The Approach
We are not a paid listing service.
We do not accept payment for inclusion. Every practitioner on this site was added because someone in this family thought a real family would benefit from finding them. That is the whole filter.
Below is what we look for before a practitioner is added.
Criterion 01
Active license.
Every practitioner holds a current professional license in their state. We confirm this through the relevant state licensing board.
Criterion 02
Real practice.
We confirm the practitioner is currently seeing patients. We check that their website is active, their phone is answered, and that they are accepting new patients within a reasonable timeframe.
Criterion 03
At least three years in practice.
We list practitioners with established practices, not new graduates. There are excellent new practitioners. We are just not the right directory to find them yet.
Criterion 04
Patient experiences we can read.
We read patient-written reviews on platforms like Google, Yelp, and Healthgrades. We are looking for a pattern of warmth, attentiveness, and good listening. Not a specific star count.
A practitioner with twelve thoughtful reviews tells us more than one with five hundred bland ones.
Criterion 05
Practice description we can verify.
What a practitioner says they do has to match what is on their website, in their bios, or in their published work. If we cannot verify a practice area, we do not tag it.
Criterion 06
No payment for placement.
We have never accepted, and will never accept, payment from a practitioner in exchange for being listed or ranked higher in search.
What we do not do
We are a starting point. Not a recommendation.
We do not rank practitioners. We do not score them. We do not promise that any practitioner is the right fit for your family. We are a starting point for exploring.
We do not diagnose, prescribe, or replace medical care. Nothing on Acesa is medical advice.
How it is. Not how to.
Tell us things
This is a living field guide.
If a practitioner on this site is no longer in practice, has changed their focus, or if you had an experience worth sharing, please email us at hello@acesahealth.com.
We update our directory as families tell us things.