Sarah Tewhey BS, MSOM, L.Ac

Credentials

Since 2009, I have been a board certified Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) in Maine and am certified as a Diplomate of Acupuncture by the NCCAOM.   I also hold Maine licensure for custom Chinese herbal formulation. I received my doula training via a multi-year mentorship.

PERINATAL HEALTHCARE and DOULA EDUCATION experience

  • Current teacher and curriculum development lead in the MAMPS (Maternity Acupuncture Mentoring and Peer Support) program. MAMPS is currently the only research driven post-graduate training in the field of perinatal acupuncture offered in the West. I was also a graduate of the program in 2020.

  • Senior Membership in the Obstetric Acupuncture Association, which holds acupuncturists to the highest standards of education and experience in perinatal care and birthwork.

  • Multi-year doula and birth assistant mentorship with Birchmoon Midwifery.

  • Birth and postpartum doula, attending over 100 in and out of hospital births since 2011.

  • Current Chair of the Maine Doula Coalition

  • Participant as the doula representative in the Perinatal Quality Collaborative for Maine (PQC4ME), the Maine Perinatal Systems of Care Working Group and the Maine Maternal Health Task Force.

  • Credentialed allied medical staff at Mount Desert Island Hospital since 2018.

  • Working relationships with perinatal providers at MDI Hospital, Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital and with local out of hospital midwives (CPMs).

  • Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation Essentials (NRP) since 2016 and CPR/AED since 2005.

  • Continuing perinatal education from Evidence Based Birth and the Spinning Babies® Workshop.

  • Graduate of Dr. Aviva Romm’s rigorous, multi-year Herbal Medicine for Women program.

  • Former Vice-Chair of the Maine Board of Licensure for Complementary Healthcare Providers, which oversees professional licensure for naturopaths, acupuncturists and Certified Professional Midwives in Maine. 

ACUPUNCTURE Education

While a student at Boston University, I completed a study abroad program in Nepal where became interested in Eastern Medicine.  I returned from Nepal and spent two years studying under Dr. Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in 2007 completed my Master’s degree at Southwest Acupuncture College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

While completing my Masters, I chose to undertake mentorship with Dr. Jeffrey Meyer in Kototama Inochi Medicine, a unique form of diagnosis and treatment originated by Masahilo Nakazono Sensei.  This form of medicine is passed directly from student to teacher and requires years of relationship with a teacher, study, inquiry and practice.  I spent over 800 direct clinical hours studying alongside Dr. Meyer and have continued as a dedicated student of my teacher and Kototama Inochi Medicine for over 18 years. 

Experience

After several years as the Program Coordinator of Acupuncturists Without Borders, I began my private practice in Maine in 2009.  Although I see patients for a wide range of concerns, over the past decade I have gained special expertise in the areas of perinatal health, reproductive health and mental health care.  I began attending births as an acupuncturist in 2011.  Since that time I have attended over 100 births in both homes and hospitals and enjoy working with families through all stages of pregnancy and into the big, messy adventure of parenthood.  

In January 2015 I opened 54 Herrick Wellness Collective, a four room interdisciplinary complementary healthcare office on Mt. Desert Island, Maine.  I am deeply committed to providing supportive, unbiased, evidence-based and high quality care to my community.

Personal

I grew up in Gorham, Maine and lived in Boston, New Mexico and Hawai'i before returning to my home state in 2008.  I am an enthusiastic writer, farmhouse-renovator, writer, knitter and self-professed “birth-nerd”.  I currently reside on Mt. Desert Island with my artist husband and two busy teenage sons.