Dr Wendy Russell is an established Chiropractor, working closely within our team to help maintain a unique collaboration to benefit the community of Parnell and Central Auckland region.
Wendy is often described as approachable and personable. She’s an attentive listener; it brings her great joy to share laughter with those she serves. Her passion is to exhaust every possibility to help you reach your goals; and to reach those aims in an efficient and rapid way.
Originally from the rural town of Hampshire in the UK, Wendy moved to Auckland in 2012. She received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2016 from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic.
Wendy has worked for over 15 years in the field of sports rehabilitation, including notable basketball, rugby league,hockey and soccer teams, among others, revelling in the sporting area.
Preferring a collaborative approach, Wendy has worked for a variety of chiropractic practices, building her own practice 8 years ago, as well as working for several Chiropractic practices as a locum in New Zealand. Along the way, she’s mastered the art of myofascial release therapies and other chiropractic techniques and is a member of the New Zealand Chiropractic Association.
When not in practice, Wendy spends time with her family on the north shore of Auckland. She enjoys hiking around the world, and recently completed a trip of a lifetime to Base Camp Everest. Sadly, unable to complete, her experience of the Nepalese culture was life changing. When not hiking, she can be found enjoying the weekends renovating, or out zipping around the countryside via motorcycle, spending weekends with friends on the open road. She is often found on the football field with her kids, assisting with her youngest’s football training.
As a well established chiropractor, Lisa brings to VIP Health her wealth of knowledge and experience and is excited at the opportunity to mentor other chiropractors. For Lisa, evolving into a chiropractic mentor is a new and different challenge.
“My primary goal in mentoring chiropractors is to provide support, guidance and knowledge to build a practice suited for who they are, not only as a chiropractor, but as a person. I want them to grow in confidence that what they are presenting to their clients is identical to what they are providing”.
The key to a successful practice is commitment, consistency and reciprocity to the values and mission of the practice. The primary goal of VIP Health is to create value, integrity and performance with our clients, our chiropractors and our business.
Over the past 29 years, Lisa has been involved with chiropractic in many different arenas. Lisa is currently a Senior Lecturer and Chiropractic Coach at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in Auckland. She also was actively engaged politically as a past Counsel Member of the New Zealand Chiropractic Association and the Past President of the Hawaii Chiropractic Association. Because Lisa crossed over into education, her private practice took a back seat; however, she currently has a small client load to satisfy her love of practicing.
Lisa started her chiropractic career in 1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii where she had a full time successful practice working with many different types of clients: college athletes, waka and kayakers, corporate professionals, to name a few. Her favourite clients were grandmothers and grandfathers helping them become more resilient and balanced so they can continue to play and enjoy their grandchildren and family.
There is nothing better than to see my clients achieve their goals after having the privilege of working with them.
After leaving Honolulu, Lisa spent time as a part-time lecturer at Life Chiropractic College West in California and then accepted a position at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic. She left private practice to expand herself personally and professionally. It was one of the best moves in her life.
Teaching brings a humility unimagined.
“It’s a daunting space to hold knowing that students have an expectation of you that I didn’t know I had myself. I had to upskill myself and look deep into my own heart and mind to see if I had what it takes to fulfil the expectations of my students”.
It brings Lisa such satisfaction to watch her students grow and change while learning to be an exceptional chiropractor and person. Now, Lisa wants to bring that experience and knowledge and help mentor and support the chiropractors at VIP Health.
