Meet the head clinician

Dr Ash Connell, head clinician.

AHPRA-registered chiropractor. Twenty-nine years in clinical practice. Certified in qEEG brain mapping, neurofeedback, biofeedback and anxiety education. Head Clinician at The Healthy Brain Clinic, Geelong & Camperdown.

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AHPRA-registered clinician-led Clinical-grade qEEG hardware Co-care with your GP & psychologist Geelong · Camperdown · Australia-wide

29+

years in clinical practice

brain networks examined

AHPRA

registered chiropractor

CHI

0001772308 registration

In Dr Ash's words

A clinical career, a measurement-led practice.

I've been in clinical practice since 1997 — twenty-nine years, exploring and delving into what the body and brain are actually telling us.

I came into this work through the sports science pathway. I spent my early years in elite-level Rugby League in Queensland, where I learned that performance and recovery are nervous-system stories long before they are muscular ones. That instinct became the driving force behind my career.

Initially following my father, I trained as a chiropractor, focussing on Tonus Neurological technique and Bowen-based manual therapy. I developed a keen interest in the brain and the nervous system in my search for a deeper understanding of the body-brain connection, and engaged in postgraduate study in functional neurology, achieving certifications in qEEG brain mapping, neurofeedback, biofeedback, and anxiety education.

The Healthy Brain Clinic in Geelong and Camperdown evolved as a vehicle to deliver a service that I am strongly passionate about. The most intriguing thing that I discovered during this process was the ability to see the amazing way that the human brain functions and how neural dysregulation affects people's daily lives. The ongoing observations I have made through clinical practice have fuelled my excitement to expand my work so that I can reach as many people as I can, to assist them on their journey towards greater mental clarity and healthy brain function.

I practised martial arts for forty-five years and founded Vital Force Aikido in Geelong, Victoria, where I served as Head Sensei. The teaching role has wound down, but the lessons it gave me stayed. Aikido taught me what no textbook could: that the nervous system reveals itself in movement, in breath, and in how a person meets pressure.

A career in stages

From sports science to brain-rhythm training — twenty-nine years of one through-line.

Each stage answered a question the previous one had raised.

Early years · Queensland
Sports science & elite Rugby League

First degree in clinical exercise physiology. Years on the field at elite-level Rugby League, watching how performance and recovery sit on the nervous system long before the muscular system.
1997 · Clinical practice begins
Chiropractic — Tonus & Bowen-based work

Trained as a chiropractor, following my father into the profession. Focussed early on Tonus Neurological technique and Bowen-based manual therapy. Postgraduate study in functional neurology followed soon after.
2010s · Brain-health turn
qEEG, neurofeedback, biofeedback

The brain became the central interest. Certifications in qEEG brain mapping, neurofeedback, biofeedback, and anxiety education. The clinic gradually reorganised around what those measurements made visible.
Today · Geelong & Camperdown
The Healthy Brain Clinic

Two physical clinics in regional Victoria, plus telehealth across Australia and an online platform reaching internationally. Measurement-first care, drawing on five clinician-led, non-invasive modalities and the qEEG that opens every plan.

Credentials

Qualifications and certifications.

Each one was chosen because a patient walked into the room with a question that previous training couldn't answer.

Foundational

AD(Sport)

Sports-science associate diploma

Foundational

B App Sc (Clinical Sc)

Bachelor of Applied Science, Clinical Science

Primary registration

B Chiro Sc

Bachelor of Chiropractic Science · AHPRA registered

Brain-health certification

Cert qEEG

Quantitative EEG brain mapping

Brain-health certification

Cert Neurofeedback

Brain-rhythm operant training

Brain-health certification

Cert Biofeedback

HRV & autonomic regulation

Brain-health certification

Cert Anxiety Education

Clinical anxiety education program

Postgraduate

Functional neurology

Postgraduate study in functional neurology

Registered with AHPRA as a chiropractor (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency). Clinical services at The Healthy Brain Clinic are delivered under the additional certifications listed above.

Outside the clinic

Forty-five years of Aikido.

I practised martial arts for forty-five years and founded Vital Force Aikido in Geelong, Victoria, where I served as Head Sensei. The active teaching has wound down — the lessons it gave me have not.

Aikido was not a hobby that lived separately from the clinical work. It was the longest-running clinical experiment of my life. It taught me what no textbook could: that the nervous system reveals itself in movement, in breath, and in how a person meets pressure.

Much of what informs how I read a brain map began on a tatami mat — watching how arousal, attention and recovery cycle through a body in real time, under load.

Dr Ash Connell with Abe Sensei in the dojo — With Abe Sensei in Japan — long-form Aikido practice that became, over time, part of how I read a nervous system.

Working with Dr Ash

What a clinical engagement looks like.

Every patient pathway is personalised, but most engagements move through these stages.

Step 1 · Online · From $47
Brain Health Assessment

A 14-network online assessment establishes a baseline before we meet in person. Dr Ash reviews every result personally before your in-clinic appointment.
Tier 3 · In-clinic · From $495
qEEG Brain Map Deep Dive with Dr Ash

A 19-channel qEEG, ERP testing, and a 1-hour clinical review. You leave the room with a structured picture of how your brain is working today, and a written summary you can share with your other clinicians.
Step 3 · 10-week program · $4,997
Healthy Brain Program

Where indicated, a 10-week program of swLORETA neurofeedback, biofeedback, and functional neurological exercises — sequenced to what your map shows. Reassessment at week 10. Three months of online membership included.
Ongoing
Coordination with your wider team

Throughout the work I coordinate with your GP, psychologist, paediatrician or psychiatrist, and refer as necessary. Your plan is documented, reviewed at regular intervals, and revised as the clinical picture evolves.

Book a consultation with Dr Ash See full pricing

Scope of practice. Dr Ash Connell (Chiropractor) is registered with AHPRA. Clinical services at The Healthy Brain Clinic are delivered under additional certifications in qEEG, neurofeedback, biofeedback, and functional neurological exercises. We work alongside — not instead of — your GP, psychologist, or psychiatrist, and we refer as necessary.

If you need urgent support, contact your GP, call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or in an emergency call 000.

Dr Ash Connell, head clinician.

A clinical career, a measurement-led practice.

From sports science to brain-rhythm training — twenty-nine years of one through-line.

Sports science & elite Rugby League

Chiropractic — Tonus & Bowen-based work

qEEG, neurofeedback, biofeedback

The Healthy Brain Clinic

Qualifications and certifications.

Forty-five years of Aikido.

What a clinical engagement looks like.

Brain Health Assessment

qEEG Brain Map Deep Dive with Dr Ash

Healthy Brain Program

Coordination with your wider team

Examination, not assumption.

Examine

Intervene

Re-measure

Start anywhere. Step up when you’re ready.

Brain Snapshot

Brain Health Assessment

Membership care

12-Week In-Clinic Program

Your brain... Your choice.