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IVY Integrative / Team / Rachel Crawford

Rachel Crawford Oruko

MA, ATR-BC, LCMHC, NCC

Art Therapist
Counselor

FOCUS: Grief & Loss • Trauma • Sexual Abuse • Gender-Based Violence • Work-Life Imbalance • Burnout • Compassion Fatigue • Infertility • Miscarriage • Abortion • Infant Loss • Perinatal Mood • Anxiety Disorders

Rachel Crawford Oruko is a Double Board-Certified Therapist in art therapy and counseling, as well as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional based in Charlotte, NC. With over nine years of experience, Rachel has worked in behavioral health outpatient and community-based settings globally, providing compassionate care to individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Rachel follows a person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. Her expertise spans a wide range of areas, including:
• Addiction recovery
• Homelessness and unemployment
• Trauma (including sexual abuse and gender-based violence)
• Corporate wellbeing issues (work-life imbalance, burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization)
• Intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Grief and loss
• Oncology treatment
• Anxiety and stress
• Transracial and transnational foster care, adoption, and attachment issues
• Depression and suicidality
• LGBTQIA+ issues
• Reproductive health (abortion, infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, perinatal mood, and anxiety disorders)
• Physical disabilities

In her free time, Rachel enjoys thrifting, painting, going to the movies, and exploring local restaurants.

Book an appointment with this Holistic Counselor to address: Corporate wellbeing issues including work-life imbalance, burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization; as well as reproductive issues including abortion, infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Accreditations


  • Board Certified Art Therapist

  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor

  • National Certified Counselor

  • Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Master of Arts in Art Therapy from The George Washington University.

Rachel Crawford Oruko

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