Cheryl Price, RCAT

Cheryl is a registered art therapist, clinical counsellor and trauma therapist. She is also a certified NARM therapist. NARM (The NeuroAffective Relational Model) is specifically designed for working with complex trauma by addressing the attachment patterns that cause life-long psychobiological symptoms and interpersonal difficulties. Cheryl was practising as a clinical counsellor in the UK when she became curious about approaches which address the somatic impact of complex trauma. This eventually led her to discover art therapy as the missing piece in facilitating healing; a creative path which acknowledges that words are not always possible, or necessary. She is now passionate about integrating art therapy with NARM and Internal Family Systems theory. Alongside her work as an instructor, Cheryl facilitates art therapy groups for parents and has a private practice where she welcomes individuals of any age, both online and in-person. She offers a strengths-based, non-pathologizing approach and is intent on holding hope and offering empowerment in addressing the impact of the past on the present. She works on the premise that we are wounded within the context of relationship, and we heal within relationship. She concurs with neurobiological evidence that trauma is held in the body and that the neuroplasticity of the brain means that creating new neural pathways through positive attachments is possible. Cheryl is convinced that connection and compassion facilitate this healing process and is passionate about the power of creativity in healing from trauma.