Susan Wellman worked as a visual artist before studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle, WA. She graduated in March, 2002, and then opened The Wellman Clinic in Mount Vernon, WA, in June of that year. She is board certified by NCCAOM in both acupuncture and Chinese herbology. She holds a BA degree in Psychology (cum laude) from Seattle University (1993) and became licensed as a Massage Therapist in 1985. She recently completed a two-year graduate mentorship program with Sharon Weizenbaum through White Pine Healing Arts in Amherst, MA. She was a clinical supervisor at Middle Way Acupuncture Institute (2011-2017). Ms. Wellman teaches in both the massage and acupuncture programs at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Chicago. In her private life, she spends her time playing in a Jazz trio and horseback riding.