Lee Ann Thill
Artist, Art Therapist, Art-Based Researcher
- Role
- Art Therapist at Say It With Clay
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lee Ann Thill
Artist creating acrylic paintings and mixed media collage, exploring and exposing the experience of chronic illness, with a focus on the body, cellular processes, and time. Recent work also experiments with visual representations of neurodiversity, including themes of neurocognition and relationality.Art therapist with 25+ years experience, currently in private practice, primarily helping teens and adults with grief, ADHD, chronic illness, disordered eating, and body image issues, especially when these issues overlap.Interdisciplinary art-based researcher whose work draws from studies of gender, disability, human-animal relations, queerness, and neurodiversity. Interested in collaborative opportunities to develop art-based research methods and expand application of art-based research into social sciences and liberal arts. Academic experience in undergraduate and graduate instruction, both in-person and virtual, and curriculum development. Special interest in innovative qualitative methods, academic research and writing skills, interdisciplinary studies, and novel applications of art-based learning.Founder of multiple online art-based patient advocacy and support initiatives.
Experience
Art Therapist
Sep 2025 — Present · Collingswood, NJ, US
Individual art therapy
Education
Conestoga High School
High School Diploma
1988 — 1991
Lesley University
PhD, Expressive Arts Therapies
Temple University
BFA, Ceramics, Painting
1992 — 1996
Drexel University
MA, Art Therapy
1998 — 2004
Skills
- Group Therapy
- Health Psychology
- Adolescents
- Arts Integration
- Adolescent Therapy
- Treatment
- Program Development
- Cognition
- Advocacy
- Stress Management
- Anger Management
- Mental Health
- Personal Development
- Teaching
- Therapists
- Grief Counseling
- Body Image
- Life Transitions
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Painting
- Social Media
- Stress
- Child Development
- Social Services
- Mental Health Counseling
- Public Speaking
- Crisis Intervention
- Workshop Facilitation
- Healthcare
- Prevention
- Self-Esteem
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Interventions
- University Teaching
- Diabetes
- Creative Arts
- Blogging
- Working with Adolescents
- Research
- Art Therapy
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