MEET Our Team
Amy Tappenden MChiro MRCC
managing director and Chiropractor
Amy grew up locally in West Moors and after initially training in Beauty and Holistic therapies at Bournemouth and Poole College, she decided to extend her skills as a manual therapist after receiving chiropractic care for her own health whilst in the working world.
Amy graduated from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at the University of South Wales with a Masters degree in chiropractic (MChiro) in 2014. She is registered with the British Chiropractic Association and has completed a post-graduate training scheme with the Royal College of Chiropractors to become a member. She took over as owner and Clinic Director of the Ferndown Chiropractic and Sports Injury Clinic in 2024.
Amy has a keen interest in headache complaints and has completed postgraduate training in order to treat animals (for more information please visit www.atchiropractic.co.uk).
She enjoys horse riding, having previously competed at local shows and with the Pony club showjumping and mounted games teams. She also enjoys singing with her choir and in a tribute band and agility training with her dog.
Oliver Harris MCHIRO
CHiropractor
Oliver has also grown up locally and decided to embark on becoming a chiropractor as he felt that it aligned well with who he is as a person - his aim is not only to help people get out of pain, but to help them feel more at ease in their bodies and be able to get back to doing the things they love most.
Oliver graduated from the Health Sciences University (formerly AECC) in 2023 with a Master’s degree in Chiropractic, and his focus is on embracing activity and movement-based care, hoping to get people feeling comfortable and confident in their bodies.
Sport and the outdoors have always played a big role in his life and you’ll often find him getting involved in anything competitive, especially racket sports or simply spending as much time outside as he can.
SOPhie butcher
Sports massage therapist
Having lived and worked locally, Sophie decided that the corporate world wasn’t for her and decided to make a change and pursue a career in sports massage therapy. Her aim is to have a direct and positive impact on people’s lives. She trained at Bournemouth University and has since developed a real passion for helping people improve their mobility, recover from injury and to feel more confident in their bodies.
Each treatment is tailored to the individual in front of her, creating a plan and nurturing environment to help people reach their goals; whether that’s returning to sport, improving their movement or simply to feel more comfortable day to day.
Having experienced the benefits of soft tissue work herself, she appreciates first hand how useful it can be for addressing particularly stubborn areas of tension and helping people feel more at ease.
Gymnastics has always been a big part of her life both as a participant and coach. Consequently, this has given her a strong appreciation for movement, strength and the importance of staying active. Outside of work, you’ll usually find her involved in gymnastics, the gym, hiking or exploring the outdoors with her dog and partner.
Andrew O’Neill
Cognitive behavioural therapist
Andrew has over 10 years of experience as a therapist and has treated over 1000 patients with various mental health disorders. Quality therapy can be hard to find which is why he is passionate about giving patients a positive experience of therapy. He aims to achieve this by helping them understand WHY the problem has occurred and guiding them to make changes that will fix the problem long term. He loves telling stories and analogies which help people to remember the lessons learned along the way. This approach has been extremely successful in helping his patients rediscover their ideal self.
Andrew specialises in trauma treatment, PTSD, Depression, Worries, Phobias, OCD, Panic and many other disorders.