This review is for a conference I recently atrended…read more A few weeks back I attended a conference at the Brattleboro Retreat. The conference room itself is large, but the space is awkward and since it was so packed the acoustics were a bit off. The included lunch was good, but other conference lunches have been a bit better. That being said, the staff here was very polite and made sure to take care of us throughout the conference. In the end, the Brattleboro Retreat always has a great conference series with some pretty incredible topics.

Absolute diabolical excuse for a "retreat" it's an asylum. the staff don't have a single clue and…read morethe doctors don't see you in person. dr zucker or dr "sucker" is an absolute sorry excuse for anything to do with being a doctor in ANY aspect. Would interrupt me during conversation and spoke over me. The only thing this place did for me is show me why I shouldn't ask for help and what the worst looks like. so thanks for that I guess. POs.

I was diagnosed with Ulcerated Colitis about 20 years ago. Dr Wertkin was my Doctor and healed the…read moreColitis. I was doing very well until about 3 years ago. I got a flare up. I always went to Natural Doctors for treatment. I went to two of them over the past three years. They were good Doctors, very kind and did everything to help me. However I was not getting better. I reached out to Dr. Aviva Wertkin and I told her my story. We set up an appointment. She is an amazing Doctor. She sat with me for two hours. She is very thorough. She took tests and did a lot of research. She found I had much more than a flare up. I had mold and heavy metals. She started treatment addressing one thing at a time. She detoxed my body.It took a while and I would like to add she was working with a very complicated case. I had a botched surgery on hemorrhoids years ago which complicated my digestive system. However she prevailed through it all and I am living a very functional life. I cant thank her enough for her knowledge and her persistence to make people well. She is one of the best Natural Doctors and I been going to a lot of them.

This doctor is fantastic. She is the most knowledgeable and kind health care practitioner I have…read moreever met. Her range of knowledge is truly exceptional. Being provided such great care in a beautiful soothing environment with the trust that several years of successful treatment brings is such a precious gift. I am truly grateful.

Clear, grounded, kind presence. With her strategic light to medium touch with rhythm and her…read moreintuitive touch I could feel unwinding tension in parts of the body she's not even touching Thanks for this experience. I'm planning to do this for myself once a month

I've spent the last decade doing 'the work' whatever exactly that means... counseling, therapy,…read morejournaling, breakthroughs, aha moments, questioning reality, frustrations... all of it. And while that work absolutely changed my life in a profound way, I hit a wall about five years ago. A frustrating one. Because no matter how much I processed or understood, my body still held it. The body really does keep the score. Even after understanding my brain, my nervous system, I still believed I could out-think it. I figured if I just did enough mindset work, I could 'fix it'. Oh sweet girl... if only. This is why growth is not linear. It is not perfect. It is like an onion. Oh me oh my- the layers! This past September, I was taking meds multiple times a week for headaches, invested in a mouth guard thinking maybe I was grinding my teeth, questioning all that could be 'wrong' or fixable and still--my hips were locked, my jaw ached, my temples throbbed, and my neck felt like it was fused. That's when I found Melissa. And the rest is history. We've been working together consistently since then - weekly to start, then bi-weekly, and she's truly been one of the greatest gifts in my life this past year. Her ability to read what my body needs--especially when I don't have the words--is unreal. It's hard to explain how deeply grateful I am for the safe space she creates, the insight she offers, and the way she helps me unlock what I didn't even realize I was holding. Since working with her, I've gone from taking meds for tension headaches multiple times a week sometimes daily - my husband teasing with concern that I was addicted to extra strength tylenol. Now I might get a headache maybe once a month. And when I do, it's mostly cycle-related, not constant pressure and pain and ache. I was blaming blue light and screens, and there was wayyy more going on there than I realized. Deep rooted tension and healing. This work with Melissa is trickling into every part of my life, all arenas. And while she always takes the time to talk with me - before and after my session, conversation I look so forward to every visit as she always holds space for the mental side... it's the bodywork that was the next level I needed. As much as we want to "think" our way through what the body remembers... sometimes one modality isn't enough. You are worthy of exploring what feels aligned for you. Whether that's breathwork, somatic work, massage therapy, or something else entirely--try. Get curious. There is no one like Melissa - and I've had my fair share of massages prior to finding her. I'm deeply grateful I found her when I did - all just because a simple search by location brought me to her webpage. Your body has been holding a lot. It's time to help it let go. I hope you'll give yourself permission to reach out to Melissa. It is for certain one of the best decisions I've ever made.

I had a really good experience doing their outpatient program, and have continued to see a…read morepsychiatrist there who is lovely. I had never done ACT before and found it helpful. The facility is clean and the professional offices are nice. The office staff and psychiatric professionals all really seem to care deeply.

Most of the nurses there now are travelers who couldn't possibly care less about the patients, and…read moreonly leave their on going buffet in the nurses station when there is no way to avoid it. The travel nurses who now staff the retreat can't get away from the patients fast enough, they are mercenaries who only care about the money.

I was in a very difficult place when I first came to see David Levingston. A therapist friend…read morerecommended him and I'm so glad I listened. He put me at ease immediately and made me feel like my problems weren't the hideous beasts I considered them to be. He was extremely skillful in helping me restore confidence in myself, which at the time I sorely needed! So grateful!

I saw David for a few years and had a good experience. He is caring and thoughtful. I appreciated…read morethat he was real with me, and didn't feel like he was just nodding along. He tried to help me come up with interesting ways to deal with difficult people and situations in my life. Sometimes we'd share a laugh about the craziness of life or the funny things that cats did. I always left feeling better than when I arrived.

I do not recommend this place. the food is poor quality, the nurses and LPN's can't get even the…read moresimplest requests adequately addressed. The tv has Fox News but not MSNBC. I'm feeling like my health will go downhill here. I need female catheters and they only have male. I need compression stockings and they don't have them. they won't even "let me" wear ones if I buy them myself, without a doctor's "order", the LNA even agrees with me that I'm better off elsewhere.

This is by far one of best rehab facilities I have ever seen. I was a patient there for almost…read morethree weeks. Everyone who worked there always had a smile on their face. The therapists ere amazing and now that I am home in Florida I am doing really well and able to get around on my own. The food at Pine Heights is very good and healthy. Great management makes for happy people. Wish I could thank everyone there.

I have been to the walk-in clinic and they cannot diagnose me. I made an appointment to see my…read moreprimary care physician because the rashes on my legs have been getting worse and worse for the last two weeks. My physician Paul Stanfield was not in the office so they scheduled me with someone else. The doctor walked into the office never even looked at me and or touched me and told me that she recommends I have a psychiatric evaluation apparently I am hallucinating being extremely itchy rashes that have been spreading for over two weeks. How can a doctor diagnose you without even looking at you? I have a psychiatrist that I have been seeing for 15 years and he is a palled that I was not checked out. These rashes are extremely concerning and not going away and now I have no way of getting myself checked out because I don't have a primary care physician that will actually look at me and diagnose me. I promise you do not go to this office find any other primary care doctor do not ever use them