Kristen Hardesty- Office Manager
Kristen began working for Lakeshore Family Chiropractic Health and Wellness in January 2013. Kristen oversees all aspects of the office. From ensuring everyone receives an excellent experience to answering all of your insurance and scheduling needs. She can also help you with questions about your care and ensure that you feel comfortable with your experience.
Kristen is also here to help educate and promote a healthy chiropractic lifestyle. She has seen firsthand the benefits of chiropractic with her 6 children. As a busy mom of 6 and wife the importance of health and wellness can't be denied.
Sami Mcknight- Front Desk
Sami began working for Lakeshore Family Chiropractic Health and Wellness in November 2018. Sami is here to help our patients in any way possible, be it a friendly face, scheduling appointments, answering questions and everything in between.
When Sami is not here at the office helping patients, she is a busy mom. Sami has been married for 10 years to her husband Ryan and together they have two energetic boys. Sami enjoys spending time with her family, horseback riding, camping and anything outdoors.
Sami has a strong passion and dedication to holistic and natural living. Sami has experienced the amazing benefits of chiropractic care, not only for herself, but her family as well. She looks forward to helping you with your care here at Lakeshore Family Chiropractic Health and Wellness.
Nicole Lebaron- Massage Therapist
Nicole has been practicing massage for over 12 years. She graduated from Baker College of Muskegon in 2008 with an Associates in Applied Sciences, and a two-year study in Therapeutic Massage. She also has her nurses aide license, and has been practicing that along with massage. She is licensed in the state of Michigan for massage.
Nicole is passionate about one's overall well being for the mind and body. Her approach to bodywork is to alleviate tension and pain. Her style is a mixture of Swedish and deep tissue with trigger point work, myofascial release, stretching, and sports massage to provide therapeutic results. She enjoys working with clients to resolve lower back issues, headaches, and chronic pain, among other issues. Nicole loves a good challenge. She enjoys creating a relaxing environment for clients to de-stress, feel calm, and refreshed.
Charlotte R- Massage Therapist
I used to run and bike competitively before my hip replacement in 2017, and this is what brought me in a roundabout manner) to massage. It was after a race in July of 2007 that I talked with a local physical therapist I knew from the race circuit. He asked me if I had ever considered a career in physical therapy as he had an opening as a physical therapy tech. One of the many jobs of a PTT was to do 10-minute targeted massages on patients, as prescribed by the physical therapist. Over time, I found my interest in massage growing and as I began to realize how everything in the body was so connected, my interest, skill, and intuition grew. After working there 4 years I decided to go to massage school for formal training. It has been 10 years now and it's one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I love helping people find a way out of pain. I love being part of the team at Lakeshore Family Chiropractic and Wellness to work together to help the body physically, and energetically find its healing path. Chiropractic and massage are terrific synergistic modalities, and together really help bodies heal.
I recently moved to Spring Lake from Tecumseh with my husband, our dog Isy, and our two cats Little Girl Cat and Bobbi. When I'm not working I love long walks and hikes. I can't run any longer, but I still enjoy leisurely biking, kayaking, and look forward to learning cross country skiing this winter. I need to be active and enjoy many of the hikes with my husband and our dog. I love being near so many trails and beaches, and around so many bodies of water in this area. I look forward to living our lives here and spending many years with this excellent and experienced team.
Emily A- Massage Therapist
I am Emily and I am a medical massage therapist. I've been a licensed massage therapist for 7 months. My job is to help people by manually releasing muscle tension around the bone structure through massage to help with pain and range of motion, postural issues and blood flow.