04/11/2024
Welcome to Therapist Thursday!
Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing the therapists who are a part of our team. Check back each Thursday for another therapist!
This week: Claire Heil, LPMT, MT-BC, NMT
Growing up, Claire was always singing and dancing around the house. On a full scholarship at Georgia Southern University, she studied music performance on clarinet, hoping to one day play in a symphony. After college, she became interested in the music business, working for a non-profit foundation providing instruments to schools in need. After getting married and starting a family, she began taking on private lesson students, directing a children’s choir at her local church, and teaching elementary music part-time. Through her relationships with these families, her interest in music therapy grew. She could see potential in students who couldn’t see it for themselves and was inspired to find new ways to meet them at their levels of understanding.
Claire completed her therapy degree online at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana and fulfilled her internship at Clayton County Public Schools serving students with disabilities. Additionally, she completed a course in Neurologic Music Therapy, which uses evidence-based techniques incorporating music and neuroscience. From children to the elderly, she works diligently to meet the needs of her clients. She has lived in Peachtree City for 18 years and has two rescues, Roxy and Max.
