Our Doctors of Chiropractic
Our Doctors of Chiropractic are all trained to the highest of International Standards and have large practice experience in England and abroad. They are all registered with the General Chiropractic Council, the regulatory Government Body, which protects and maintains the high standards of the Chiropractic Profession. The BritChiro team counts over 30 members including secretarial, admin and management personnel. All of the practitioners listed below are Doctors of Chiropractic (as opposed to Doctors of Medicine).
Dr Peter S Westergaard, Founder of BritChiro Clinics, completed his pre-clinical studies at the University of Odense in Denmark, then studied four years at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic followed by a post-graduate year of full-time practice and studies at the Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics in Denmark. On graduation he built a strong practice in Denmark. He then decided to move to Britain with the challenging aim of achieving a high status for Chiropractic here, as is the case in Denmark. He is a well known figure in the Chiropractic profession in both England and abroad - also inspiring Chiropractic university students in Denmark, England & Australia, in the capacity of external lecturer.
Peter is married and has two daughters who are both enthusiastic Chiropractic patients.
Dr Charlene Warnell, who is from Canada, graduated from the Anglo European College of Chiropractic with a Masters Degree in Chiropractic. Before moving to England Charlene graduated from Saint Mary's University in Halifax with a degree in both Psychology and English. Charlene, who was a competitive gymnast, first encountered the power of Chiropractic many years ago when she, after suffering an injury to her shoulder, was successfully treated by a Chiropractor. The natural philosophy and effective treatment techniques behind Chiropractic practice inspired her to become a part of this dynamic profession. Dr Warnell has a special interest in treating and optimising the performance of sports men and women.
Charlene is married and is the mother of two young children.
Dr Philip Mitchell graduated with first class honours from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic. He has previously worked in a busy clinic in Bristol and in his own clinic in Monmouth. Phil first had treatment as a 14 year old for a recurring knee complaint and has been having regular adjustments ever since. After moving to the South, Phil was delighted to be given the opportunity to join the BritChiro team as he shares the approach of achieving optimum health through optimising function. Having played semi-professional football Phil understands the stresses placed on the body by high level sports and the benefits chiropractic adjustments can give to performance.
Dr Rebecca Brown-Hovelt graduated with a Masters Degree from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic. Rebecca enjoys treating a wide spectrum of complaints from headaches and neck pain to low back pain and problems specific to pregnant women.
Concerned primarily with patient care, Rebecca finds it important to increase her patients’ knowledge of Chiropractic. She is a great advocate of keeping your spine healthy in order to enable your whole body to work at its optimum; this introduces her patients to a lifestyle philosophy within which their symptoms and pain complaints are improved. Chiropractic not only aims to solve individual and physical problems, it can also play a major role in the promotion of reduced stress and improved mental well being.
Rebecca is registered with the General Chiropractic Council and is a member of the United Chiropractic Association.
Dr James Bennett has a Masters Degree in Chiropractic from the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences. His professional career has involved Chiropractic consultancy in Cuba and private practice in London. He is enthusiastic to be a part of the BritChiro Clinics team as he is a strong advocate of BritChiro Clinics’ philosophy of treating the cause of a problem, not the symptoms. A keen rugby player and golfer himself, he has a strong interest in treating and optimising the performance of sports men and women. Dr Bennett has undertaken the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Healthcare Provider training.
James is a family man with a wife and two active young children.
Dr Clare Cullen graduated from the University of Surrey with a Masters Degree in Chiropractic. Before joining BritChiro Clinics she was practising in Guildford where she treated a large number of pregnant women and children. Pregnancy and Birth can often be a traumatic time for the spine for both Mother and Child and Dr Cullen, a mother of two herself, has helped many patients with related problems. The techniques used are modified for pregnant women and children and are both safe and effective. Through many years of practice in BritChiro's Surrey branch, Dr Cullen has established an excellent working relationship with local GPs.
Dr Patrick Thomas graduated with a Masters degree from the Anglo European College of Chiropractic. He was introduced to Chiropractic treatment after suffering a lengthy ankle injury that failed to heal. A Chiropractic examination of the pelvis and low back revealed being the source of the problem, despite the lack of pain in those areas! Dr Thomas also holds a Bachelor degree in Sport from Durham University and is a keen endurance sportsman himself, having recently been team medic on board a six man ocean rowing boat, setting a new world record by becoming the quickest team to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Along with staying active and a good diet, Dr Thomas considers optimal spinal function as fundamental to good health.
Dr Morten Westergaard has a Masters Degree in Chiropractic from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic. He has consulted in Norway and has extensive practice experience in England. He is a well respected figure within the Sussex community due to the large number of patients he has successfully treated. Morten has a keen interest in the treatment of neck pain, headaches and migraine, knee and foot problems. A family man with three young children he is proactive in ensuring that Chiropractic treatment is becoming more and more well known for its' primary role in health care for the whole family due to its ability to correct a wide spectre of health problems and conditions and is proud of the fact that BritChiro Clinics has become a first stop for many families' health care. A keen golfer himself, Morten has undertaken the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Healthcare Provider training.
Dr Shelley Irving has a Masters degree in chiropractic from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic and has also completed a Post Graduate Certificate in chiropractic practice and a Diploma in Chiropractic Paediatrics. During her time in private practice Dr Irving has developed a strong vitalistic chiropractic philosophy, aiming to treat a wide range of health issues in people of all ages, while respecting the body’s ability to heal, grow and thrive. She takes a special interest in the treatment of chronic complaints and the prevention of neuro-musculo-skeletal disorders through patient education. Shelley continues to spend a great deal of her free time expanding her scope of practice, especially in the field of treatment technique and nutrition and has recently begun lecturing at Chiropractic seminars.
In addition to being a member of the British Chiropractic Association, Dr Irving is also a member of the European Chiropractors Union, SOTO Europe and The College of Chiropractors.
Dr Andrew Newell graduated with a Master of Chiropractic degree from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic. Dr Newell and generations of his family have had strong associations with chiropractic, with his grandmother discovering the benefit of treatment in the alleviation of her arthritis symptoms in the 1960s. Andrew himself has experienced the vast benefits of chiropractic care in the treatment of chronic migraine headaches. Dr Newell sees the detection and correction of specific joint dysfunction through chiropractic as a core principle in the improvement of health.
Dr Sheena Si graduated from the AECC with a Master’s Degree in chiropractic. Sheena’s approach to chiropractic care combines a strong belief in the value of achieving early spinal health with promoting physical and nutritional well-being.
Dr Sheena Si’s faith in Chiropractic stems from childhood when Chiropractic helped her recover from several injuries sustained through many years of taekwondo at a competitive black-belt level. Sheena is supremely placed to understand and treat sporting injuries and finds seeing her athletic patients return to their optimal performance one of the most rewarding aspects of her professional work.
Massage & Sports Therapists
Helen Keevil (BSc Hons) graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a BSc Honours degree in Sports Therapy, specialising in therapeutic massage. Helen is a member of the Society of Sports Therapists.
A keen sports woman from a young age, Helen has always been very active, riding horses, swimming for Wiltshire, competing nationally in Tetrathlon and playing rugby. She knows firsthand how beneficial the effects of chiropractic and sports massage are and it is the main reason she took up Sports Therapy at university, so she could pass the benefits on to others.
Nicola Gorman (BSc Hons) graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc Honours degree in Sports Therapy.
Nicola has a keen interest in Deep Tissue Massage as well as a strong passion for health, fitness and sports. Nicola has worked alongside rugby and football teams, as well as a top university sports team where she attended the National and European University championships, travelling to Montenegro to treat the players during their competition.
Nicola is a member of the Society of Sports Therapists, and believes that for every patient there is a suitable and successful treatment that not only treats the symptoms of the individual, but finds the cause of the injury to ensure it does not re-occur.
