TrueMind Center — Local services in Denver

I never thought I would find myself in yelling match with an acupuncturist.

I WILL REMOVE THIS REVIEW IF DR DON OUTREACHES TO APOLOGIZE ABOUR OUR INTERACTION. However based my experience and his behavior I don't feel that he will not be doing that. If this is still up then assume the review is accurate.

Dr Don may be good at acupuncture but he is possibly one of the most dismissive, condescending people I've ever interacted with. I feel this can be summed up when I said 'I imagine you're a good acupuncturist but you're coming across very condescending' to which the response was 'No, I'm not'.

We told him we only wanted pain management. He told us to take his herbs after we had on multiple occasions said we were already working other practitioners for herbs. He disregarded our feedback. He disregarded information from other doctors. Didn't bother to listen to anything we were saying. The worst part is I am not the only person he did this to, I wished he hadn't treated my colleagues so poorly as well.

If you'd like someone to talk over you, be dismissive, and need his ego stroked while not listening to you, then go this see Jack*.

Before the response addresses this, yes we were aware of the conditions, we've had several other practitioners working on the same issues, which Dr Don seemed to not hear when we repetitively said that and opted to dismiss what we were saying. Detoxing herbs are not being used and the formula that is being used is very to what Dr Don recommended. Again simply listening and not talking down or over would have been really helpful.

Edit Reply: It surprises me that in 1000s of patients there are no Nick's on record.

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