Traci Teplicek
Traci Teplicek is originally from right here in Brown county. She grew up out at the lake at Byrds Store. She graduated High School from May Texas. She attended college at Angelo State University. She lived in Atlanta GA for 12 years before relocating back to Texas. She and her husband, Steven have been blessed with three boys, Tristan, Alex, Hayden and currently reside in Rising Star. Traci feels like working at Heartland Chiropractic is a blessing and has enjoyed the many patients that she has got to know over the years. She enjoys her free time traveling with family.
Andrea Balderas
Andrea is from just South of the vibrant city San Antonio, where she was born and raised with her three siblings. She moved to Brownwood in the Fall of 2014 to attend Howard Payne University. During her four years there, she became a charter member of sorority Pi Theta Chi, traveled nationally and internationally to compete with the Student Speaker Bureau, served on the Student Government Association and earned the position of Presiding Class Senator her senior year and was inducted to Beta Beta Beta, a national biology honor society. In the Spring of 2018, she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Andrea joined our team in the Fall of 2018 and is excited to help our community with their chiropractic needs. Andrea recently obtained her Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Massage Therapists
Bonnie Berry, LMT
Bonnie spent half of her childhood in Brownwood and graduated from Early High School in 1996. She graduated from Abilene Institute of massage in January 2009. She joined the staff of Heartland Chiropractic in the summer of 1015 where she looks forward to helping people feel better through massage, from relaxations to sciatic pain relief. Bonnie enjoys time off by taking day/weekend trips with family and friends all over Texas.
Raquel Douglas LMP, MMP
Pain relief is why Raquel chooses the power of healing through touch. By complimenting chiropractic care with massage therapy, she has witnessed patients having longer lasting results and decreased pain. With 28 years of customer service in the Brown County area, Raquel practices her passion and calling at Heartland Chiropractic Clinic as a Medical Massage Therapist. Graduating from Austin School of Massage Therapy in 2008. Her learned modalities and continuing education consist of:* Swedish Massage* Sports Massage* Prenatal Massage* Cranial Sacral Therapy* Cupping* Reciprocal Inhibition* Manual Lymphatic Drainage* Postural Distortion* Reflexology* Medical Massage (focused attention to specific problematic areas)* Associates of Science (Ranger College). Raquel’s hobbies include playing the piano, painting, and spending time with family. In the words of her younger sister, “I am Blessed and very well loved.” LOJ
Kacey Prickett, LMT
Kacey Prickett is a licensed massage therapist. She graduated from Tarleton State University in 2007 where she studied Sports Medicine and Texas Massage Academy in 2013 where she received her massage license. Kacey has a heart for helping people live a life free of pain by individualizing each massage to her clients needs. She specializes in therapeutic deep tissue massage but also likes to mix in some relaxation techniques. Kacey was named the 2018 Best of Brown County Therapeutic Massage.
Trish Whetsone, LMT
Trish Whetstone, a wife and mother of two boys has been practicing massage therapy since 2013. She is a graduate of Texas Massage Academy in Brownwood Tx. This is where she found training in helping others reach or maintain a higher quality of life through massage. Her passions include serving others and quality time with her family and friends.
Crystin Benefield, LMT
Crystin is a licensed massage therapist from Brownwood, Texas. She graduated from Texas Massage Academy in 2019. Massage has been a passion of mine since she was a child. Growing up, she would always give her family neck and shoulder massages and found that she loved helping people with their pain and stress. Deep tissue massage, therapeutic massage, trigger point, and hot stone massage are some of the modalities that she is trained in. Her favorite kind of massage to give is therapeutic because it will work out some of those problem areas while still allowing for relaxation. She loves spending her free time playing chess, making art, skating, playing guitar, and spending quality time with her family.
Marie Arriaga
Marie Arriaga was born and raised in Brownwood, TX. She is a mother of two boys. She graduated from the Texas massage academy in 2019. Marie has always had a liking of helping people and found a great foundation in massage therapy. Loves the word of God and loves to spend time with her family during her free time.
Lisa Nguyen, LMT
I spent most of my life in Brownwood, TX. I graduated from Texas Massage Academy in 2022. It has always been my passion to help people feel better through massages with a combination of deep tissue, relaxation and trigger point therapy. My hobbies includes traveling, weight lifting/functional training, hiking and going to EDM concerts and festivals.
Gabrylle Baron, LMT, LMI
Gabrylle is a licensed MT and MI who grew up in Comanche county and graduated from TMA in 2016. She has owned a small business, instructed massage therapy at the academy and worked in spas in Fort Worth. She has been practicing massage for 8 years was is happy to join Heartland Chiropractic in 2023.