A Family Healing Center PC

Do not take your family here. They are non-​responsive, unprofessional, unwilling to work with you on insurance related issues and a waste of money.

I filed a formal complaint against Doctor Black. I had a neck fusion scheduled after 6 years of doing everything else I possibly could to avoid it, relocating to a different state, and finding a new Neurosurgeon, and Dr. Black talked me out of it claiming he had some magical potion in the form of a syringe that would cost me a pretty $ 150 every week aka: neural therapy. And then there was the $ 500 Prolotherapy that put me in full fibro flare. (keep in mind I’m a single mother with 2 kids still at home, haven’t been able to work for over 3 years now, and get $ 500 a month in TANF to live off, which Dr. Black was fully aware of) I’m not sure how any of that was supposed to fix a broken neck. But I was willing to give anything a try…30 sets of injections later, I’m in worse pain than I have ever been in and back to square one getting my fusion approved by insurance because I took Dr. Black’s advice with the expensive shots.
Dr. Black has repeatedly told me I am his worst patient and that I have major spine injuries and major pain. I reported that the neural therapy only slightly helped with the fibro fog and fibro pain for a day and prolotherapy put me in full fibro flare for almost a month! And he noted in my medical chart that I was improving while the pain was only getting worse.
When I went in there crying because the pain was at a 10, Dr. Black refused to give me any pain meds when I begged. He gave me an expensive shot of Aconite and a Magnesium flush. He repeatably stated that he doesn’t give patients pain meds because that is just «to much responsibility and risk and he didn’t want to deal with the repercussions of the federal laws on pain meds». But his nurses kept slipping up and asking me why the doctor wouldn’t give me pain meds because «there are a lot of patients here who take them». And when I called their office and was in incredible pain and asked if I should go to the ER they said no but that they could get me into see the doc in 2 weeks. I’m talking level 10 pain! I haven’t had a pain pill for 2 years. There is absolutely NOT EXCUSE to not give me a couple pain pills when my pain is so intense I don’t want to live!
The secretary Mariah talks so fast I can’t understand half of what she says. I would have to leave several voices messages before I got a response and there were times I never got a response. I had to drive from the next town over, walk into their office, and schedule and appointment.
I have to have paperwork filled out for DHS and on it there is an option for 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days. Dr. Black would put down on that paper the list of irreversible injuries I have that are disabling to me and that he would «review it in 30 days» as if those injuries would magically disappear. What he wanted me to do was make an expensive appointment with him every month JUST to fill out that paper. And he would take up to 3 weeks getting the paper back to me after he promised he would get it to me in a day or two and I called, emailed, went to the office and had to literally stalk that place to get my paper filled out. The last time I need the paper filled out, I just dropped it off at his office. He took his sweet time getting it filled out and then made a note on there for my DHS worker that he refuse to fill it out anymore (because I dropped it off at his office instead of waiting 2 weeks to go in and see him) and didn’t even contact me beforehand to explain any of that to me. I called the office and asked the office manager why and she said I was welcome to come in, in 2 weeks when they had their next opening to discuss it with Dr. Black. This is after I had been calling them and having them note in my file that I had a 3 month long fibro flare up and that my pain was incredible. And them practically begging me not to go to the ER, but to wait it out for a couple of weeks until they could get me in. It is utterly inhumane to make a human suffer in the kind of pain for days, let alone weeks and months at a time.
My son was sick and had to stay home from school and I called and asked for a doctor’s note and they told me he would have to come in for an appointment… but they didn’t have any openings for 2 weeks… and he wouldn’t be sick then. So, I had to take him to Urgent Care and fork over $ 160 for a piece of paper so he wouldn’t get suspended from school for missing one too many days.
My daughter needed a note for missing school a couple of months ago. I scheduled an appointment and took her in (2 weeks later)…and then Dr. Black tells me that he can’t write a letter of excuse because he didn’t see her the day she missed school… That is just insane. So I called the office manager and asked them just exactly what I am supposed to do if they don’t have any openings the day my child is sick but they won’t write a letter of excuse if they don’t see them the day they are sick! I was told «I don’t know what to tell you»! That is NOT an exceptable answer.

The office is very un-​professional. It took me over twenty minutes to check-​out because the woman at the desk was so frazzled. Dr. Black wears a suit to do his medical procedures. He gave me a ton of injections and blood was quirting everywhere. I don’t think it is very sterile to not wear scrubs or something that can be cleaned regularly without needing dry-​cleaning. They will push a ton of pills and potions on you. They charged me $ 153 just for that but would not give me a detailed receipt. One of the bottles of their potion did not even have a label on it. You are supposed to take a few drops of it regularly but it was so nasty (and undocumented) and so I stopped. I look up the electric stimulation they were doing on me on the internet and the first site I came to said it was quackery. I don’t know why anyone would want to go here.

I am flabbergasted at the level of incompetence exhibited by this office. Recommended a bullshit therapy for my serious illness, lapsed and dropped the ball at getting my meds called in to the pharmacy, forgot to tell me where to go for an xray, never responded to emails; look up «criminal negligence» and you’ll see a picture of these quacks.

I’m not used to naturopath stuff… my wife is the crunchy one. But after struggling with energy and a few painful spots on my body for a year, I decided to give the witch doctors a try.
I was pleasantly surprised: no chicken blood, masks, or ritual dances… just friendly, empathetic doctors who know their stuff… with a knack for helping you navigate your diet/​lifestyle and homeopathic remedies towards better health.
Doctor listened to me, understood a good deal about my symptoms and went with a homeopathic hunch after considering my story… I’m *so goddam happy about it*… no more energy problems for this dad, which means I’m a killer play-​pal for my 2yo after work.
Now I’m going back to have some chronic pain looked at… Highly recommend these folks.

Jessie and Jason are an incredible duo. They are just oozing with compassion and extensive knowledge of holistic medicine! While I’ve moved away from the Portland area, I would definitely recommend this team of doctors to all of my loved ones or anyone wishing to receive excellent care.

My health was in jeopardy until i was referred to Dr. Jessica Black in June of 2010.
After diagnosis of a very rare disease in 2002 I was told no diet in the world would ever relieve my signs and symptoms. Misery, pure misery is what I endured for eight long years until Dr. Black suggested a special eating plan that excluded gluten, dairy, and sugar. She also prescribed plant stem cell drops, UNDA drops and needle therapy. Within weeks I felt renewed.
As a bonus, my blood pressure is maintained at normal level and my glucose level has dropped. I have an abundance of energy and love life.
I have worked with other Naturopaths in the past but never received the care and attention like that at A Family Healing Center PC – there I am family.
Bless you all