Maggie Ritnour, MA, LMHC, ATR    Milieu & Art Therapist

Maggie Ritnour is an art therapist and mental health counselor. She began studying art in high school, and then received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She obtained her masters of psychology from Antioch University Seattle in 2009. She has experience using art as therapy in work with children, adolescents and adults in hospital settings since 2000. Maggie is an advocate for people with mental illness and would like to help eradicate the stigma and discrimination associated with their struggles through education and validation. She feels strongly that art can be used as a method to aid in the process of self-awareness, to serve as practice for effective communication, and to promote confidence. Maggie is also a certified Irish dance teacher; she loves to teach and dance. She incorporates her knowledge of body movement with her therapeutic understanding of people. Maggie is passionate about using art and mindful body awareness in her work and life.