Gracemarie Louis
Licensed Art Therapist/Graphic Designer
New York, NY, USA"I am not afraid, I was born to do this"
Work Experience
Creative Arts Therapist
October 2019
- Present
United States
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Limited Permit Art Therapist Intern
* Assist in Open Studio Sessions in the outpatient wellness & recovery center and inpatient psychiatric unit with an LCAT/ATR certified therapist.
* Engage patients & clients using art as a tool for therapeutic purposes.
* Introduce patients & clients to unique forms of artmaking like weaving, cloth-dying, & crocheting.
* Engage patients & clients using art as a tool for therapeutic purposes.
* Introduce patients & clients to unique forms of artmaking like weaving, cloth-dying, & crocheting.
January 2018
- Present
New York, United States
MercyFirst
Recreation Specialist
• Work with adolescent boys ages 8-13 years old in a community residence using art, games, & sports as a therapeutic tool.
• Hold individual & group sessions with residents to improve mental, emotional, & physical well-being while working towards the main goal of returning to the community & their family.
• Develop and record the progress and treatment of each adolescent.
• Plan, coordinate, & supervise recreational programming with the children and/or family to build & teach new practices & behaviors within the family unit.
• Hold individual & group sessions with residents to improve mental, emotional, & physical well-being while working towards the main goal of returning to the community & their family.
• Develop and record the progress and treatment of each adolescent.
• Plan, coordinate, & supervise recreational programming with the children and/or family to build & teach new practices & behaviors within the family unit.
May 2017
- Present
Syosset, New York, United States
Freelance
Graphic Designer
June 2013
- Present
New York, United States
Art Therapy Lane
Art Assistant
• Successfully engage developmentally disabled men & women of all levels & disabilities in group art sessions & sensory based sessions.
• Structure sessions based on the capabilities of all participants to ensure that each individual is given a quality art experience.
• Structure sessions based on the capabilities of all participants to ensure that each individual is given a quality art experience.
September 2016
- January 2018
New York, United States
25A Magazine
Junior Art Director/ Interim Art Director
Substitute Art Director while Art Director is on leave.
Working under tight deadlines
Prepare layouts of individual articles for the monthly production of the magazine
Traffic management of articles and photo spreads
Creation of print & marketing material
Transfer monthly magazine to web
Work alongside editor-in-chief and publisher to ensure a consistent and quality magazine is released to the
audience each issue
Team player
Working under tight deadlines
Prepare layouts of individual articles for the monthly production of the magazine
Traffic management of articles and photo spreads
Creation of print & marketing material
Transfer monthly magazine to web
Work alongside editor-in-chief and publisher to ensure a consistent and quality magazine is released to the
audience each issue
Team player
November 2013
- March 2014
New York, United States
Dan's Papers
Graphic Designer
Assisted with weekly editorial designs
Traffic management of advertising revenue
Creation of print, digital & marketing material
Worked with Art Director with branding/ marketing material for both print and digital.
Prepared ads for print production
Team player and working under tight deadlines.
Traffic management of advertising revenue
Creation of print, digital & marketing material
Worked with Art Director with branding/ marketing material for both print and digital.
Prepared ads for print production
Team player and working under tight deadlines.
May 2013
- October 2013
Southampton, New York, United States
Education
The College Of New Rochelle
Masters of Science- Art Therapy/Counseling
Courses that I studied at CNR included:
Art Therapy with Adults
Art Therapy with Groups
Assessments in Art Therapy
Child Abuse Workshop
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
Human Development
Family Art Therapy
Internship I & II
Interviewing and Counseling
Introduction to Art Therapy
Methods of Research and Methodology
Monoprinting
Phototherapy
Practicum
Psychology of Art Materials
Psychopathology
Theory of Career Counseling
Thesis
Three Dimensional Collage
Workshop in Imagery Transformation
Completed 80 hours of Fieldwork with 15+ hours of supervision at an Outpatient Daycare Program for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities- Fall 2014
Completed 120+ hours of Practicum at Inpatient Psychiatric/ Behavioral Unit with 15+ hours of supervision- Spring 2015
Completed 600 hours of Internship with 30+ hours of supervision at a private elementary school for children with severe language disorders and autism spectrum disorders- Fall 2015- Spring 2016.
Art Therapy with Adults
Art Therapy with Groups
Assessments in Art Therapy
Child Abuse Workshop
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
Human Development
Family Art Therapy
Internship I & II
Interviewing and Counseling
Introduction to Art Therapy
Methods of Research and Methodology
Monoprinting
Phototherapy
Practicum
Psychology of Art Materials
Psychopathology
Theory of Career Counseling
Thesis
Three Dimensional Collage
Workshop in Imagery Transformation
Completed 80 hours of Fieldwork with 15+ hours of supervision at an Outpatient Daycare Program for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities- Fall 2014
Completed 120+ hours of Practicum at Inpatient Psychiatric/ Behavioral Unit with 15+ hours of supervision- Spring 2015
Completed 600 hours of Internship with 30+ hours of supervision at a private elementary school for children with severe language disorders and autism spectrum disorders- Fall 2015- Spring 2016.
September 2014
- May 2016
New York, United States
Adelphi University
B.F.A. Fine Arts- Graphic Deisgn
August 2009
- May 2013
Garden City, New York, United States
Skills
Acrylics,
Adobe Creative Suite,
Advertising,
Collage,
Customer Service,
Drawing,
Dreamweaver,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Layouts,
Logo Design,
Mac,
Magazines,
Microsoft Office,
Monoprint,
Monotype,
Painting,
Paper Cutting,
Photography,
Photoshop,
Phototherapy,
Research,
Social Media,
Typography,
The Effects of Training in Emotion, Shape, and Color Relationships in Elementary Students on the Spectrum
Quantitative Research Study conducted from March 2016 until May 2016 in a private elementary school for students with communication disorders and autism spectrum disorder. The study was done on students from the ages of 7-8 who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum either through medical diagnosis or on their IEP.
The purpose of the study was to test the effects of training in emotions, shapes, and color relationships in elementary school students diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Over five weeks, students were pre and post-tested using a self-created research tool to measure change after reading a book picked by the researcher. The purpose was to introduce connection between emotions and shapes and colors. Because of the broadness of symptoms for participants on the spectrum, no two students with the diagnosis were the same.
The purpose of the study was to test the effects of training in emotions, shapes, and color relationships in elementary school students diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Over five weeks, students were pre and post-tested using a self-created research tool to measure change after reading a book picked by the researcher. The purpose was to introduce connection between emotions and shapes and colors. Because of the broadness of symptoms for participants on the spectrum, no two students with the diagnosis were the same.
Art Therapy Association Mural to Feature Work by CNR Graduate Students
https://my.cnr.edu/news?journalArticleId=9539601
Mural designed for AATA headquarters.
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) reached out to multiple graduate Art Therapy programs across the States to search for students to help create a piece of a mural that would hang in the headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
Mural designed for AATA headquarters.
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) reached out to multiple graduate Art Therapy programs across the States to search for students to help create a piece of a mural that would hang in the headquarters in Alexandria, VA.