Sara Ranssi, LICSW, RPT-S, SEP (ASL)
Sara Ranssi is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with almost 20 years of experience working in the deaf community. Sara is also a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor (RPT-S) and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). She specializes in providing culturally and language specific mental health services for deaf, deaf/blind and hard of hearing individuals of all ages. Sara received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She then earned a MA in Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling from Northern Illinois University, working in adult mental health, before going on to get her MSW from the University of Minnesota and finding great enjoyment working with children and adolescents. In addition to her therapy work, Sara provides clinical social work and play therapy supervision. She is the owner of Hope and Healing Family Counseling, LLC and a founding member of Safe Haven (https://safehavenmn.com/). Sara presents nationally on understanding and treating trauma in children and adolescents with hearing loss.
More information about Sara’s work can be found at https://safehavenmn.com/sara-ranssi/
Sara played basketball in college and still enjoys playing today. Sara’s other interests include yoga, running, restoring old furniture, and hiking in the mountains.