Rachel Cooper, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Columbia MO
I work collaboratively and at a pace that supports safety, choice, and inner coherence. Whether preparing for a psychedelic experience or processing life transitions, we create a personalized plan that may include:
Preparation
• Establishing inner resources for safety
• Identifying intentions (heartfelt desires)
• Working with parts who feel hesitant, afraid, or protective
• Nervous system grounding and embodiment skills
• Setting expectations for altered states of consciousness
During Non-Ordinary States (KAP)
• Maintaining a trauma-informed, non-directive presence
• Offering light guidance when needed (breath, somatic cues, IFS prompts)
• Supporting emotional expression and capturing your insights
• Ensuring physical and psychological safety
• Collaborating with your medical provider for dosing guidance
Integration
• Mapping insights to your parts system
• Translating symbolic or somatic experiences into daily life changes
• Supporting meaning-making, grief, repair, and nervous system settling
• Developing practical tools, rituals, or lifestyle adjustments
• Continuing trauma processing with IFS, somatic work, or EMDR-informed care
Clients often describe sessions with me as grounding, emotionally spacious, and deeply human. My goal is always to help you reconnect with your authenticity and feel empowered in your healing path.
I’m Rae Cooper (she/her), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and integrative healing practitioner based in Missouri. My work sits at the intersection of evidence-based psychotherapy, somatic healing, and spiritual growth. I specialize in supporting individuals who are seeking transformation through trauma-responsive, mind-body approaches, including psychedelic-assisted therapy.
My background includes nearly a decade in community-based mental health, trauma work, nonprofit leadership, and holistic practices. I’m trained in Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR-informed care, iRest Yoga Nidra meditation, mindfulness-based approaches, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
I believe deep healing happens when we feel safe and empowered to be in Self-leadership.
1. Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
For individuals/couples/group clients who have completed medical screening/evaluation to be prescribed ketamine I am able to offer the following (for individuals, couples, or small groups):
• Preparation sessions
• Harm Reduction/Guide Service during dosing sessions
• Integration Sessions
• Harm reduction resources for intention-based microdosing
protocols for clients with medical
clearance
• Ketamine-assisted EMDR/IFS trauma processing
• Collaboration with your prescribing
clinician for continuity of care.
2. Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy/Harm Reduction
For individuals/couples/groups engaging in psychedelic experiences outside my office, I offer preparation and integration support, including~
• Nervous system regulation
• Embodied inner-child work
• Trauma-informed grounding and
resourcing
• Somatic tracking and breathwork
• Yoga Nidra for deep rest, recalibration,
and parts connection
• Intention-setting
• Addressing challenging or unresolved
material
• Bringing meaning, grounding, and
coherence to the journey
• Developing a long-term integration plan
3. Group Work & Community Programs
I facilitate group offerings out of my office's community studio, Willow Grove, where folks can experience healing in community, an essential component for integration and long-term change. Examples of groups I lead include~
• Group meditations, astrology and IFS intro workshop series
• PAT & KAP Integration Circles
• Seasonal retreats and bibliotherapy groups