I’m Rachel Cooper (She/Her), a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) offering psychotherapy services through rekoop, my private practice in Columbia, Missouri. Most folks call me ‘Rae’ and you can too. Nature, biking, yoga, plants, meditation, art, and community are things that help me show-up for clients with compassion, creativity, cultural humility and empathy.

If you prefer in-person appointments, we’ll meet in a lovely, calm office space at Willow Holistic Counseling Center, or I can provide virtual sessions securely from my home office.

My practice is grounded in scientific research and timeless wisdom traditions. To support holistic wellbeing, I integrate somatic therapy alongside more traditional cognitive behavioral approaches. I see this work as an art and a science! I enjoy problem-solving, co-creating and adapting strategies with each client uniquely.

As a social worker, I view trauma and systemic oppression as root causes of many forms of individual and collective suffering. I engage in the work of self-care, reflection, and continuing education, always striving to grow my self-awareness and skills. I honor the uniqueness of each client’s lived experience and offer welcoming, inclusive, safe space for All.

I’m an iREST Yoga Nidra Level 1 Teacher, with training in EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS), KAP (Ketamine-Assisted Therapy) and will complete certification in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) from the Integrative Psychiatry Institute in early fall 2025.

Hello & Welcome!

I am a white, cisgender woman and survivor of trauma. I come from a lineage rooted in the lands of England and Northwestern Europe, with strong ancestral ties to Eastern Europe and the Balkan region, including Romania, from where my paternal grandfather immigrated.

These lineages carry the memories of earth-honoring peoples—farmers, healers, and seekers—who worked with the rhythms of nature, the wisdom of the body, and the cycles of community and kinship. I honor their resilience, acknowledge their wounds, and walk a path of healing that reconnects with their gifts through somatic practice, ancestral ritual, and spiritual integration.

I acknowledge and give gratitude to Indigenous Peoples who held space for healing and worked with plant medicines across the land from which I’ve grown and now live on today, including the Osage, Missouria, Otoe, Kickapoo, Shawnee.

Areas of Interest & Specialization

  • iRest Yoga Nidra

  • EMDR, IFS, MBSR

  • Polyvagal Theory & Nervous System Regulation

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD, TBI

  • Chronic pain

  • Spiritual Psychotherapy

  • Somatic Psychology

  • Substance Use Disorders & Harm Reduction

  • Surviving & preventing Intimate Partner Violence

  • Perinatal & perimenopausal mental health

  • Depression & Anxiety

  • Positive Youth Development

  • Youth homelessness

  • ADHD

  • Oppression & resilience

  • Gut biome impact on mental health

  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT)

  • CBT

  • Attachment in relationships