testimonials

Testimonials from our Chiropractors

Ryan Ebeling

Clint & Jen Mayer

January Mierzejewski

Don Jackson

Eric Atchison

Kathy Jackson

Amir Ghazi

Dirk Dulmes

Ryan Ebeling, DC ......
It is a very big decision to pick up your family and move continents. There are many voids of information that you have to navigate and hurdles to leap over. My family and I are so grateful to have been able to have Craig and his awesome staff as our guides. They do such an excellent job at making you feel like family and creating a transition process that is painless. They make the system work better. In many ways they are the chiropractors to our transition. They remove the subluxations of immigration and give you the tools to be successful in practice. I feel fortunate to have worked with such a great group of people and would refer anyone to them. 
Craig is a great asset to have in your corner when you are practicing. He plays the role of mentor very well. He helps you to help yourself. His role is one of support and positivity, not of the heavy hand. I appreciate the fact that he helps you meet your goals and be successful in life. He leads by example because he has been there and done it. With his help I have been able move out of my comfort zone and push myself to new levels. 
I have to say that the Lifestyle group is not just the right choice it is the only choice. You are going to find a great support staff and mentor as well as network of other chiropractors to draw experience and information from. All of this will help you to be an even better chiropractor and asset to your community.

Best of luck to your future
Chiropractically yours
Ryan Ebeling, D.C.

Dr. Clint Mayer & Dr. Jen Mayer, Discover Chiropractic Mackay, Queensland
My wife Jen and I are Canadian and South African born, USA trained Chiropractors, who had a vision to move to and make Australia our home.
The two of us were with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia Pty Ltd since its inception in June 2003 and were the first Chiropractors to come to Australia and join the team. The help and guidance of Craig and his team have helped us be the Chiropractors we want to be; acquire our permanent Australian residency (and citizenship soon) and successfully purchase our practice from Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia Pty Ltd.
Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia takes the confusion out of moving to a new country and working in a practice by giving you a rock solid foundation with practice systems and philosophy. Craig provides guidance and motivation to be who you want to be, and hopefully that is one of a successful chiropractor serving your patients and community.
Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia has grown over the years we have known it, and an organization like this doesn't grow unless the intent is true and one has a purpose to help. Even though our Discover Chiropractic Mackay team is no longer part of the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia family, we still have a strong bond of love and support.

Australia is a fantastic place to live and practice, and many of our goals and dreams have definitely been fulfilled thanks to Craig and his wonderful team.

Dr. January Mierzejewski, Core Concepts Chiropractic, Sarina, Queensland
I have enjoyed every minute of my experience living and working in Australia, and I can’t imagine having done it with a company better than LCA. There have been challenges, but you will face those anywhere. 
Having been with Craig from LCA’s infancy I can honestly say that the majority of the kinks that come with building a large and successful company like LCA have been worked out in the past 3 years of its growth, and you will find no one with a greater heart, vision and integrity to work with than Craig. He has a vast amount of knowledge of the chiropractic profession as well as life experiences, and he is more than willing to share those thoughts with any/all of his team members.
As all of the practices are located distal to head office in Mackay, to be successful you must be comfortable working as a Team Member, but also on your own. All of Craig’s successful associates are confident, motivated, self-starting, wellness-minded individuals. 
The lack of proximity to head office can be overwhelming at first, especially for newer graduates; however, you have a choice to let that be a positive or a negative challenge/experience. Despite the distance, Craig will make every possible effort to be available to you, if not in person, than via telephone or email, as little or as much as you’d like. 
All of LCA’s practices have similar procedures and systems, so there is always help to be found in contacting your colleagues at other Centres or their CA’s. The company has made great strides in providing manuals to assist both the DC’s and CA’s in the absence of a “boss” (which he hates being referred to as). This is an Associate position like no other; meaning you will not be “underfoot” a senior doctor (even if you are going into a practice with a second DC), nor will you have someone constantly looking over your shoulder. The opportunity is yours for the making.
Craig’s personal investment in each of his Associates via mandatory weekly coaching sessions (teleconference) is a wealth of knowledge and opportunity with one intent only…to help you to recognize your own innate success potential and to excel, both professionally and personally. No topic is off-limits and all “tasks” are asked with the purpose of expanding your mind and helping you to grow, so that you can set and achieve your practice and life goals/ambitions. 
Does LCA provide you with the appropriate tools to open and run a business on your own? In a word: YES! But you have to be willing to do the hard yards and ask the tough questions. Nothing in life worth having is given to you. There will be highs and there will be lows, it’s how you choose to respond and learn from each that defines your success. 
Your primary focus fresh of out school, into a new country and a new practice should be in setting a solid foundation from which you can build upon. Yes you have to be able to live and provide for yourself and your family as well, but as Dr. Jim said, “Develop a compassion to serve which is greater than your compulsion to survive…success is a by-product of services rendered.” One thing I found very comforting when first starting with LCA was its reliance and integration of The Parker Principles into each Centre. 
As with any career in any country, the harder you work the greater the rewards. Your remuneration will be ample to live and experience Australia comfortably.

Dr. Don Jackson, TLC Bundaberg, Queensland
I have been an associate chiropractor with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia siince 2003.  I graduated from chiropractic college in Iowa and was in private practice for 10 years in Alberta, Canada before moving to Australia. 
The move over here with my family was made less stressful as the Lifestyle team helped us arrange necessary documents for work and contact numbers for traveling over here.
Working with LCA has enabled me to concentrate on patients, as the training of staff and the daily running of the business are all taken care of by the team in Mackay. The LCA team has proven procedures to help the office run like clockwork and life coaching to become a better person. I have also enjoyed the freedom/independence to practice the technique I choose and the Lifestyle team is always right there if I or the staff are ever needing assistance.

Dr. Kathy Jackson, TLC Bundaberg, Queensland
My name is Kathy Jackson and I've been a practicing chiropractor in Canada since graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1993. In 2003, my husband Don, who is also a chiropractor, and I got the itch to make a big change in our environment. 
After investigating many parts of the world, we came upon an opportunity to come to Australia that seemed like a great fit for our family. Moving from Canada to Australia with 3 small children could have been a nightmare, but the team at LCA, especially Craig and Justine helped us out in too many ways to mention. Thanks to their help and some good planning, the move was relatively easy!.
Life in Australia and working with LCA has definitely exceeded my hopes. I was a little concerned about going from a sole proprietor to an associate, but my practice and coaching experiences have been extremely supportive and I have felt able to "do my own thing" within the framework of an LCA practice.
It's a pleasure to work with the people at LCA. They're doing so much for chiropractic while at the same time, they're supporting me and my chiropractic dream. I've heard so many horror associate stories and I'm happy to say that mine has definitely been "Happily ever after". 
Thank you LCA.

Dr. Amir Ghazi, Austin, Texas
I could not have worked for a finer employer than Craig Gilberd and the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia team. From the moment I arrived, I was treated like family and was supported with every step of my journey.
Craig is passionately optimistic and a motivating leader. The Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia team is caring, supportive and efficient. I worked closely with two other doctors and five CA's, all of the highest caliber, in the beautiful Whitsunday's.
Through Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia's systems and procedures I learned how to start, build and operate a quality chiropractic office. Working as a foreign Doctor in Australia, I was blessed to have been associated with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia.

Dr. Dirk M. Dulmes, USA
During my last year of chiropractic school, I knew there was something more I needed, to be successful in chiropractic. I decided that a completely different cultural experience was the best way to explore the the outside world and also inside myself. After graduation, I immediately moved to Australia.
I have been living and working here for nearly 3 years, and I have been with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia for the majority of that time. The experience has been unmatched. I basically have had the experience of starting my own clinic, then practicing under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Craig and his staff.
I have had the experience of practicing everywhere - from the back of a dress shop in a mining town (truly pioneering!) to one of the top resort islands in the Southern Hemisphere. I have full confidence that I could start a new practice from scratch.
Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia is like a large family, it has been an honor working with them, and I plan on being affiliated with the company throughout my Chiropractic career, no matter where I may be.
No one has done more to bring chiropractic to the regional areas of Australia than Dr. Craig Gilberd and his staff at Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia.

Dr. Eric Atchison, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
My name is Dr. Eric Atchison. I am a graduate of Life University in Marietta, GA. After graduating, I practiced as an associate and in private practice before moving to Australia with my wife and 3.5 children (Jeani was pregnant when we came over and is at present pregnant with our 5th child!).
Craig and the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia team are wonderful to work for. The Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia team has bent over backwards to help us get our residency, financing for cars, computers and anything else we might need, as well as assistance in building a successful practice. There is nothing they won't do to help make their associate's transition to life and practice in Australia as easy as possible. 
My experience with Craig is nothing short of ideal. Craig is a sincere and loving chiropractor with an unshakable belief in what he is doing. Craig's commitment to helping his chiropractors excel is inspiring. 
Thank you Craig and Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia.

Dr. Kristi Ring, USA
My experience practicing with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia was also my first experience practicing chiropractic. I graduated from chiropractic school thinking that I knew it all. My first day in practice, I realized that they could fill a book with what I didn't know!
Fortunately for me, the practice that I worked in ran so smoothly that all I had to worry about was adjusting my patients and teaching them the chiropractic message. I grew up a lot during my time in Australia, both as a chiropractor and also as a person. I know that Craig and the team at Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia had a lot to do with it.
Working with Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia has several advantages to other associate positions available. The contracts are very fair and I have many friends who have also worked as associates and my Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia contract was comparable if not better than any other. Also, the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia practices operate seamlessly.
Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia has a team in place who train the chiropractic assistants and manage the practices, giving chiropractor's the opportunity to focus on what we do best - taking care of people. Finally, the people at Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia are what make it such a great place to work. As an associate, you receive weekly coaching calls with Craig who is a truly remarkable man with a big vision for chiropractic in Australia. I learned so much from him.
All of the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia staff are amazing. I leaned on them not only for chiropractic support, but for personal support as well. They were there for me any time I needed them. I really feel that the Lifestyle Chiropractic Australia family are friends that I will have for a lifetime.