About Courtney

Courtney Putnam is a Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP) and Reiki Master. She received her massage training at the Brenneke School of Massage (now Cortiva) 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 Reiki Master who has been practicing Reiki in the Seattle area since 2002. She received her first two levels of Reiki training and certification from Polly Klein of Tonglen Healing Arts.  She received her Reiki Master Training from Jack Blackburn in the spring of 2010. For the past ten 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.

Occasionally, Courtney is a part-time instructor of writing and college strategies at Cascadia Community College. She loves the opportunity to integrate wellness strategies into the classroom environment and enjoys watching her students smell essential oils and stretch during class.

Education, Training, and Continuing Education
Intrinsic Coaching® Training (Totally Coached, Inc.) – December 2011
Reiki Master Training (Jack Blackburn) – May 2010
Massage Therapy for Depressed Clients (AMTA)- March 2010
The Challenge: Beyond Touch (Clyde Ford) – November 2009
Focusing for Bodyworkers (Jack Blackburn) – May 2009
Table Talking: The Missing Piece in Bodywork (Jack Blackburn) – April 2007
Enneagram Applications for Bodyworkers (Jack Blackburn) – October 2006
Massage School Diploma – Brenneke School of Massage (750 hrs.) – May 2006
Reiki II Training (Polly Klein, Tonglen Healing Arts)- 2004
MFA in Creative Writing (Antioch University Los Angeles) – June 2003
Reiki I Training (Polly Klein, Tonglen Healing Arts)- 2002
BA in Writing and Multicultural Literature (Fairhaven College) – June 1998