Ok, I will be the first to write a review of Kathleen, happy to do it. I saw Kathleen for almost…read moretwo years when I lived in the Four Corners. I liked her when I first talked to her on the phone and even more in person. She is very down to earth and human, and her experience and advice was helpful and sound. The Durango area is very 'local' when it comes to something as sensitive as therapy and to be honest I didn't like alot of the other therapists I spoke to. I guess I will just be honest and say that I found some of them a little cliquey. I'm sorry, but there it is. Kathleen is independent and knowledgeable and I valued her insight and support. Alot of what good therapy is, is having a healthy relationship in which to be yourself and voice your fears and concerns without criticism or control. We all have to find our own way and develop a strong trust in our own intuition. I felt that Kathleen helped me to do that, and I appreciated her time. No one is perfect, and that's not the point. Honesty, sincerity and safe connection are where it's at. I definitely got that with her, and always felt safe and supported.

As someone living several states away from my aging father and stepmother,…read more knowing that my parents have a compassionate and competent caregiver gives me tremendous reassurance. My parents found Kara a few years ago, and working with her has been a gift for our family. She is reliable, methodical, and excellent in her ability to care for people; she is also kind and empathetic, and a daily light in my parent's lives. Kara is truly on a journey with them, through good times (birthdays! anniversaries! physical accomplishments!) and more challenging ones (injuries, surgeries, illness). She not only cares for my dad but helps with yard care and home projects requiring strength and/or height, walks and plays with their dog, runs errands as needed, and gives my stepmother a break and/or chance to catch up with friends. Some additional context: my dad was extremely active through his life up until his early 80's -- traveling the world, hiking/biking/skiing in the Rocky Mountains, and leading rafting trips on the Rio Grande and Animas. Kara is a former college athlete and now adult athlete, so I feel that she has extra understanding of the challenge for formerly active people whose capabilities are now more limited. Because she is so strong and physically active, my dad feels safe going for walks and doing his exercises with her -- he is more confident with her by his side than any of the rest of us. Little things like making him a nutritious and delicious sandwich each day (tailored to his dietary needs) help him stay as healthy as possible. Kara also spent/spends considerable time understanding who my parents were in their younger years, through both conversation and looking through photo albums and travel videos (even if she's seen them before). On the flip side, Kara shares what's going on her life, which has given my dad an additional "loved one" in his daily routine. We are thrilled to see her launching Nuturing Hearts and expanding her philosophy and practice to more people in the community. I am happy to provide additional details to anyone considering her services. Thank you Kara for giving my stepmother a partner in caring for my dad, for giving me and my brother peace of mind, and for giving my dad the dignity and joy he deserves at this stage in his life.

Kara has been caring for one of my close friends the last two years. Prior to Kara being hired…read moreseveral of us were trying to figure out her care by assisting her with doctor's appointments, prescriptions and medication dispensing. At that time our friend was grieving her husband's recent death; she was unable to mentally track what was going on with her. Her memory was garbled. Her sleep and eating were irregular and poor; she was unsafe and fearful. She did not have any family living in our community. With several of us providing what help we could there was not one person coordinating her medical treatment which resulted in missed appointments, inaccurate medication dispensing and poor communication concerning medical follow up. Reluctantly and with trust issues, my friend agreed to hire Kara. Her biggest fear was loss of control and realizing she could not keep her thoughts in order. Kara's first approach was to really get to know our friend and to listen to what she wanted and needed. With unending patience, Kara kept our friend in control; she encouraged our friend that she would get better and eventually be able to provide a lot of her self-care. Kara became the person she both enjoyed and trusted most; they had fun together and our friend felt very understood and accepted. Kara is very compassionate, encouraging and safety conscious. She did move in to coordinate doctor's recommendations and prescriptions dosing which made a huge difference. After two years Kara continues to provide support for our friend who has faced new medical challenges. She honors our friends needs first and encourages her that she does need to follow medical recommendations. Kara has a delightful personality with clear boundaries. She has been consistently dependable. from Susan McGinness

christi @ durango family psychiatry was very thorough. i felt so heard. happy w service. would…read morerecommend 100%

Wonderful providers and staff. Truly life savers! Very professional and caring. We do Keytruda…read moreevery three weeks and the nurses are so nice! Dr Cathcart is amazing as are Nurse Practitioner's, Emmy and Julie!,

I wrote a letter to Dr Buck 2 weeks ago. SW Oncology would not give me Dr Buck's email.. so I was…read moretold by their office manager Jennifer Townsend that she would personally forward it. I have asked multiple times for her to confirm she passed it to Dr Buck. She will not respond and has escalated my feelings of incompetence towards this office. If no one can confirm they read my concerns via email, then maybe they will reply via this post. Attn: Dr Buck, I am writing you this email because I have some unsettled feelings and questions about the way my mother's treatment plan was handled and the amount of effort you put towards her recovery. I was not present during the initial diagnosis and discovered how serious her disease was when I was on her results call with you in March. The x-rays showed that the chemo CARBOplatin was not working, and the tumors had grown. As a response you said, "sometimes it gets worse before better", which after talking to other oncologists, I came to learn this is not true. Anyway, you said her cancer was very serious and she had to be on an aggressive regimen. I cannot recall what the alternative chemo was that you recommended, but when you said it could be hard on lungs we stuck with the current chemo. Our decision was a result of Dr Black and his incompetence to implant a chest port, in which the routine surgery resulted in a punctured lung (during COVID19). This pushed us to stick with the same CARBOplatin/OXALIplatin regimen to protect her lung from any future damage. Another thing you said on the call was that you had never seen this type of cancer, so we arranged to speak with a specialist at CU, Dr Leong. The specialist had worked with this type of cancer, and we hired him to consult with you on a new treatment plan in hopes of decreasing her tumors and giving her some comfort. Dr Leong recommended Immunotherapy along with several other chemos.. none of which you prescribed to her. Instead you wanted to keep her on the same regimen and add Immunotherapy. Since the CARBOplatin/OXALIplatin was not working, the insurance denied the whole treatment plan along with the Immunotherapy. When these chemos were denied I asked why she could not be placed on Immunotherapy as Dr Leong had advised and you responded that it HAD to be combined with another Chemo to be aggressive enough to kill off some tumors. Again, even though the CARBOplatin/OXALIplatin had already proven to not be working you wanted to keep with it and add Immunotherapy. During these conversations, I brought up that my friend had applied for and received Immunotherapy directly through the drug company, but you said the Immunotherapy had to be combined with other chemos to fight off the tumors effectively... and that immunotherapy could NOT be taken on its own. When I asked if this was what Dr Leong had recommended, you confirmed it was what was discussed so I left it at that. Unfortunately when the Immunotherapy/CARBOplatin/OXALIplatin was denied by the insurance, you chose FOLFOX as a next measure. This chemo was an aggressive 48hr treatment, and NOT one of the chemos that Dr Leong had recommended. Because she was already at a weakened state the FOLFOX pushed her fragile state over the edge and she ended up in the hospital for over 10 days to try and recover from the new Chemo. While she was in the hospital, I was able to contact Dr Leong about other chemo options and he said that he HAD recommended Immunotherapy AND that it could be taken on its own. He messaged your office and since you were out on vacation, Julie said they would try to apply through the drug company to receive the Immunotherapy treatment. At this point I was happy that your office was FINALLY going to try this route, but I was extremely infuriated that I had requested this earlier and you said it was NOT an option. Sadly, by the time your office had finally gone through with Dr Leong's recommendation, it was too late. My mom's state was too fragile to continue with any treatment and she passed 5 weeks later. So here are my questions: - Why did you not go by Dr Leong recommendation when you found out the current regimen was not working? - Dr Leong recommended several other chemos and FOLFOX was not one of them.. why was this one selected and not the others he called out? - Why did you not try to apply through the Immunotherapy company directly as I mentioned earlier? If insurance denies chemo, it is standard procedure at Anshutz to apply directly to the drug company. This seems like it should be standard at your office, but you failed to take this feedback into account and told me it was not an option. Why did you choose to wait until it was too late?

I used Kirsten Chesney's services after becoming vegetarian and going through menopause, which…read moreposed a number of challenges. I was very tired, and knew that I lacked essential nutrients. I had no energy to exercise, and had a number of symptoms. Kirsten patiently listened to me without judgment, asked a number of pertinent questions, and drafted a nutritional plan for me. I am happy to say that I now feel wonderful. My skin looks so much better, I walk at least 4 miles a day, and feel that my body receives all the nutrients it needs. Kirsten is fabulous. I highly recommend her.

Dr. McCrea is an experienced and excellent doctor. I'm glad she's stayed in the community. Her new…read moreclinic is convenient and friendly.

I am seeing Jesse via telehealth. His ability to meet me where I am, help me gain perspective, and…read moreunderstand my struggles in a way that facilitates integration and inner growth in the face of crisis is remarkable. I highly recommend Jesse to anyone seeking to understand the spiritual dimensions and potential of their ordinary struggles in life.

Fourteen years ago, my family and I were skiing at Purgatory Ski Resort. My son fractured his…read moreradius and ulna while falling down during snowboarding. Dr. Blevins did a fantastic job -- we saw the before and after xrays and the alignment was perfect and my son did fine. He just got his hardware removed and is fine which prompted me to look Dr. Blevins up online. We were from out of the area and I never got much of a chance to thank Dr. Blevins for doing such a great job and for being such a nice, professional, and competent doctor. Thanks, Dr. Blevins!

I injured my knee on March 24 (torn ACL, MCL, and lateral meniscus). After lots of rehab, I finally…read morehad surgery with Dr. Blevins on Friday, August 1. Dr. Blevins wanted me to have full range of motion and as much strength as I could in my muscles so that recovery would go smoothly. It turns out that all he had to do was scrape down some things on my meniscus and another part of my knee (too much to remember... LOL) and do the 'healing response' on my ACL. Although the 'healing response' is rather new... and started with the Steadman clinic in Vail (Bode Miller had the same surgery)... I trust his opinion as he has trained with the best. It's only a couple of days after surgery and I feel confident that I will be back doing what I love to do (skiing) sometime this season... since with this surgery it's only a 3 month recovery! (But the tear has to be in the perfect place in order to do it) I definitely suggest Dr. Blevins (He did train with Steadman-Hawkins... which is the Denver Broncos doctor, after all)