Meet our Doctors

Dr. Bridget Devlin, Dr. Katherine Peoples and Dr. Timothy Murray are board certified and licensed Chiropractors serving the Ferndale community.

Dr. Bridget Devlin, Dr Katherine Peoples and Dr. Timothy Murray have been freeing people from pain in the clinic in Ferndale, MI. As a Chiropractors with experience, they are committed to promoting optimal health and well being of  patients.

Dr. Devlin, Dr. Peoples and Dr. Murray use a "whole person approach". This approach to wellness means looking for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption (which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time) and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments that would optimize the conditions for normal function. Using this unique approach, Dr. Devlin, Dr. Katherine Peoples and Dr. Timothy Murray are able to help you to accelerate and/or maintain your journey to good health.

Dr. Bridget A. Devlin

Dr. Bridget A. Devlin graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She was very active as MSU including playing on the Women's Lacrosse team. She continued her education at the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, IL. This is where she received a Bachelors Degree in Human Biology and professional degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic. Dr. Devlin fulfilled her internship in downtown Chicago which included a rotation at the Salvation Army Clinic and Edgewood hospital. She also completed a preceptorship in Southfield, MI.

After graduation Dr. Devlin continued to further her education by working as an associate and attending seminars. In 2002, Dr. Devlin opened Claddagh Chiropractic Healing Center. She continues to further her education in chiropractic treatments, nutrition, pediatrics, maternity care and orthotics. Dr. Delvin is one of very few chiropractors to be certified in Webster technique.  

In her free time, Dr. Devlin enjoys spending time with her husband, Robert Smith, and their four little ones: Declan, Riley, Sullivan, and Finnegan.

Dr. Katie Peoples joined Claddagh Chiropractic in August of 2009. Dr. Peoples in a board certified chiropractor licensed in both Michigan and California. Dr. Peoples received her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS). Prior to attending SCUHS, she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from the University of Detroit Mercy. After graduation, Dr. Peoples taught Chiropractic Diagnosis and Technique at SCUHS. Is is there that she had the opportunity to lead student interns in practicing chiropractic at multiple charity events including Avon Breast Cancer walks and the California AIDS Lifecycle. Dr. Peoples relocated back to Michigan to practice Chiropractic in the community where she grew up in. Dr. Peoples believes in a wellness approach to healthcare. Chiropractic, nutrition, exercise and other lifestyle modifications contribute to the health of our bodies and our ability to fight pain and disease and to ultimately gain our optimum health potential. 

Dr. Timothy J. Murray

Dr. Tim Murray is joined the Claddagh team in January 2011!

Get to know Dr. Murray:

Personal 

• He was born in Mount Clements and raised in Clinton Township

• He is a lifelong resident of Michigan

• He has a wife, Shirley, and three children: Ashley, Justin, and Brooke

Education

• Dr. Murray graduated as a Doctor of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College in Marietta Georgia in September, 1989

• He attended Macomb College and Western Michigan University from 1982-1986

Experience

• He has been in private practice from March 1990- Present

Licenses

• Dr. Murray has been licensed in the state of Michigan since 1989 and has been licensed in the state of California since 1994.

Certificates

• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part I, II, May 1989

• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part III, August 1992

• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Physio Therapy, August 1992

• Certified in Physiological Therapeutics, National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, Illinois, June 1992

Organization Affiliation

• Dr. Murray is a member of the Michigan Chiropractic Association
• He was a member of the Michigan Chiropractic Council from 1990-1993

Awards and Achievements

• Appreciation Award for acting president- 1988-1989

• Roentgen Logical and Technological Society

Hobbies

• Woodworking
• Archery