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A History of CTC:1979-1984

MILESTONES 1979-1984

August 29, 1979 – Children’s Therapy Center officially formed!

Original staff included CTC’s Founders Sue Hudson, Nancy Hylton, Gay Lloyd Pinder, as well as Billie Uhri.

1980 – CTC’s first satellite location in Des Moines church.

1981-84 – We rent our own space for the first time!

1980 – Therapy and first playgroups held in waiting room of Dr. Wright’s office.

MILESTONES 1979-1984

August 29, 1979 – Children’s Therapy Center officially formed!

Original staff included CTC’s Founders Sue Hudson, Nancy Hylton, Gay Lloyd Pinder, as well as Billie Uhri.

1980 – CTC’s first satellite location in Des Moines church.

1981-84 – We rent our own space for the first time!

1980 – Therapy and first playgroups held in waiting room of Dr. Wright’s office.

1979 - CTC’s First Home

St James Church nursery

Kent, WA

A Space of Our Own1980: Early therapy happened in Dr. Wright’s waiting room (above photo).

1981: Moved across the parking lot to CTC's first professional space!

Occupational Therapy Looks Like Fun!

Billie Uhri OT, with Craig McGregor, one of CTC's first kids.

Feeding Therapy

Gay Lloyd Pinder SLP, helping Brandon prepare a fruit shake.

Therapy ball work

Billie Uhri OT (left).

Billie with Nancy Hylton PT, with babies side by side in therapy.

One of CTC’s First Playgroups

Barb Despain-Odlaug OT, with a child in one of our first playgroups.

CTC’s First Satellite Location

Church nurseryDes Moines, Wa

Prioritizing convenience for families from the very beginning.

Physical Therapy

Left: Linda Thompson PT, with one of CTC's first kiddos, Christina Underwood.

Right: Barb Bertuccio PT, Therapy with twins.

Feeding Therapy

GL Pinder SLP, with baby and Barb Drennan (one of CTC's original moms and founder/director of PICC in Kent).

An Original CTC Brochure“Each child is valuable”

Barb Despain-Odlaug OT, on the cover with a child.

CTC . . . “Partners with Parents and Physicians.”

Early Communication

Gay Lloyd Pinder SLP, working with child on early communication with picture choices.

Preparing for future communication technology

GayLloyd SLP, and Judy McDonald SLP, in small therapy group with siblings.

Using CTC's kid's video game!

Early CTC Photo Album page 1980

Top: Billie Uhri OT, with baby.

Below: CTC's first brochure.

CTC’s first signage.

Early CTC Photo Album page 1982

Top photo: Sue Hudson PT

Bottom left: Barb Despain-Odlaug OT

Bottom right: Gay Lloyd Pinder SLP

Early Orthotics

Nancy Hylton PT, molding casts (the beginning of orthotics) for child with Billie Uhri OT.

CTC therapy: where siblings join and play, and parents connect.

Side by side therapy with Billie Uhri OT, and Barb Bertuccio PT.

* Note the cast boots the little boy in red shirt has on. Those were the early orthotics!

Physical Therapy

Linda Thompson PT, with child on therapy ball and in standing, wearing early cast (boot) orthotics.

CTC’s Founding Generation!

From left: Linda Thompson PT, Nancy Hylton PT, Billie Uhri, OT, Sue Hudson PT, Gay Lloyd Pinder SLP, Barb Despain-Odlaug OT.

* Photo taken at Sue Hudson's retirement in 2013.

We love our CTC Founders!

Nancy Hylton PT, Gay Lloyd Pinder SLP, and Sue Hudson PT.

* Photo taken at CTC’s Kent Grand Opening 2006.