Dr. Jessie Avery, DACM, L.Ac.

Licensed Acupuncturist • Chinese Herbalist • Somatic Practitioner• Doula

I’m Dr. Jessie Avery, a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner committed to helping people feel safe in their bodies again. My work sits at the crossroads of acupuncture, herbal medicine, somatic bodywork, and doula support—practical care for real life.

My path began over a decade ago in massage therapy, where I learned to listen closely to the body’s rhythms and transitions. That hands-on foundation led to graduate training in East Asian medicine: a Master’s in Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine (AOMA) and a Doctorate in Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine (MCPHS). Alongside that, I trained in midwifery and birth support, which deepened my commitment to the sacred thresholds of fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Today, I bring these threads together in a grounded, results-oriented practice. Apothecary, in my name, honors my herbal lineage—it does not mean a retail shop. I am a care studio: I offer acupuncture and doula care, and I formulate custom herbs for established patients when appropriate.

Doula Care, Woven In

My doula work is collaborative and practical. I help families lower the noise and stay in choice—through prenatal mapping, comfort-measure practice (breath, position changes, acupressure, counter-pressure), partner coaching, and postpartum recovery planning rooted in TCM nourishment and nervous-system regulation. During labor, I provide continuous, non-medical support at the hospital, birth center, or home; after birth, I help establish warming routines, rest plans, and realistic rhythms for healing.

Scope & clarity: I do not perform clinical tasks or give medical advice. I work alongside your medical team to keep you resourced, informed, and calm.

What I Treat Most

• Women’s health & fertility: cycle regulation, preconception, pregnancy care, postpartum recovery

• Hormonal balance: perimenopause, menopause, mood shifts, sleep changes

• Stress, anxiety & sleep: overwhelm, nervous-system fatigue, insomnia, seasonal heaviness

• Pain & musculoskeletal: neck/shoulder/jaw, back/hip/sciatica, headaches, tension patterns

• Digestive & immune support: gentle, practical approaches with herbs and lifestyle

Training & Credentials

• DACM, Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine — MCPHS

• MAcCHM, Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine — AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

• Midwifery/Birth Support Training — Beautiful Beginnings Midwife Training Center

• Birthing Doula/ Postpartum Doula Certification- Mother Tree Doula Services

• Massage Therapy (1000 hrs) — Healing Hands Massage School

• Ongoing CE in classical herbal formulation, maternity acupuncture, and clean needle technique