Team

Meet the Team

Our Physiotherapists and Osteopaths are experienced clinical practitioners and are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Healthcare and Professions Council, General Osteopathic Council and The Institute of Osteopathy. We provide a broad range of high quality diagnostic and treatment skills for an extensive array of musculoskeletal problems, including sports and work related injuries. All Physiotherapists and Osteopaths are governed by strict rules and a professional code of conduct.

Perhaps most importantly for our patients, all members of the team regularly attend postgraduate courses in order to introduce new and up-to-date treatment techniques to our patients. At present every practitioner at the clinic is on an extended course such as a Post graduate Certificate, Diploma or MSc. We have a small, yet selective team of practitioners with a set of common goals:

Dean Dickinson

Chartered & HCPC Physiotherapist (BSc Hons Physio) & GOsC Registered Osteopath (BSc Hons) Ost.)

Independent Prescriber (PG Cert), Injection Therapist & MSK Sonographer (MSc)

MSK Advanced Practice Physio & Osteopath

Senior First Contact Practitioner (PG Cert)

Dean is highly fortunate to have had over 20 years in physical therapy, having qualified initially from the British School of Osteopathy, London, in 2002. He then obtained a post graduate diploma (PG Dip.) in Classical Osteopathy from the John Wernham College of Classical Osteopathy. From there, he completed many Postgraduate courses in the UK, Europe and the USA in Cranial, Paediatric and Obstetric Osteopathy.
He started an MSc in Osteopathy, only for the course to be discontinued after module two. This left him at a loose end, and he started to undertake more work in the fields of primitive reflexes, movement science, paediatrics, naturopathy, human factors engineering & occupational health (going on to work for companies such as EDF Energy, Costain, Cross Rail Network, London 2012, MOD and BAE).
He was then offered the opportunity to study for another BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy at Brunel University, London, which he completed in 2012. Since then, he has completed further training in the UK and US in Functional Movement Science, NIKE golf biomechanics, medical acupuncture, shockwave therapy and applied kinesiology.
Dean has taught for many years, both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level, in the UK and Europe. He has worked in professional sports with AFC Wimbledon, Woking FC and many professional athletes. Over the years, Dean has worked solo in GP surgeries, private clinics, NHS clinics and within large multi-disciplinary teams/clinics (often owned and directed by himself).
He is currently studying for an MSc in Personalised Nutrition with a strong focus on nutrition, ancestral health, and functional medicine with the main aim of getting to the root cause of a person’s problem to provide a long-term effective resolution of a problem rather than just palliating or managing it.
In 2019, he graduated with a post graduate certificate (PG Cert.) in Independent Prescribing at the Medway School of Pharmacy, allowing Dean to use pharmaceutical drugs to treat pain and inflammation if required. Dean has undergone further MSc level training in injection therapy at the University of Essex. Dean is a trained Phlebotomist who regularly takes blood samples for blood analysis and PRP injections.
Dean works as a Senior First Contact Practitioner (FCP) in the NHS locally, where he was one of the first clinicians nationally, to complete a PG Cert in FCP.
Dean tries to keep fit and active these days after years of abusing his body playing rugby, cricket, hockey, and athletics. These days it’s a 5k run, and playing Touch Rugby will a load of other middle-agers!

Josh Bourne

MOst. Master of Osteopathy MICAK

Registered Osteopath & Applied Kinesiologist

Josh graduated from the European School of Osteopathy with a Masters degree. During his training he was exposed to various specialist clinics including paediatric, maternity, sports rehab, and headache clinics. Josh works with a holistic outlook on healthcare and adopts a variety of treatment modalities such as joint articulation, muscle energy technique, myo-fascial release, joint manipulation, and crania-sacral therapy.

Josh is passionate about continuing his professional development. He has recently completed a course in Applied Kinesiology with the ICAK and is currently in the process of completing a course in Nutrition. Josh is the second generation Osteopath in his family.

In his spare time Josh is Captain of the Worthing Chippendale Cricket Club 1st team and is keen on keeping himself kit and active.

Ben White

M.Ost Master of Osteopathy

Registered Osteopath

Ben graduated from the British School of Osteopathy with a masters degree in 2012. In February 2013 he moved to Brisbane, Australia where he has been a full time practitioner in a multi-disciplinary clinic for the last 5 years.

In Australia, Osteopathy is a first point of contact profession, so Ben has gained a lot of experience treating a wide range of presenting conditions in his time there. Ben has a particular interest in treating people with injuries obtained through sport, but also really enjoys seeing the quality of life improvements everyone can benefit from with Osteopathy whether it be office workers or the elderly. Ben may include techniques such as soft tissue massage, joint articulation, joint manipulation, and cranial-sacral therapy during his treatments.

Ben has completed further study in Sports Massage, Cranial-Sacral Therapy and various courses on the treatment and rehabilitation of the neck and upper and lower limbs. Outside Osteopathy Ben enjoys watching and participating sport with a particular interest in football, specifically his beloved Tractor Boys of Ipswich Town

Renee Dickinson

BSc (Hons) Psychology, MDip Management,  PG Dip Psychodynamic Psychotherapeutic Counselling. MSc (Candidate) Psychotherapy.

Psychodynamic Therapeutic Counselling Psychotherapist

Member of the BACP.

Renee is our highly skilled Counsellor/Psychotherapist.

Before training in psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counselling, her career has been within the public services, working within the NHS alongside patient groups and service users and as an analyst for the police and Local Authorities.

As a counsellor and therapist, she has worked with people of many ages, backgrounds and lifestyles. Some have come in distress, following difficult experiences and some have come to explore where they are in their lives and where they might like to be.

She hold’s a PGDip in Psychodynamic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, BSc (Hons) Psychology, MDip in Management and continue her development with regular professional training in areas such EMDR, Transactional Analysis and working with couples.

She is a member of BACP (The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and work to their robust ethical framework.

Renee is available for face to face, Zoom and Telephone Consultations. For more information please look at www.rdcounsellingandtherapy.co.uk.

Dan Geal

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and Health Care & Professions Council (HCPC).

Dan grew up in Worthing and was schooled here. He qualified from The University of Brighton in Physiotherapy.

He works privately with us and can also be found working in the NHS.

Dan grew up with a strong focus on the impact physiotherapy can have, in particular, on sports injuries.

Dan is a keen competitive footballer. He has had stints with Bognor FC, Arundel FC and now with Steyning FC.

Dan is great at getting patients on board, particularly with post-operative rehabilitation of hips, shoulders and knees. His enthusiasm is infectious in the treatment room, and patients appreciate his attention to detail.

Dan Hodson

BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

MSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP.

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Dan H is born and bred in Worthing. At school, he had a strong desire to enter into sports injury treatment, and he initially chose to do a sports therapy degree. After finishing the degree, he realised becoming a Physiotherapist would be his ultimate goal. He then embarked on a Master’s degree at St George’s University.

Dan H has experienced many different working environments since graduating. He has undertaken junior NHS rotations. He has also worked in the medical teams at Southampton FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Dan H passion lies in MSK Physio and Sports injury rehab. He loves to engage with patients to help them achieve their rehab goals.

Charlotte Stokes

Practice Manager

It’s a cliche, but Charlotte is part of the clinic’s heartbeat. She will liaise with patients, from insurance billing to consultant letters, and she supports our practitioners in doing a better job.

She is here to improve the patient journey in our clinics. Often unseen, we could not do what we do without her.