Rachel Nelms
Assistant Professor, Art Therapy
Department
- Art
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Biography
Rachel Nelms is a board-certified art therapist and professional clinical counselor who has provided support to people who have experienced complex trauma, disenfranchised grief, and end of life care. Her research interests include existentialism, disenfranchised grief, and aggression emerging from grief. She has presented nationally at American Art Therapy Association and locally at Illinois Art Therapy Association. In addition to teaching, she also works in private practice.
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago
Dual Masters of Arts in Counseling and Art Therapy from Adler School of Professional Psychology
Doctorate of Philosophy in Art Education with Specialization in Art Therapy Research from Florida State University
- Introduction to Art Therapy
- Imagery and Metaphors
- Clinical Approaches in Art Therapy
Jesup, C., Lucas, I., Nelms, R., Woodruff, A., & Shields, S. S. (2016). ‘We’ve shared a lifetime with one another’: using reflective visual/verbal journals to develop graduate student relationships. Reflective Practice, 18(2), 161–182. http://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2016.1251409
Nelms, R. (In Press). Grief and aggression in art therapy: The intersection of violence and grief. In D. Gussak & M. Rosal (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons.