and in community mental health. I’m a member of the American Counseling Association.

I strive to be warm, affirming, client-centered, and culturally sensitive, and I am personally rooted in a desire for social justice. When I am not with my clients or my family, I am a busy activist and volunteer in the gun violence prevention movement. I recently relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan and continue to meet with all my DC-area clients online. Most people value the time saved on travel to and from appointments and appreciate the flexibility to meet where it is convenient for you.