Hanna Lee, LPC(She/Her/Hers)

I am a disabled and neurodivergent Korean-American ATR-BC Certified Art Therapist and educator with an extensive background in working with people of various ages and abilities. As an art therapist, I enjoy operating from eclectic frameworks that critically examine dominant ideologies while providing opportunities for dismantling systemic barriers and recontextualizing issues by examining how these norms shape self-concepts and realities, especially for those who do not identify with dominant cultures. As a 1.5-generation immigrant who has worked with others with disabilities for most of her career, I understand this experience in an embodied way and seek to help others navigate the unique realities of existing in spaces where they may not feel truly understood. I work from a strengths-based perspective to empower clients and help them better understand themselves within the context of the world around them.

I received my BFA in Art Education (2012) and my MA in Art Education with an Emphasis on Inclusive Practices (2016) from Moore College of Art & Design, where I am now an adjunct professor and helped to establish a new art therapy minor. After teaching art for six years, I pivoted my career and graduated from Drexel University with an MA in Art Therapy and Counseling in 2021. As a graduate student at Drexel, I founded a group for students of color who continue to advocate for anti-oppressive curricula and culturally responsive mental health support for clients and clinicians of color. I also serve as Director of Research for the Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative to provide investigative research, advocacy, and resources for and about Asian Americans with disabilities.