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Ashlie Schlatweiler

Clinical Coordinator, Music Therapy Field Studies; Instructor and Supervisor, Music Therapy Field Studies

Departments

  • College of Music and Media
  • School of Music & Theatre Professions
  • Music Therapy

Bio

Ashlie Schlatweiler, M.M, MT-BC, NMT is a graduate of Illinois State University with a masters
equivalency degree in Music Therapy.  Ashlie completed her internship at Manning Family
Children’s Hospital in 2021, and established her private music therapy practice, Integrative
Music Services, the same year.

In May 2025, Ashlie began piloting the first in-patient unit music therapy program at Ochsner
Children’s Hospital.  This program is made possible by the generous donations from the
McGregor family and their charitable foundation Wi-Bo Giving, which supports the child life team
at Ochsner Children’s Hospital. Ashlie has provided music therapy to over 1500 patients and
families across the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and
the general pediatric acute care units. Your support is already transforming lives.  Ashlie works
in tandem with child life specialists providing socio-emotional and procedural support to patients
and co-treats with occupational and physical therapists.

Through the Parenting Center at Manning Family Children’s Hospital, she has provided an
infant and toddler music class focusing on early-childhood development since 2022.  
Ashlie has also provided group and individual music therapy sessions for children and adults
with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Chartwell Center since 2023.  This is Ashlie’s second year
serving as the clinical coordinator for music therapy field studies and has been a field studies
supervisor since 2022.

Ashlie has been a music educator in both schools and privately since 2013.  Ashlie previously
taught general music, choir, and band for ages Pre-K through 8th grade.  She continues to
provide music lessons to children and adults through her private practice, Integrative Music
Services.   Ashlie has provided adapted piano, voice, and percussion lessons for clients with a
variety of areas of need, including clients with varying intellectual and developmental disabilities.