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The Root of Panic Attacks and Gagging
A young woman presented with chronic pain and found the root of her healing by clearing her tight throat, causing…
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Exposure Therapy and the Gillespie Approach
What is exposure therapy? My thanks to apa.org: “Exposure therapy is a psychological treatment that was developed to help people…
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Adult and Child Hand Placement
I will describe my most common hand placements for adults and children, but you can have patients hold any one…
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Patient Hand Placement in the Gillespie Approach
When I was working with a patient years ago, I had a strange feeling that if I had a third…
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A Primer for Gillespie Approach Students
Students in Gillespie Approach Training used to ask me, “Am I doing it right?” If you are listening to the…
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Severe Childhood Constipation From Birth Trauma
I am presenting a story involving two worlds of newborn care. The first is today’s world; the second is my…
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“Do Your Magic”
“Do your magic.” In my 45 years in the field I have heard this phrase a few times. Even though…
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Managing Patient Expectations
Managing patient expectations is important in a clinical setting. We need to be realistic and honest with our patients. If…
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Stretching, Exercise, and the Gillespie Approach
Some patients feel that I am just stretching them in therapy—like why are they paying me if they can do…
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Thoughts About Orthodontics
I am creating a hypothesis around a unique office visit. A 24-year-old man presented at his eighth visit with unexplained…
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