Gillespie Approach Testimonials

With Gillespie Approach Treatment, “An Entirely Different Child”

This therapy has been life-changing for me. I firmly believe it is a foundational treatment that everyone should receive at birth to avoid these issues later in life.

My daughter (first-born child) was born at 42 weeks after an unmedicated, uncomplicated, but extremely precipitous and grueling labor that lasted a mere six hours. She came out with her fists clenched, and though I didn’t know what it meant at the time, I knew it signified something deeper. The first three days of breastfeeding were grueling. I pushed past the pain and it resolved, but she nursed what felt like 24/7, choked a lot on breastmilk, and spit up or projectile vomited frequently. … By the end of all of our sessions with Dr. Gillespie, she had a brain cycle of over 200 seconds and was an entirely different child.

—Tara Allen

Grandmother: “I Thank God for Dr. Gillespie, Kim, and Holly”

There was a noticeable change in [my granddaughter’s] skull, and a very small soft spot could be felt. In addition, she was having less reflux, she was sleeping better, and she had only three episodes of the hiccups when, previously, she was having multiple episodes every day since birth. … I was so impressed with the Gillespie Approach Training sessions that I’ve taken up a collection to send my massage therapist to the Foundation and Infant Trainings this fall. I will be taking the Foundation Training as well.

—A grandmother

Baby With Hydrocephalus Experiences Improvement With Gillespie Approach Treatment

It was so amazing to be able to show the parents how touching points on a sleeping baby would produce such a strong reaction. I kept going back and then took a break, and then went back and got a weaker reaction. Eventually, it was all released, and the baby no longer experienced any tension. After all the crying for the five sessions, to end with that was so beautiful.

—A Gillespie Approach therapist

“We Noticed an Immediate Change in His Disposition”

My son was born at 32 weeks. He has been diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence (cleft palate and micrognathia) and 22q11 microduplication. He failed his newborn hearing screen twice. He was in the NICU for 67 days. … This is a phenomenal modality. If you have an infant child, and you are on the fence, I highly recommend giving it a try!

—A mother

“Wonderful Experience” Working on a Baby

I had a wonderful experience yesterday while working on a baby. It was so beautiful! He began to unwind very slowly for a few minutes, but when I had the mother place one hand under his sacrum and one hand over his umbilicus (I was supporting his head and shoulders), his tiny body began unwinding completely.

We lifted him up and supported him while he twisted and turned. It appeared as though he was re-experiencing the entire birthing process. He unwound in a way that was like unwinding from the mother’s contractions, getting into position, and going through the birth canal all over again.

The neat thing to me was how his body didn’t really respond much until the mother placed her hands in that position. After we were done, she said: “That was the strangest feeling. I wasn’t doing anything. Just following where his body was going.” I love it when mothers get a chance to feel the magic, too.

—Lottie Bronson

“This Approach Changed Our Lives and Our Baby”

My son was born at 32 weeks. He has been diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence (cleft palate and micrognathia) and 22q11 microduplication. He failed his newborn hearing screen twice. He was in the NICU for 67 days. … This is a phenomenal modality. If you have an infant child, and you are on the fence, I highly recommend giving it a try!

This approach changed our lives and our baby. He was tight, constipated, fussy and couldn’t be on a hard surface (anywhere not in arms) for more than five minutes. I very much ascribe to attachment parenting, but it was too much. He was constantly nursing with poor latching and just not contented.

At five months, we finally traveled to another state to stay with family for a few months and get care. After the first session, I put him on the floor, and he played there for 20 minutes. A few days later, he was crawling. His whole body went from rigid to soft and relaxed after one session. Completely changed his life and ours.

—Katrina Pearson

A Mother Tells Her Family’s Story

My son was born at 32 weeks. He has been diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence (cleft palate and micrognathia) and 22q11 microduplication. He failed his newborn hearing screen twice. He was in the NICU for 67 days. … This is a phenomenal modality. If you have an infant child, and you are on the fence, I highly recommend giving it a try!

Since we were from Oklahoma, Dr. Gillespie recommended that we see Gillespie Approach practitioners, Jake and Jordan Chambers, in Kansas City, MO. On our first visit, our girls had zero-second brain cycles and displayed lots of arching. We continued making trips to Kansas City and saw improvements with everything we were dealing with. Our girls now have brain cycles in the upper 200s.

Over the past year, we have had two follow-up MRIs, which showed that there was no hydrocephalus present. Our most recent MRI showed that one of our twin’s chiari 1 malformation is gone. We are hopeful that a future MRI will show that our other twin’s chiari is gone also. We now have two happy and healthy girls and are so blessed to be where we are today. God answered our prayers.

—A mother

Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Experience With Tongue Tie

I’m in tears writing this. It has been a very difficult two months with this little one, but I’m so thankful that we’ve continued to pursue answers for his comfort.

Your baby doesn’t have to be colicky. Your breastfeeding shouldn’t hurt. Your milk supply can thrive. Your baby is capable of sleeping more than two hours at a time. Your baby doesn’t have to cry every time you set them down. You and your baby can thrive.

There are answers out there.

—A mother

Baby Experiencing Improvement

Baby had a lot of strain in the jaw, diaphragm, ribs, shoulders and feet. After two treatment sessions, mum reported a 90% improvement in the reflux symptoms. Now baby is only vomiting a very small amount after a comfort feed from both breasts, once every two to three days. All trapped-wind issues have resolved.

We did a third session as teeth have started to erupt. At the beginning of the session, baby was very grouchy and not very keen on my presence! But by the end, [the baby] was super-relaxed, with lots of smiles and cuddles for me.

—Katrina Pearson

“Within Minutes, the Lungs Cleared”

I administered CFT to the baby while lying on the mother’s chest and, within minutes, the lungs cleared.

Together with life-saving colostrum, which has a high oxygen content, the baby recovered nicely and had no further issues with breathing. CFT is still for me the most noninvasive technique post-birth and the most cost-effective.

—Barbara Chambers

Baby Experiences Improvement in Breastfeeding and Toe Walking

Every. Single. Feeding. Was painful. No answers from “pros.”

As a last-ditch effort, we drove 3½ hours one way to see a Gillespie Approach practitioner, Michale Chatham. After 40 minutes of Gillespie Approach, he stopped walking on his toes. That week, he said words we’d never heard him say plus he self-regulated his emotions more.

The Gillespie Approach often resolves oral restriction mimicking tongue tie or helps prehabilitate or rehabilitate alongside surgical revision when it’s truly necessary.

—Raoul and Chandler Santiago

Baby Experiences Rapid Health Turnaround

It’s really amazing what a “little strain” can do! I recently saw a 2-week-old baby boy who had still not gained any weight, hadn’t pooped without a suppository, and mom felt wasn’t getting a great latch.

… At his first visit, he released mostly some left TMJ down his left neck. He immediately latched well, ate and fell asleep. At his weight check the next day, he had gained an ounce.

… But after the second appointment, he pooped on his own, continued to nurse well and, at his next weight check, had gained 6 ounces.

—Jenni Van Dalen Sutherland

Daughter’s Torticollis Resolved

Dr. Barry resolved our daughter’s torticollis in just a few sessions. We’re forever grateful. He is just amazing!

—Myriam Mimo Jaman

“She Is So Much Happier”

I am so amazed! We are feeling so happy, so thankful, so blessed! Our little Reya was lucky enough to receive five Gillespie Approach sessions this weekend. What a difference it has made in her! She is generally so much happier, she’s sleeping better, her body is not as stiff, she’s feeding less often and I think more efficiently, she’s having more dirty diapers, she has been more alert, she lifts her head up a little more than before, and for the first time she has now been able to grasp toys and get them to her mouth!

We tried the first day of class, and she wouldn’t, and I told the therapists that she doesn’t do that yet … . On our way home, she did so multiple times! Even bringing her own hands to her mouth and exploring—she never did this before! I’m sure there are so many more changes happening in her little body, but these are what we notice right now. What a blessing to have been able to attend this weekend of therapy! Thank you to all who were there and all who helped our little girl! I can’t wait to learn how to do this myself, but meanwhile, I appreciate all of you who have taken the time and energy to learn it!

—A parent

“Dr. Gillespie Began to Help His Body Correct Itself”

My son was born in May 2019. Throughout my pregnancy, the ultrasounds showed his head down quite early with his twin brother on top of him for months. At five months of age, our pediatrician referred him to physical therapy for torticollis and a head tilt. His low muscle tone resulted in falling behind in his gross motor skills.

Dr. Gillespie made me feel heard and answered all of my questions at the first appointment. He described my son’s structural issue and began to help his body correct itself as opposed to just managing his condition.

—A mother

Child Experiences Benefits in Digestive System and Range of Movements

There was improvement to the digestive system symptoms almost immediately. She hiccups very infrequently, and bowel movements are usually daily. She has a much improved range of movements. She now prefers to sleep on her left side, which was the least-favoured side.

—A mother