Rachel Cooper Art Psychotherapist

<p>Rachel is an HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist and an ITR Trauma Specialist. Art Therapy allows you to express yourself using creativity when words are too difficult to use. Often when we experience trauma we might say “I have no words to explain what just happened.” This is an instinctual response, but visual images remain and can be very powerful. Using creative expression gives an extra way to communicate, even if art is not usually your thing. Often hidden memories can be recalled and processed allowing for healing and recovery. Words are still important, but creativity brings an extra dimention to the therapy space.</p> <p>As an ITR  trauma specialist, Rachel uses the Instinctual Trauma Response method to treat trauma. This gives a framework to process trauma stories safely. Using simple drawings, stories are created and replayed with all the associated body sensations and time stamps to finally give them an ending. This allows you to fix them in the past and move forward to recovery. </p> <p>Rachel has a private art therapy studio in the heart of Chester, next the new market. She sees adults and children, and also holds monthly group sessions in Chester Cathedral.</p>