The Art Therapy House, Inc. (ATH) provides services to individuals, organizations, and art therapists ­ both professional and in training.  The mission of the ATH is to make available the healing capabilities of the creative process and of art therapy to persons in need. The range of people who benefit from ATH services is broad.  From youth through adolescence and adulthood, art therapy provides opportunities to increase creative coping skills, access and treat traumatic experience, normalize the lived experience, reframe history and build legacy, and encourage resilience and hope.

Art Therapy is...

Art therapy is a wellness practice facilitated by a credentialed Art Therapist that uses creative expression to enhance the quality of life.

Through partnerships with host organizations, foundations, and art therapy students and professionals, the Art Therapy House's goal is to spread the benefits of art therapy and creative process services through a wide range of persons, families, and communities.

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Jill V McNutt Ph.D., ATR-BC, ATRL, LPC
Artist, Art Therapist & Art Therapy Educator

Jill McNutt is a board certified, licensed art psychotherapist and licensed professional counselor who brings over fifteen years of practice centered in youth services, psycho-social treatment for medical care, psychiatric treatment, art therapy training and supervision to the Art Therapy House practice. Her personal training and practice is focused in painting and ceramics.

Dr. McNutt's person centered approach to art therapy focuses on the client's inner strength and capability to re-create perceptions and experiences of life events. Her doctoral work centers on art therapy as psychosocial treatment in oncology survivorship. She is published in book chapters and peer reviewed journals. Currently, Dr. McNutt is engaged in research protocols that build the promising practice of open art therapy studios toward evidence based practice.

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Lois Johnson MS, ATR, LPC
Registered Art Therapist, Artist & Electrician

​Lois currently works for AseraCare Hospice in New Berlin, Wisconsin as an Art Therapist and Bereavement Coordinator.  In this role she provides end of life education and support to patients and their families.  Additionally she facilitates Art Therapy Groups for residents and families in the main office, contracted facilities, and in the community.
 
She earlier worked as an Art Therapy Supervisor and Case Manager at Norris School, a public school for male youth at risk for academic failure.  There she trained graduate interns to provide art therapy to the students in individual, paired, and group sessions.  She also became a trainer for Risking Connections, a trauma informed model of care.
 
As an artist, Lois became a sculptor shaped through education at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and Cooper Union in New York City, time in France and Italy, a summer residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, and her earlier career as a commercial/industrial electrician and lighting designer.
 
As an Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor she is Solution Focused, helping clients identify and implement changes they desire, strengthened by exploration and expansion of their support networks.  Additionally, by reviewing their life careers and desired futures, she works collaboratively with them, to shape personal action plans.

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Ginger Livingston MS, ATR-BC, ATRL, LPC
Licensed Art Psychotherapist & Licensed Professional Counselor

Ginger is a board certified art therapist and professional counselor with a strong belief that we each have a capacity to find answers and meaning, at times, with additional support to guide us to our best selves. Ginger’s client-centered approach is the foundation of her eclectic art therapy and counseling practice. She enthusiastically incorporates metaphor into her therapeutic practice as a way to identify how struggles can be transformed into hope and wellness offering a new perspective.

Ginger works with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing such issues as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, women’s issues, post traumatic stress, and behavioral, intellectual and physical challenges. Ginger also has experience working with Veterans and the complex challenges they face post deployment.
Ginger has a Master of Science in Art Therapy from Mount Mary University and a Bachelor of Science from Boston University. In addition, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

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Robin Mitchell MS-AT, RMT
Art Therapist, SoulCollage® Facilitator & Massage Therapist

Robin is a graduate of Mount Mary University with her Masters of Science in Art Therapy.  Her practice includes working with veterans, adults living with epilepsy, people with autism and multiple cognitive and physical challenges. She has led classes, support groups and open art studios in medical, hospice, geriatric, homeless and adult day centers, as well as private practice settings. 

Robin is a Certified SoulCollage(R) Facilitator, Registered Massage Therapist and Reiki Master. She has 23 years of experience which includes private practice and leading workshops and classes in lay homeopathy, transformational breath work, energy techniques, massage and meditation. 

Integrating her life and career experience Robin employs a client centered approach and sees the creative process as a powerful tool to awaken intuitive knowing, inspiration and transformation. Robin seeks to provide a safe environment that inspires self expression and awakening. ​

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Delora Putnam-Bryant MS, ATR, LPC-IT
Registered Art Therapist & Art Therapy Educator

Delora Putnam-Bryant is a registered art therapy and licensed practicing counselor in training. She has experience with individuals needing treatment for PTSD, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders and dual diagnosis. 

She received her Master’s of Science degree from Mount Mary College (now University) in Art Therapy in 2012. She also had the pleasure of attending undergraduate at two Historical Black College Universities,  in Jackson, MS and in Huntsville, AL where she received a degree in Commercial and Advertising Art.  Delora has prior experience working as a Freelance Graphic Designer for individuals, small businesses and corporations like M&I bank (now BMO Harris). Currently she is employed as an Experiential Therapist for a local mental hospital where she works with various populations from children to adults. 
Social justice is an important part of Delora's work to maintain equality for the individuals she serves.

 Wisconsin Art Therapy Association - Web Chair
American Art Therapy Association - Multicultural Committee Chairperson
Asha Family Service - Board Member