meet the ground floor team
Christina Gutierrez, ND Kenzie Fuller, ND, LAc Elizabeth Beatt, ND
Kelly Buechel, ND, LAc EAMP
CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ, ND LM
Dr. Christina Gutierrez is a Naturopathic Physician who has been in practice since 2005 when she founded Ground Floor Health. She previously practiced midwifery for more than 15 years before retiring.
Her practice interests include pediatrics and women’s health. She is passionate about helping families thrive and assisting them on their journey. She enjoys learning each person’s story and tailoring individualized plans that help her patients maintain or regain health and happiness.
Ground Floor Health is the product of her hard work and determination to provide dynamic health care to all families with a special focus on women’s health and pediatrics.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Doctorate, Naturopathic Medicine – Bastyr University
Bachelor’s of Science in Zoology—University of Washington
Elizabeth Beatt, ND
Dr. Elizabeth Beatt is a naturopathic physician who provides thoughtful, compassionate, and holistic healthcare to her patients. In her practice, Dr. Beatt focuses on naturopathic women’s health, reproductive health, pediatrics, and integrative pelvic floor therapy, for which she holds a special interest and knowledge.
She has always been passionate about people and their stories, understanding that everyone’s unique experiences inform their health and healthcare needs. As a doctor and mother, she is particularly sensitive to the varied needs of new mothers and growing families, and she enjoys working with these populations to facilitate the health and happiness of the entire family system.
She believes that true healing addresses the root causes of disease and treats the whole person—mind, body and spirit. She strives to empower her patients to participate in their own healing and aims to collaborate with them to facilitate lasting improvements in their health. She looks forward to meeting you, hearing your story, and partnering with you to create an individualized plan to restore and sustain your vitality.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Doctorate, Naturopathic Medicine – Bastyr University
INM Residency, One Year – Federal Way Naturopathy
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in English and Religious Studies – University of Vermont
Specialty Training:
Integrative Pelvic Therapy Certification Program – Kathryn Kloos, ND; Corbett, OR
KELLY BUECHEL, ND LAc EAMP
Dr. Kelly Buechel is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist who is passionate about holistic primary care.
She integrates her training in naturopathic, conventional, and traditional Chinese medicine to support her patients in their healthcare journeys. Utilizing a patient-centered care approach in her practice, she sees patients of all ages, gender, race, and sexual orientation.
Dr. Buechel’s goals are to promote primary care that bridges conventional and natural medicine. She utilizes her training in herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, nutrition, exercise, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, and physical medicine alongside labs and diagnostic exams to establish optimal health. She believes in strong partnerships with her patients and seeks to cultivate sustainable health habits that address the mind, body, and spirit.
Some of Dr. Buechel’s clinical interests include mental health and mood disorders, women’s health, dermatology, as well as digestive health, and healthy aging. Dr. Buechel hopes to be a part of the larger push towards increasing access to naturopathic and complementary medicine locally and throughout the country.
She played Division I lacrosse for Columbia University. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, trying new recipes, and listening to music and podcasts.
Services:
Annual physical exams
Well women exams
Sports physicals
Herbal medicine consultations
Diet and nutrition counseling
Mental health support
Coordination of care
Medication management
Acute and chronic sports injuries
Craniosacral therapy
Muscle energy stretching
Naturopathic spinal manipulation
Acupuncture
Gua Sha
Cupping therapy
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Doctorate, Naturopathic Medicine and Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – Bastyr University
One-year residency – Puget Sound Family Health
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology - Barnard College
Specialty training:
National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)- Acupuncture Detox Specialist
Active Memberships:
Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians (WANP)
Naturopathic Academy of Primary Care Physicians (NAPCP)
Kenzie Fuller ND, LAC
Dr. Kenzie Fuller is a Naturopathic Physician and Licensed Acupuncturist who is passionate about the health of the whole family. She has special interest in fertility, pediatric and adolescent wellness, hormonal health, and diabetes management. She has additional training in IUD insertion, IUI procedure, and lactation education and supports all people in their journey to parenthood.
Dr. Fuller graduated in 2021 from Bastyr University with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She integrates her training in conventional, naturopathic, and traditional Chinese medicine to find all-encompassing, sustainable, individualized plans for each patient. She is humbled to create collaborative relationships with her patients and assist them in finding optimal health and wellness.
Growing up in Reno, NV, Dr. Fuller developed a love for the outdoors at a young age. When she is not seeing patients, she can be found hiking, biking, paddleboarding, baking cookies, and rooting on her alma mater, the Gonzaga bulldogs