Meet Our Art Therapists
Willow Messier
Willow Messier, MAAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, CCLS, is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Certified Child Life Specialist. Since 2007 she has been with Lurie Children’s providing medical art therapy services to hematology/oncology patients at the bedside, outpatient clinics and to patients followed by the palliative care team. She developed and facilitates the medical art therapy internship program and supervises medical art therapy interns from The Adler School of Professional Psychology and The School of the Art Institute.
Willow received her Masters Degree in Art Therapy from New York University in 2004 and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in from Hampshire College, in Massachusetts in 1997. She previously developed and grew the art therapy program at Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai in New York City on the upper East Side and provided art therapy, child life, as well as developing and hosting closed circuit TV programming for pediatric patients and their families. In addition to being an art therapist, Willow loves to make large paintings on canvas as well as creative projects in the kitchen.
Giuseppina Impellizzeri
Giuseppina Impellizzeri, MA, LCPC, ATR-BC, is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She provides art therapy services on our acute inpatient and intensive care units and to referred palliative care patients. Giuseppina also coordinates the social justice practicum placement with Adler School of Professional Psychology.
Giuseppina received her Masters in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy from Adler School of Professional Psychology here in Chicago and after graduation, developed the medical art therapy program at Bronson Children’s Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Additionally, Giuseppina has experience providing art therapy and counseling services in community mental health, inpatient psychiatry, and private practice settings. Giuseppina has a background in printmaking and creates mixed media artwork in her spare time.