© Artemisia Obi 2025
Chinese Herbal Medicine Consultations
Chinese medicine identifies imbalances in your health and addresses these disharmonies through focused strategies. With tools from classical Chinese medicine, including herbal formulation, dietary therapy, and tongue analysis, I will design a protocol for you that addresses your specific, individualized health challenges.You will receive:
- One hour of individualized care
- A custom protocol PDF within 3 days of the session
- Ongoing email supportI work with Chinese herbal medicine in classical and custom formulas, along with Chinese medicine dietary theory, which emphasizes a broad diet rich in cooked whole foods. I also work with western herbs through a Chinese medicine lens.The cost for each one-hour session is $120, paid at the time of booking.If you're curious about how this work might support you or if you want see if I may be a good fit for you, you are warmly invited to schedule a free Compatibility Chat to learn more.
About
I see health as a road best traveled with compassion, faith, commitment, and a bit of lightheartedness. There is no pressure to “fix” yourself.There are many branches of Chinese medicine--I primarily focus on herbal medicine and nutrition, integrating knowledge of both Chinese and Western herbs. Regardless of where a plant grows, I work within the Chinese medicine framework of uses and indications. I My background in empirical psychological research and significant training in Chinese medicin dietary theory also informs how I work with each person.While many wellness spaces draw on new age spirituality, my approach stays close to the classical foundations of Chinese medicine and natural law, without modern spiritual fusions or new age practices.Alongside Chinese medicine, I love to cook, sew, and travel, and I occasionally moonlight as a jazz drummer. I also like to listen to gospel music and hip-hop with my wonderful husband, Cameron.
Education & Training
I have taken courses and trainings in classical Chinese medicine with Dr. Jeffrey Yuen, Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, Andrew Sterman, Ann Cecil-Sterman, L.Ac., Dr. Evan Rabinowitz, and Thomas Avery Garran, Ph.D., and I continue to study with these teachers, especially in regard to women’s health.I studied Chinese herbs and learned to understand western herbs through the framework of Chinese medicine as a student in the East West School of Herbology Professional Herbalist Program, a two-year clinical training program. I deepened my understanding of formulation through Dr. Heiner Fruehauf’s 14-month clinical training program, Classical Strategies for Effective Herbal Formulation .Before training in Chinese medicine, I worked as an acadmeic in empirical psychological research. I hold a B.S. in cognitive science and a B.A. in philosophy from Indiana University, where I worked on projects involving the role of the physical body in abstract reasoning and the math involved in traditionally feminine crafts. I spent a few years in industry research with education tech start-ups and as part of the Behavioral Economics Group at Disney Research & Imagineering. I started my Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Chicago with a primary focus on emotional development and children’s experiences of awe, but I stepped away from the doctoral program to pursue Chinese medicine and a life outside of the lab.
SELECTED COURSEWORK
- Classical Medicine Academy with Ann Cecil-Sterman, LAc and Andrew Sterman (Ongoing)
- 14-Month Classical Strategies for Effective Formulation with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf
- 2-Year Professional Herbal Program at the East West School of Herbology
- MA in Psychology at the University of Chicago
- 1-Year Herbal Apprenticeship at the Indiana Herbal Center
- BS in Cognitive Science, BA in Philosophy at Indiana University
Contact
You are welcome to write in with questions about my practice or approach. Alternatively, you can schedule a free Compatibility Chat via phone or video call at the land ask your questions there. Click the Schedule button on the home page.
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