IN-PERSON • VIRTUAL • TRAUMA INFORMED • INTEGRATIVE

“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.”

— EDWARD DE BONO

**Personal Development**

**Recognize how emotions influence behavior. Start to respond rather than simply react.** **Engage in regular self-care.**

**Childhood Issues**

**Every child experiences their lives in their own unique way. Allow them to tell their story. We can also re-visit our own childhood to understand and change our emotional reactions.**

**Neurodiversity**
**& ADHD**

**Embrace your uniqueness and individuality. Express yourself both verbally and creatively. Find a new way to advocate for yourself.**

**Medical & Mental Health Trauma**
Hospitalization affects the whole family. We are so much more than a diagnosis.

**Anxiety & Depression**

**Develop tools for staying calm and regulated. Shift your focus to the present to overcome feelings of overwhelm.**

**Grief & Trauma**

**Creative expression helps trauma be less overwhelming.**

What is Creative Arts Therapy?

Creative therapy uses art-based activities, such as visual art, music and dance, to help treat emotional and mental health conditions.

Creative Arts Psychotherapy can help you understand your emotions and learn self-regulation to keep calm and learn to respond rather than to react.

Creative therapy does not require a person to have any sort of artistic ability. Part of creative therapy is helping a person channel their thoughts and emotions through artistic expression. For these reasons, creative therapy may be beneficial for people who have difficulty expressing their feelings verbally.

“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.”

— Carl Jung

contact me

Hi, I’m Carla

I am a NYC based licensed psychotherapist, Board-certified Creative Arts Therapist, proud mom and artist with 20 years experience working with people from age 3 to 99.

After 12 years working at Montefiore Medical Center, I opened my private practice in 2019.

I believe that pro-active self-care is necessary for well-being, and that making small changes today leads to significant results tomorrow.

I am now offering Attachment-Focused EMDR as a way to address and reprocess past traumatic experiences.

Growth and change occur over the course of a lifetime.

Not just therapy as usual.

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Testimonials

A great woman with the most healing presence you’ll ever meet! Carla has helped me thru many hard times and has provided me a safe space for self reflection, acceptance, along with releasing energies you can’t control. -EMB
Carla is an excellent therapist. After years of trying different approaches, Carla's full body art therapy was a breakthrough for me. By tailoring our sessions to my needs, I found exactly what I needed. If you are looking for a compassionate, thoughtful, and patient therapist, I highly recommend Carla. -MDJ
Carla Rose is a wonderful therapist. She provides a nonjudgmental space where you feel seen, heard, and understood. The art therapy practices she uses provide good insight into thoughts and feelings that are hard to otherwise explain. I was able to work through a lot of previously unspoken, sometimes even unknown problems that were deeply affecting me thanks to Carla Rose. -LR
Carla is a compassionate, creative and perceptive therapist. She thinks out of the box and presents unique ways of working with deeply entrenched issues. -CK