Meet Carrie Sandman, LMHC, ATR
Carrie Sandman is a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) & Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and has been working with children, adolescents and adults providing individual, family and group therapy for over seven years. She holds a Masters degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Carrie, a Rhode Island native, began her career as a photographer and a pre-school teacher’s assistant. Her love of art and working with children led her to pursue a career in as an art therapist. During her training, Carrie gained experience working with children of all ages with developmental delays and mental health issues as well as adults with autism. Most recently, she has been working with adults and adolescents in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, offering creative interventions, guidance and support to people coping with anxiety, depression, grief and major life changes. Through a combination of art therapy, CBT and DBT, she has found that working with people suffering from trauma and PTSD especially rewarding. In her experience, the non-verbal aspect of creative expression provides a safe space for expressing the intense emotions that surround trauma that words often fail to convey. Carrie strives to help her clients to use their own creativity and inner strengths to overcome and cope with their problems.
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Carrie Sandman is a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) & Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and has been working with children, adolescents and adults providing individual, family and group therapy for over seven years. She holds a Masters degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Carrie, a Rhode Island native, began her career as a photographer and a pre-school teacher’s assistant. Her love of art and working with children led her to pursue a career in as an art therapist. During her training, Carrie gained experience working with children of all ages with developmental delays and mental health issues as well as adults with autism. Most recently, she has been working with adults and adolescents in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, offering creative interventions, guidance and support to people coping with anxiety, depression, grief and major life changes. Through a combination of art therapy, CBT and DBT, she has found that working with people suffering from trauma and PTSD especially rewarding. In her experience, the non-verbal aspect of creative expression provides a safe space for expressing the intense emotions that surround trauma that words often fail to convey. Carrie strives to help her clients to use their own creativity and inner strengths to overcome and cope with their problems.
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What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy is an established mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of people at all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness and achieve insight. A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore a client’s functioning and his or her sense of personal well-being. Art therapy practice requires knowledge of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art forms) and the creative process, as well as of human development, psychological, and counseling theories and techniques. *
Who can benefit from Art Therapy?
Art therapy is practiced in mental health, rehabilitation, medical, educational, forensic, wellness, private practice and community settings with diverse client populations in individual, couples, family, and group therapy formats. Art therapy is an effective treatment for people experiencing developmental, medical, educational, and social or psychological impairment. Individuals who benefit from art therapy include those who have survived trauma resulting from combat, abuse, and natural disaster; persons with adverse physical health conditions such as cancer, traumatic brain injury, and other health disability; and persons with autism, dementia, depression, and other disorders. *
* Information taken from the American Art Therapy Association website. For more information please visit: www.arttherapy.org
Art therapy is an established mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of people at all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness and achieve insight. A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore a client’s functioning and his or her sense of personal well-being. Art therapy practice requires knowledge of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art forms) and the creative process, as well as of human development, psychological, and counseling theories and techniques. *
Who can benefit from Art Therapy?
Art therapy is practiced in mental health, rehabilitation, medical, educational, forensic, wellness, private practice and community settings with diverse client populations in individual, couples, family, and group therapy formats. Art therapy is an effective treatment for people experiencing developmental, medical, educational, and social or psychological impairment. Individuals who benefit from art therapy include those who have survived trauma resulting from combat, abuse, and natural disaster; persons with adverse physical health conditions such as cancer, traumatic brain injury, and other health disability; and persons with autism, dementia, depression, and other disorders. *
* Information taken from the American Art Therapy Association website. For more information please visit: www.arttherapy.org
