Susan Gillispie received her master’s degree in nursing at Georgetown University and is currently a nurse practitioner at Wholistic Health in Theodore. “At Wholistic Health, we believe that the body has a remarkable capacity when given the proper foundation,” says Gillispie. “We use natural methods of healing along with traditional medicine to return our patients to their natural, vibrant selves. Our approach to medicine and healing includes a diet with the proper healing nutrients, vitamins and minerals tailored to strengthen the individual’s immune system.”

Patients who seek out treatment at Wholistic Health are those who want to get to the root cause of their symptoms and are willing to make the changes needed to achieve optimal health.

For anyone diagnosed with treatment resistant depression, Wholistic Health offers Ketamine therapy. It is the only clinic on the Gulf Coast providing this revolutionary treatment. The FDA has approved Ketamine as a state-of-art treatment for depression, anxiety and certain pain disorders. Ketamine, administered intravenously, works like a flash mob to make repairs caused by stress damage in the areas of the brain responsible for memory, learning and higher-order thinking.

Gillispie shares. “I believe in the holistic philosophy that the body has an inherent ability to establish, maintain and restore health. There is a healing power of nature and it is important to treat the whole person and not just symptoms. I also believe that prevention is the best cure.”

Gillispie is excited about the newly installed transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) machine at Wholistic Health, which is a revolutionary way to treat depression without medications. TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, therefore it can be performed on an outpatient basis with very little chance of side effects. It may take a few weeks, but depression symptoms may improve or go away completely.