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 •

 

Art Therapy Career

  • Clinical psychotherapist since 2007 working at elementary schools and hospitals (medical and psychiatric)

  • Supervising Art Therapist at Children’s Hospital for 12 years

  • Opened private practice in 2019. Focus on women’s issues.

Education

  • Master’s/MA degree Art Therapy, NYU 2004

  • Bachelor of Science/BS degree
    Human Development and Family Studies,
    Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • Kint Institute Certification
    Trauma and Creative Therapies, NYC

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

Licensing AND Memberships

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

Board Certified Art Therapist
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)

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Since high school, I have been fascinated to understand what makes us tick.

Research and theoretical approaches are interesting, but my goaI was to continue searching until I found something that actually helps people in a practical way.

The concepts that make sense to me are neuroplasticity, (creating new connections in the brain to change habitual ways of thinking) polyvagal theory, (understanding how the nervous system is designed to keep us safe) body-based psychotherapy, (using above and below the neck systems to achieve change), mindfulness (accessing current moment awareness) and self-care (discovering what works for each individual to maintain physical and mental well-being) along with expressive therapy (releasing energies as a way to feel better and to connect with others) with an emphasis on visual arts.

I combine my BS in Human Development (the idea that we continue to grow and change across the lifespan) and my MA in Art Therapy (using expressive and creative ways to increase self-knowledge) with Meditation (learning to detach from thoughts in order to observe and influence them) and additional trainings in IFS, AEDP, AF-EMDR, CBT, DBT, Focusing, IMAGO to bring a client-centered, compassionate approach to our work together.

Not just therapy as usual.