TEEN PAINTING CLASSES!! starting Feb. 24th Suns 2-5pm.
$20 per teen. Learn new techniques, meet new people and have fun!
Click the link below to read an interview I did for the art career project!
http://www.theartcareerproject.com/interview/cara-levitt/
New testimonial: "It was so reassuring last week to see her come out of her session so much more upbeat and optimistic than when she went in. On the way over she was expressing resistance and skepticism about therapy along with a healthy dose of teenage surliness, and when I picked her up it was such a dramatically different demeanor. Honestly, it made my day to hear her talk (albeit limitedly) so positively about her experience."- mother of a teenage client.
Draw it Out is a private art therapy practice.
Art Therapy utilizes the processes and products of art making therapeutically to aid in self- expression, regulation of emotions, creativity, problem solving and healing.
Cara Levitt founder of Draw it Out, is a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist with the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). She has her Masters of Science in Art Therapy, which is equivalent to a Masters in Counseling. She studied at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has 7 yrs experience in the mental health field.
For more information please contact Cara Levitt, at 941-957-8130 caralevitt@gmail.com 200 S Washington BLVD, Sarasota FL 34236
"My experience with Art therapy was one of self discovery. I was able to process emotions and feelings that I struggling with, I had been blocked for so long I couldn’t express myself or explain what was wrong. I am now more conscious and aware of what is going on inside and have found a huge outlet for my of creative expression. I feel more confident in myself and have let go of f several fears I didn’t realize where under the surface."- Adult Client
Now offering BYOB Painting Class! Paint and sip!
It's a fun and relaxing way to unwind!
5-8pm. Thurs, Fri, Sat.
$40 per person
It's a fun and relaxing way to unwind!
5-8pm. Thurs, Fri, Sat.
$40 per person
http://www.artwhisperer.tv/blog_post.cfm?BlogID=597
Draw it Out, has been running an art therapy group at Also Out Youth, a safe haven for gay/lesbian/transgendered/ questioning Youth. One of the directives was to make a tree like yourself. A group member made this piece of art and called it it "Make your Own light" She described the tree as surrounded by darkness and chaos represented by the torn edges of the page. There is a female figure in the body of the tree that gives off colorful waves of light. She explained that she comes from a chaotic life but has learned to make her own happiness.
Inner beauty shines at showwww.heraldtribune.com
For 8 weeks during the summer I did art therapy with the girls at Girls Inc. They formed a inner beauty, self-esteem building, fashion club and had a presentation at the end of the 8 weeks. For the art therapy portion of the program we built figures. I call this process "build a person" and each girl wrote down personal strengths on pieces of tape and used the tape hold the armature of the figure together. The armature starts off as pipecleaners, and then layers of cotton and aluminum foil are added to strengthen the figure. The girls posed the figures and then plastered. They then decorated them to show their personal style and inner beauty.
These were on display please click the link to the article in the sarasota herald tribune to find out more about this amazing and empowering program. Inner beauty shines at showwww.heraldtribune.com
Emotional baggage weighing you down? Grab some friends, a bottle of wine, unpack your bags and transform them into something new and beautiful.
Bring in your old clothes and old pictures. Bring in your bad memories and transform them into powerful, empowering and inspirational pieces of art!
Draw It Out! is now offering group sessions for you and your friends to bring in items you are ready to let go of. For example, bring in a pair of jeans that don't fit anymore or an ex-lover's sweater and transform the bad memory associated with it into a piece of art. Cut it up, tear it up, paint over it or add to it and make it into something completely different. This process of sublimation is a great way to celebrate a transformation that has happened in your life, whether it be weight change, relationship change, a career change or life change.
To schedule a group please call 941-957-8130
Hours are flexible find a time that works for your group.
Groups are $20 per person. Minimum 3 people. Maximum 10 people.
Bring in your old clothes and old pictures. Bring in your bad memories and transform them into powerful, empowering and inspirational pieces of art!
Draw It Out! is now offering group sessions for you and your friends to bring in items you are ready to let go of. For example, bring in a pair of jeans that don't fit anymore or an ex-lover's sweater and transform the bad memory associated with it into a piece of art. Cut it up, tear it up, paint over it or add to it and make it into something completely different. This process of sublimation is a great way to celebrate a transformation that has happened in your life, whether it be weight change, relationship change, a career change or life change.
To schedule a group please call 941-957-8130
Hours are flexible find a time that works for your group.
Groups are $20 per person. Minimum 3 people. Maximum 10 people.
Here is an example of art therapy. This is a picture of recycled paper a client made with her old tests, scan trons, exams, homework from school. She reported that it was a bad memory and time in her life. She ripped up the paper, blended dyed it, and added something beautiful and new with rose petals and magazine photo collage words.
This client wrote down all the negative things in her life and people who have violated her trust. Tore up the pieces made recycled paper with the same process as above.
Here is an example of a painting a client did, who often wrote a list of negative words to express her self hatred. This painting represents her growth and change, as she represents the leaves of the tree with positive words.
Worry Jar Project!
Here is an example of an group art therapy project! The group was directed to write down worries or fears on coils of model magic and then roll them out, providing a kinesthetic sensory experience. This created beautiful colors and swirls, that they constructed into a coil pot. This symbolically transformed their worries into something beautiful and functional as a opposed to keeping worries in fears inside, which is dysfunctional.
To learn more about at therapy look at the powerpoint file below this photo!
To learn more about at therapy look at the powerpoint file below this photo!
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