Courtney Putnam is a Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP) and a Certified Reiki Practitioner (CRP). She received her massage training at the Brenneke School of Massage in Seattle. She is licensed by the Washington State Department of Health, is certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).

Courtney is also a Level 2 Certified Reiki Practitioner (CRP) who has been practicing Reiki in the Seattle area since 2002. She received her Reiki training and certification from Polly Klein, Reiki Master and founder of Tonglen Healing Arts. For the past five years, Courtney has offered Reiki treatments to both people and animals.

In addition to her bodywork endeavors, Courtney is also a writer and visual artist. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2003, where she focused on the art and craft of poetry writing. She has a background in multicultural American literature, creative writing, expository writing, and editing. Courtney is also a mixed media collage artist whose work often explores the deep human-animal connection with bird images often central to her creations.

Courtney participates in the Roosevelt Neighborhood Art Walk once a quarter, when she shows (and sells) her original mixed media collage pieces. Prints and greeting cards of her work are also for sale. Feel free to visit her online store to purchase prints of her work.