
Kristi Dutcher completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Washington. She went on to complete a year long, full time residency in Orthopedic Manual Therapy at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward California. Kristi has held clinical faculty positions at the University of Washington and the University of Puget Sound and has been a teaching assistant for Australian educators Jenny McConnell and David Butler. She has been a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) through the The American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties since 2002. Kristi was first introduced to Strain and Counterstrain in the late 1990's and began studying Fascial Counterstrain in 2010. She has completed all of the Fascial Counterstrain courses with the Jones Institute and many of the advanced courses with the Counterstrain Academy. Kristi has a large tool box from which to draw, but finds that the Fascial Counterstrain technique provides the most precise assessment and the most efficient and effective treatment for clients. She works part time in a clinic near University Village in Seattle, Washington.