Clara E. Hill

Hill was born on September 13, 1948, in Shivers, Simpson County, Mississippi.^[1] She earned a B.A. (1970) in psychology and an M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1974) in counseling psychology from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale.^[2][3] As an undergraduate research assistant, she worked under Alfred Lit from 1967 to 1970.^[2] She was a research assistant of John Snyder from 1970 to 1971.^[2] Hill completed an internship in the counseling center at the University of Florida from 1973 to 1974.^[2]

In 1974, Hill joined the University of Maryland, College Park department of psychology as an assistant professor.^[2] She was promoted to associate professor in 1978 and professor in 1985.^[2] Hills' career influences included Bill Anthony, Bruce Fretz, Paul G. Schauble, and John Snyder.^[1] She developed novel procedures to identify "moment-by-moment interactions between counselor and client."^[1] Hill also established new techniques pertaining to dreamwork.^[1] In 1990, Hill was president of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research.^[2] From 1994 to 1999, she was the editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology.^[2] Hill was the 1995 president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.^[2]

• Hill, C. E. (1989). Therapist techniques and client outcomes: Eight cases of brief psychotherapy. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Hill, C. E. (1996). Working with dreams in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.
• Hill, C. E., & O'Brien, K. (1999). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
• Hill, C. E. . Meaning in life: A therapist’s guide. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.