Jessica Cooper
Art Therapist
BSc(hons) MSc,
01785 472750
Experience
Jessica qualified with a Masters in Art Psychotherapy in 2016 and is registered with HCPC. She has a range of experience offering therapeutic services in Specialist Educational and Residential Care settings. She also has experience of working with the professional networks, children and families for a CAMHS service. This included Dyadic Art Psychotherapy working in Early Years with primary care giver and young person in Art Therapy Sessions. She has provided bespoke training for primary and secondary schools, mental health organisations and residential care homes. She also has international experience and has developed a mental health service in a school setting for a charitable organisation in Africa.After relocating to Staffordshire Jessica now works as an independent practitioner and is competent in providing art therapy to Neurodivergent clients as well as those presenting with anxiety, low-mood and early developmental trauma
Areas of Expertise
Assessment and treatment of children and young people who have experienced neglect, trauma or bullying.
Personal therapy for children and young people with autism.
Parent work in support of therapy
Working with the impact of single-event traumas
Complex-PTSD.
Fostering, residential and adoption support
Assessment and treatment of children, young people and adults with a wide range of emotional, mental health and behavioural difficulties
Consultation, supervision and training to staff teams in educational and care settings to support the emotional, mental health and behavioural needs of their pupils or young people in their care
Additional Training
5-session consultation CAT model
CAT Consultation training
The Care Aims Model of advanced clinical reasoning
Post graduate certificate in CYP service transformation
Brief approaches in Art Therapy
BAAT supervision training
Working with young people who self-harm.
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