Vanessa Fritz, ND, LAc

I just had an appointment in Dr. Fritz’s brand new lovely Portland office on Morrison St. perfect location. Tranquil and great atmosphere. She was professional, attentive, helpful and I was totally at ease. I had an acupuncture appointment and she also treated me with a cold laser on a reoccurring injury that was ‘bugging me’ after recovering from a triathlon and she have definitely aided in my speedy recovery. Highly recommend her!

I had a great experience with Vanessa. Highly recommend her if you have a collection of symptoms but no smoking gun. After receiving a disconcerting TSH level from my annual GYN check up in 2012 I decided to investigate what might be the cause of my fatigue, extra weight, cold feet/​hands, hair loss and general apathy about life. She sat with me for almost 2 hours to learn about my experience and family history. She then ran several tests that helped my journey toward health begin. I’m happy to say that 2+ years later I am in much better health and have been able to source local experts to help me stay on track. Bonus– my husband and I are expecting our first baby in 2 weeks. I fervently believe finding Vanessa is part of why we are where we are in our lives.

I had the privilege of receiving care from Dr. Fritz at a critical time in my life. I had struggled with my health for five years consistently, with symptoms ranging from headaches/​migraines, nausea, indigestion, severe abdominal and back pain, to hot/​cold sweats, and chronic fatigue. After my small intestine perforated, I was diagnosed with IBD, Endometriosis, and chronic fatigue. In meeting Dr. Fritz, I was astounded to actually be heard. I had told my story so many times to various specialists, but just felt it falling on deaf ears time and time again. Immediately I felt heard, and like her wheels were spinning for solutions. She only executed necessary testing, but with her experience, intuition, and expertise, she seemed to naturally know what needed to be done based on the information she was receiving, and my health immediately began improving. What was incredible, for the first time in years, I felt the progress being made. I truly feel that she saved my life and put me on the right track to good health. Dr. Fritz is a phenomenal acupuncturist and Naturopathic Physician, and I would highly recommend her for any variety of concerns, from general health maintenance to more acute and chronic issues, and for any and all ages.

I received accupuncture from ANFM and the service, environment, and expertise were all excellent. Dr. Fritz takes the time to try and understand your whole body’s state of wellness and recommends treatment and therapies accordingly with a proactive approach. Such a refreshing and needed alternative to the broken big business healthcare model. She almost makes me look forward to the next time I get sick or sore. Not quite, but almost.

Dr. Fritz has treated several members of my family and several of my friends.
Re Naturopathy vs Western Medicine, Western Med simply drops the ball on many areas and I can’t stand the «reactive nature» of Western Med.
Re Dr. Fritz as an ND, 1) She’s very caring and it just take a couple minutes with her to realize it and 2) She really knows her stuff.
I highly recommend her.

I highly recommend Dr. Vanessa Fritz!
Dr. Fritz spent a total of 3 hours with me between two visits, for the cost of one initial visit. She is an attentive and patient listener. Her methods (described in detail on her website) are thorough and address underlying causes, not only symptoms. She addressed my immediate symptoms for relief. She was very open to my preferences and comfort-​level with follow up treatment options, and customized for my needs without compromising the desire result. She has conversed with me in follow up over email and never took more than a day to reply, and has left the door open for me to email her with any follow up questions.
She takes Pay Flex, for those who have a Pay Flex medical expenses account, and worked with me to make sure lab tests she ordered are filed with my insurance.
The supplement brands she recommended for me can be purchased at People’s Pharmacy, not just at her practice.
This was and is the most thorough, comfortable and helpful experience I’ve ever had with a medical practitioner. I’m happy to write a strong review for her on Unilocal

Dr. Fritz is has been a blessing to my life as an artist and survivor of detailed work. Her recent work with the COLD LASER treatment has given me hope and relief with my back pain associated with the constant bending of my neck and stress on my shoulders with the tool work I do. I now want to give it a try on my hands. I overwork them, again from using small tools and drills and I need some improvement on the pain. Dr. Fritz is always helpful and willing to give advise naturally and holistically. Thanks for your services and care you have always shown me.

I have been very skeptical of seeing a Naturopath or Accupuncturist in the past. Well, I am glad I changed my mind and went in to see Dr. Fritz. I picked her because she seemed to be less expensive than other Naturopaths in Austin and it does make a difference.
While my issues have been more underlying/​pervasive, rather than one specific thing, I honestly believe she is intelligent, helpful and will truly work with you (and give you the time) to understand your body, it’s functions, it’s issues and then come up with options to treat the underlying problems (especially when it comes to women’s health).
I am comfortable working with her and love going to the space she has at Soma Vida.
I am also very nervous about needles being poked into my body but she did a very good job with the accupuncture, and stays in the room a lot after the needles are in, just to make me comfortable. So I ended up buying a 6-​package deal from her. For the amount of time she spends with me each session, I feel like it has provided more than value for my money.
Mainly, the food principles she tries to advocate have started to help both my husband and me a lot.
Finally, given how educated she is in this field, I feel very comfortable going to her regularly.