About Courtney

Courtney Pittman is a Chattanooga native who has worked as an Occupational Therapist with the pediatric special needs population since 2003. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, with a bachelor of science degree in Occupational Therapy. Courtney has primarily worked in the outpatient setting serving a wide variety of diagnoses such as but not limited to; autism, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, sensory processing dysfunction, developmental delay, etc.

Courtney has been a guest lecturer for the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga's Occupational Therapy doctorate program. She has taught individual classes for their pediatric course on autism, feeding, and how primary reflex patterns play a role in infant and child development.

Courtney started studying the Masgutova Method in 2017. MNRI® (Masgutova Neuro-Sensory-Motor-Reflex Integration) was founded by Dr. Svetlana Masgutova and is based on her extensive research on primary reflex patterns and how they can affect overall development and healing. The MNRI® protocols are safe, simple, and effective in helping mature motor, cognitive, and emotional skills.

Completed courses with SMEI (Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute) -

• MNRI® Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration 5/2017, 11/2020, 1/2023, 1/2024

• MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration 9/2017, 3/2024

• MNRI® Visual and Auditory Reflex Integration 5/2018

• Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Neurophysiology Basis for MNRI® 7/2018

• MNRI® Upper Limbs Reflex and Manual Skill Integration 3/2019

• MNRI® Reflex Integration: Maximizing Brain Potential 720/19

• MNRI® Basal Ganglia Reflex Integration 10/2019

• MNRI® Archetype Movement Integration 1/2020

• MNRI® MNRI® NeuroTactile, Primary Motor and Reflex Integration (Advanced) • Online 4/2020

• MNRI® Neurostructural Reflex Integration 3/2023

• MNRI® Archetype Movement Integration (hosted here in Chattanooga - 9/2023

• MNRI® Trauma and PTSD Recovery 5/2024

• MNRI® Lifelong Reflex Integration 8/2024

• MNRI® IPET Archetype Movement Integration 2/2025

• MNRI® 5 Day MNRI Family Education Conference - Orlando ( as a CIT earning hours toward Core Specialist) 2/2025

• MNRI® IPET Repatterning and Integration Part 1 5/2025

• MNRI® MNRI Introduction to Reflex Integration for Epilepsy 7/2025

Completed courses through the Masgutova Graduate School of Neurodevelopmental Sciences - 2021

• Reflex Maturation for Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development

• Reflexes for Stress and Trauma Recovery

Courtney was recently approved as an LAC (Local Area Coordinator) with SMEI (Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute) to host MNRI® courses here in Chattanooga, TN. Please email courtneykidot@gmail.com to join our mailing list for information regarding upcoming courses.