Carla Rose, LCAT, ATR-BC

Board-Certified Creative Arts Therapist & Licensed Psychotherapist

“The task of therapy is not to eliminate suffering but to give a voice to it, to find a form in which it can be expressed. Expression is itself transformation; this is the message that art brings.”
— Stephen Levine

Find a New Way to Express Yourself

• Be Creative Today •

Find a New Way to Express Yourself • Be Creative Today •

My Journey

  • Age 5: Discovered passion for drawing and painting

  • Age 16: Experienced a state of flow, while painting

  • Age 17: Learned to meditate ☮️

  • Age 20: Bachelor of Science/BS Degree in HDFS (Human Development and Family Studies) from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • Lived in Florence, Italy (fluent in Italian)

  • Had a successful career in film production

  • Master’s/MA degree in Art Therapy at N.Y.U

  • Became a clinical psychotherapist in 2004.

  • Opened my private practice in 2019.

  • Post-graduate Certificate in Trauma Therapy/Kint Institute

  • Trainings in trauma-informed creative arts therapy, guided imagery, IFS, Focusing, Polyvagal Theory and EMDR. SoulCollage® Facilitator.

Education

NYU - Master’s degree in Art Therapy, NYC

Kint Institute Certification in Trauma, NYC

Cornell University - BS Human Development and Family Studies, Ithaca, NY

L’Istituto per l’Arte Terapia, Turin, Italy

Licensing & Memberships

Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) - NY State Lic#001367-1

Board Certified Art Therapist / Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) #09-209

Registered Art Therapist (ATR) / Art Therapy Credential Board (ATCB)

National Member, American Art Therapy Association (AATA)

Member, New York Art Therapy Association (NYATA)