Wen Bar 9 reviews·1 photo If your sick move on, save yourself financial, and emotional, distress. Plus disappointment. There is absolutely no support here. This review will be a bit long. I was completely scammed by Brie Wieselman, I believe they call it a bait and switch. I started seeing Brie in November 2023 and after investing 4,000 for consultations, tests, and supplements, she pretty much abandoned my care. About 2.5 months after she took me on as a patient with promises of individualized healing over the next year, I get an email that states she's changing the focus of her practice. She is now focusing on women's health over forty with an emphasis on weight loss and moving it to a group format. She will no longer be taking on one on one patients and she will not be available or as her email stated " have greatly reduced availability" to the current one on one patients. The email went on to say she will no longer answer your emails, meaning if you're in the middle of a protocol like I was and you have concerns, questions or side effects, like I did she will not answer those emails, as she originally promised when I signed up. When you're sick, you certainly need that kind of support. Brie will only answer if it's through her group setting and I was welcome to join, with her new monthly fees, etc. etc. I was shocked that a practitioner would do this to a patient. Of course she knew her program was in the works when she signed me up. Yet she never bothered to tell me when she took my money and my trust. No conscience there. I was so upset when I received these emails. I get wanting to change her practice format, but what I don't understand is not honoring the commitments that you already made to patients who already paid you and who are in the middle of your protocols. That is so unethical to me. I will say there were red flags that I ignored because I wanted to be well. I realized quickly that This practice is set up to squeeze every dime they can. The focus was definitely on making money over caring which feels uncomfortable when it's so apparent. However, I needed help, I followed her on social media and I thought she was the right practitioner for my Sibo, thyroid , gut issues, and chronic pain, etc. I am certainly not interested in joining a group. I need a real practitioner who is going to focus on me. The good news is I found a functional medicine nutritionist with lots of experience in the issues that I have, who truly puts caring first. So there is help out there stay hopeful. read more

This review is for Brie's virtual practice. I worked for months with one of Brie's practitioners, Clare Kelway, to try to address cystic acne. I was told that the practitioners go back to Brie with their notes about each patient and discuss. So I never met Brie, but I was told that she was involved in my case. I came to these folks because I didn't want to go on a prescription like spironalctone or accutane. I felt desperate because of the state of my skin so I agreed to treatments that didn't really make sense to me. Thousands of dollars and seven months later: my skin didn't improve at all. If anything, it got worse because of how depressing the treatments were. I hate to say it, but there was just kind of a vibe of carelessness. They put me on a candida diet, although I had none of the symptoms of candida overgrowth except for acne, and had already tried a lot of elimination diets on my own. They were pretty insistent about it, which surprised me since I figured these folks would be sensitive to the risk of triggering disordered eating. I followed it perfectly. It lasted two months and was so depressing. It didn't help at all. They had me do expensive lab tests and take a lot of expensive supplements. Like, a handful of pills several times each day. For months. I complied just about perfectly and I saw literally no benefits whatsoever. In retrospect, it was probably more risky to take piles of unregulated supplements than to take a prescription med. Yikes. The services are so expensive. Covid came along and did its thing with my career in the middle of treatment, and they were not open to working with me to be able to afford it. They just kept adding more expensive supplements, even as I didn't improve at all for seven months. TBH I feel that, in my desperation over my skin, I got taken for a ride. I didn't feel anyone at this clinic was deeply invested in my case or especially concerned about me, which was disappointing given the high cost. The practitioner was nice enough, but our visits didn't feel any more personal than a conventional doctor's visit. In the end I went to a dermatologist, got prescribed spironalactone, and my skin is now clear. I wish I didn't have to take this prescription, but I know for certain that Brie and her cohort do not have the answer. read more

I worked with Brie years ago and I was looking at my emails recently because I needed to look over some tests. She was so hard to reach. Oversells you supplements, and when I sent a very kind feedback in she took NO responsibility and did the gaslighting thing of saying I don't take personal responsibility. She is definitely NOT trauma informed. You can tell she's after the money more than your care. read more

WARNING to potential remote patients: Brie is nice and knowledgeable. I learned about her through SCD Lifestyle. She helped me learn a lot about chronic digestive issues and recommended some helpful tests, diet info, and supplements to improve my symptoms to some degree. BUT her costs really add up and her quality of care decreases over time. She charges $125 for a mere half hour consult, and $250 for an hour. I'd almost be willing to keep paying those rates if she was prepared for them. I had more than one consult where she was several minutes late and/or CLEARLY unprepared. Or she'd recommend things that we had already tried together. She wasted time catching up during the consult or cut it short (after SHE was late) because she had an appointment IMMEDIATELY after. She was also hard to reach and her office manager would only send me test results if made a point to ask for them. Chronically ill already need to pay so much out of pocket to get better, and people like Brie are profiting from us. I think she's in over her head with the workload and only available three days a week to start. Ultimately she was not as up to date with the latest research and also unable to help me with my chronic health issues. read more

I am writing this review as a warning for others, because I am surprised to see that Brie is still practicing in town. People need to know the bad as well as the good, so here goes. I recieved acupuncture treatments from Brie for about a year, leaving her practice when the negative experiences started outweighing the good. I stayed as long as I did only because she is such a personable and warm person, but I came to the conclusion that she was not a very skilled acupuncturist. Here are the problems I encountered: 1. In order to determine where to place a needle, Brie would dig around on your skin with her bare fingers to find the sweet spot. Then she would imsert the needle. This is grossly unsanitary. That rooting around is a recognized method of needle placement, but gloves should be worn and alcohol dabbed on. Truly skilled acupuncturists don't need to search for their points. 2. A few times Brie failed to remove needles from my skin, and I found them only when I was getting dressed. After one visit I didn't find the missing needle until I got home and undressed for a shower. Unforgivably sloppy. 3. Like many acupuncturists who have jumped on the no-gluten wagon, Brie pushed me to get a blood test from the private (crazy expensive) lab she used. If you paid for the test out of pocket the price was something north of $200, but if you were submitting the bill to insurance the cost was over $1000. I didn't fall for that one. 5. Brie once inserted a needle into my chest with such inaccuracy that I got an enormous bruise -- a bruise so dark and raised that it looked like a hematoma. If you are familiar with acupuncture you know that it takes skill to insert needles near the lungs. Many things can go wrong. 6. Shortly before I left the practice, I saw a woman who did cupping procedures in the office (glass jars that are heated and placed on the skin to form a vacuum) come out of the treatment room with her used jars, go into the small bathroom, and (with the door open) roughly rinse out the jars with plain water in the tiny sink (she had piled the jars in the dirty sink...ugh). No soap was used, no care taken. Disgusting. 7. A few times Brie decided to use moxibustion on me (which is something I dislike and believe is nonsense). She was inattentive, and pieces of the burning stick fell onto my skin and burned me. 8. On one visit I am sure she forgot I was in the treatment room, while I was full of needles and couldn't move. She said she was just letting me relax for longer than usual, but I heard her gasp and rush into the room, so -- yes -- she forgot me. And that's the whole story. Perhaps things have improved in this practice since I walked away, but you should know this is how it once was. Acupuncture is, when done by someone with knowledge and skill, almost magically effective. Even the best practitioners sometimes have an off day, so I don't expect every session to be equal. But what I experienced this office, more often than not, was a distinct lack of skill. You have been warned. (Looking through the other reviews here, including the "not recommended" ones, I see some blatantly obvious shill posts. Fair warning.) read more

I am impressed by and grateful for Brie Wieselman's holistic health practice on many levels. Her kind and gentle manner makes me feel comfortable and cared for, not just as a patient or client, but as an individual being seeking optimal health. Brie is a healer on many levels; through her approach to and use of acupuncture and functional medicine, I feel that my issues are addressed in a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual sense. Specifically, although I tend to prefer addressing health issues without using any kind of supplements, at her gentle suggestion and after several informative discussions (including power point slides), I felt comfortable trying out a regimen to address severe adrenal fatigue. And the results have been fabulous! Finally, her business is very professional, and her office space is impeccably and interestingly decorated. From my several months of frequent appointments, I can say with confidence that Brie is a healer, a teacher, and a deeply caring and committed person. If you are looking for a new approach to your health, I highly recommend meeting with Brie! read more

I am so grateful to have had Brie as my acupuncurist! I highly recommend her! She is nurturing and focused as a practitioner and her knowledge of health care is current and vast. I always learn something new from our visits and come away not only feeling better physically, but also more empowered to make healthy choices in my life. The One Medicine clinic space is welcoming, fresh and relaxing to be in. Brie's professionalism and the the space combine to create a very high quality care experience. read more

Our daughter was so excited at first, to find someone to help with her fatigue and gut issues so was willing to pay the $3,000 originally estimated. (Had we continued, it would have been almost double that). Despite being given over 30 pills a day and three scoops of supplements, there was not checking in on her status. She was prescribed B12 at 23,959% of the DRV, which made her more unwell and a doctor told her to discontinue. She was told: "Either you can adjust dosages yourself and let me know how you are doing or we may need an appointment for me to help you do this." Each appointment to adjust dosage would be charged at $150. So despite spending over $2000, more and more was required. Our daughter is worse off than when she started - both financially and physically. She's resilient and yet it has been a frustrating experience. We asked Brie why they don't check in after prescribing so many pills and did not get a clear answer, more of a washing their hands of the affair: "We are simply not the perfect fit for every person.." I do hope that Brie is able to help you, but be aware that not everyone's experience has been positive and that we advise you to proceed with caution both for safety and financial reasons. read more

Initially, I was going to address the issues that I experienced directly with Brie but once I read the comments on Yelp, I felt that I should give tell it like it is (or was) publicly as a warning to others before they waste their money. In summary, I spent a lot of money on tests, supplements and office visits and the condition I initially went to Brie for did get better... However, the service was terrible. It very much did feel like you could not speak directly to Brie, unless you paid to see her in office. The people or persons she has/had working in the office were incompetent and often did not seem to be available, but you had to go through them to get any questions answered from Brie. Then certain policies changed and she begun to charge for giving you your test results. When you "need" a test, you pay for it and when the results come in you must make an appointment (30 min for $150.00) to get your results. It was suggested I get a thyroid test done, so I went to a lab and paid for the test. No one ever called to inform me the results were in and when I asked about them, they didn't know where they were and I have never gotten those results back. Unlike others, I did feel attended to during my appointments but, I also felt that each second of her time was costing me money. If there were follow up questions clients had to email the administrator's email account and they would forward to Brie and days could pass before the answer got back to you. I was finishing up a protocol and I was contacted to make a follow up appointment (which involved more tests and more money) and I had to make a decision to quit or continue and I just could not continue with her. In the end I feel she has some knowledge about integrative medicine and the experience has encouraged me to learn more about my health, she also has connected me to some great healers in Santa Cruz; but I don't think she runs a good business and is not qualified in the subject of her practicing field to charge the prices she does. If I could give this business a 0.25 star I would. read more

I have been seeing Brie Wieselman for many years now. I always appreciate every single visit. She is on time, caring, professional and very knowledgable. She's always open to suggesting new things to help me create healthy balance in my life. She's treated me for several issues over the years...hormonal, carpal tunnel, foot injury and nervous system balancing. I am so grateful for her positive attitude and her willingness to take such good care of me every time. I recommend her often to people I know. read more

I found Brie to be extremely professional, knowledgeable, intuitive, and most of all a true healer that got to the root cause of the health problems I have been dealing with. I can't recommend her highly enough! read more

My experience with Brie Wieselman was nothing but frustration. First, they do not have a phone number you can call. What kind of Dr. does that? This should be your first red flag. Instead they have what seems to be a very overworked, seemingly underappreciated, person who answers emails (usually from home in the evenings in order to get all her work done). Big surprise, she quit. Second, in my opinion Brie only cares about the money she is making and does not really seem to care about you as a person or your healing. She is happy to work with you if you are easy and she does not have to go to any extra effort. Third, I had an extremely hard time on the program she assigned as there was little to no information on how to follow the food plan. It was extremely limited and confusing and when I asked for a list of foods, they directed me to other web sites and finally cobbled-together a woefully incomplete list (the overworked helper did this to help me, not Brie). On top of this, Brie introduced new food restrictions part way in, that pretty much left me with very few choices. She was exasperated with my frustration and berated me to schedule a paid appointment 'of course', with her 'excellent' nutritionist. This 'nutritionist' did help me with food choices and also said a few tsp of Sugar per day would be ok. Since she was so highly recommended by Brie, I trusted her. However, when Brie found out I was having some sugar, she blamed me for not following the plan and suggested I get emotional counseling. What!? Also, since her staff caused the failure of my program you would think she would offer a couple of free consultations to get me back on track. But, no. No apologies, no offers of additional help, nada. I would stay far away! read more

I have always been a advocate of alternative (or Eastern) medicine that aims to fix the problem rather than treat the symptoms. I studied Nutrition at Cal Poly State University, however, I switched out of the program because what I saw being taught at the university level was not in harmony with my person beliefs. At the time, I was kickboxing and fighting MMA professionally, so peak performance was my goal. I recognized there is a difference between health & fitness, and this was something Brie understood. More times than not I see people reaching to attain one and neglecting the other. When I came to Brie my symptoms included: chronic adult cystic acne, frequent upper respiratory infections, low energy & sex drive, adrenal fatigue, chronic congestion, & overall burnout. I learned that these were all inner-related and part of the bigger picture. After Brie's nutritional, lifestyle & supplemental recommendations, I saw 90% of my symptoms disappear. Due to the expense of the lab tests (and the level of progress I made without them) I have not followed up with the labs yet. I highly recommend her services. This was a life changing experience for me. I never would have imagined this level of success was attainable by a few online/phone sessions. Don't get me wrong, you need to actually apply the lessons and make the lifestyle changes. If you are hesitant or doubtful, do yourself a favor, spend the time & money. The payoff is exponential. I actually save money every month by not purchasing unnecessary supplements. Thank you Brie! read more