Jennifer Peterson of Current Wellness in Portland, Oregon sits on a concrete ledge outdoors, smiling at the camera, with blurred trees and buildings in the background.

I came to this work through an unexpected door.

Meet Jennifer Peterson, MSOM, BSCE, LAc

I didn't begin in medicine.

I began in civil engineering: understanding how systems work, what makes them resilient, and what finally causes them to break down. I spent years thinking that way; methodically, structurally, always tracing the problem back to its origin.

Eventually I refocused that same attention toward the human body and found it far more interesting.

My clinical training at the National University of Natural Medicine gave me a new language for what I’d always understood intuitively: that nothing fails in isolation, that symptoms are rarely the whole story, and that restoring function requires understanding the underlying system.

I have been in practice ever since, drawn most to the patients whose conditions resist easy answers, where the pattern is obscured, the history is often complicated, and the usual approaches have already been exhausted.

Become a Patient

I am especially drawn to complex, chronic, and misunderstood conditions where patients are often out of options with conventional care. I recognize each person as a dynamic, interconnected system, and my work is guided by the belief that the body has the profound ability to heal if given the right support.

ABOUT JENNIFER

Always learning, always refining.

At East Asian medicine’s foundation lies a vast, sophisticated system of diagnostics and therapeutic thinking, one demanding lifelong study and that I take seriously.

My foundation is dual: a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Idaho (2008) and a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine (2018) in Portland. One taught me how systems function and what it takes to maintain and restore that function. And the other gave me a clinical language for applying that understanding to the human body.

My continuing education spans both ancient and the emergent practices: the subtle diagnostic languages of East Asian medicine and treatments with acupuncture alongside the physics of Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM), Electro-acupuncture According to Voll (EAV), and other precision instruments that modern integrative practice makes possible. I don’t view these as contradictions. Traditional systems and contemporary technology ask the same fundamental question: what processes are actually happening in this body, and what does it need?

I am honored and have had the privilege of studying with some of the finest minds in integrative and East Asian medicine, including Jean-Pierre Barral, Heiner Fruehauf, Anne Hill ND, Jeffrey Burch, Kim Pittis, Carolyn McMakin, and Martha Lucas.

Full Resume

- National University of Natural Medicine, Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (Portland, OR), 2018
- Oregon School of Massage, LMT (555 hours, Portland, OR), 2012–2013
- University of Idaho, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Moscow, ID), 2008
- Owner and Acupuncturist, Current Wellness (Portland, OR), 2026-current
- Owner and Acupuncturist, Jing Well Medicine (Portland, OR), 2020-2026
- Acupuncturist, Office Manager, Hai Shan Clinic/The Healing Order (Corbett, OR), 2018-2020
- Clinical Assistant, Hai Shan Clinic (Corbett, OR), 2016-2018
- Office Assistant and Osteopathic Apprenticeship, Jeffrey Burch, MS, LLC (Portland, OR), 2013
- People's Food Cooperative Volunteer (Portland, OR), 2012-2013
- Receptionist, Brooklyn Community Acupuncture (Portland, OR), 2012-2013
- Assistant Instructor and Retail Associate, Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe (Portland, OR), 2010-2012
- Graduate Engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation (Portland, OR), 2009-2010
- Geotechnical Research Assistant, University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), 2008
- Water Programs Internship, Pierce County Water Programs (University Place, WA), 2007
Frequency Specific Microcurrent
- FSM Sports Course (Kim Pittis), 2023
- FSM Core Practicum (Carolyn McMakin), 2022
- FSM Symposium (Carolyn McMakin), 2021
- FSM Advanced (Carolyn McMakin), 2021
- FSM Advanced Masterclass (Carolyn McMakin), 2020
- FSM Neuro Visceral Core (Carolyn McMakin), 2020
- FSM Pain & Injury Core (Carolyn McMakin), 2020
- FSM Core Seminar (Carolyn McMakin), 2020
EAV
- Mora Diploma: Diagnostic and Therapy (Nuno Ruivo, Peter Mahr, Germany), 2018
- Clinical Internship: EAV training (Heiner Fruehauf, Corbett, Oregon), 2018-2020
Chinese Medicine
- Clinical Internship: Chinese Herbal Medicine training (Heiner Fruehauf, Corbett, Oregon), 2018-2020
- Dr. Chi's Fingernail, Tongue Analysis and Herbs (Dr. Chi), 2020
- Cosmetic Acupuncture: Mei Zen Face, Neck and Abdominal Protocols (Martha Lucas), 2019
- Empress Facials Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, 2017
Manual Therapies
- Hands-On Therapies (Jeffrey Burch), 2019
- Osteopathic Seminar (Jeffrey Burch), 2017
- 12 Varieties of Functional Methods (1-year study) (Jeffrey Burch), 2015
- Osteopathic Methods (Jeffrey Burch), 2014
- Cranial Therapy Level 1 and 2 (Anne Hill, ND) – 68 hours, 2014
- Craniosacral Training – 68 hours (Anne Hill, ND, Portland, OR), 2013
- Functional Methods of Osteopathy – 144 hours (Jeffrey Burch, MS, LLC, Eugene, OR), 2013
- Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen (Barral Institute), 2013
- Structural Body Work Seminar (Larry Kaufman), 2013
- Mayan Abdominal Therapy, 2013
- Visceral Manipulation Level 1 – 30 hours (Barral Institute, Portland, OR), 2013
- Craniosacral Training – 21 hours (Carol Gray, LMT, Portland, OR), 2013
- Structural Integration Training – 45 hours (Larry Kaufman, LMT, Portland, OR), 2013
Other Relevant Training
- Permaculture Design Course Certification – 120 hours, El Manzano, Bio Bio, Chile, 2014
- Ecovillage Design Course Certification – 120 hours, El Manzano, Bio Bio, Chile, 2014
- EMT–Basic Certification, Portland Community College, Portland, OR, 2011

Credentials

Diplomate of Acupuncture
(Dipl. Ac.)
National Certification Commission on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
awarded in 2018

Licensed Acupuncturist
Oregon Medical Board
current, since 2018

Jennifer Peterson holds a large yellow chicken in her arms, standing outside a wooden chicken coop.

Tending to what matters.

I find inspiration in wilderness, rivers and mountain landscapes, and in the rhythms of growing my own food and raising chickens. I bring that same commitment to vitality into my clinical philosophy. I maintain an active practice of continuing education, constantly trying to expand my clinical toolkit to provide the most current, evidence-informed care available.

What Patients Are Saying

"...how many mountains your compassion and care moved"

I never told you thank you. I never let you know the outcome -- how many mountains your compassion and care moved, how important you are to the life I now have. How your time with Dr. Heiner saved my life, my family, and laid the groundwork for each new day. The good medicine you gave me has never stopped working. It has continued in the most amazing circle -- from person to person, to my wife and children, to strangers who simply passed by. You stood in there with more than just me at my ultimate low. A light, a spirit, a healer. [truncated]
— K.T.
"Jenn works with precision and care..."

Jenn works with precision and care. I recommend many people to her for issues such a body pain, depression and anxiety, gut problems and insomnia, to name a few.
—K.B.
"The combination of FSM and acupuncture have been the most powerful tool in my recovery from a ruptured disc."

"Jenn is absolutely amazing! Her treatments are so comprehensive and holistic yet gentle enough especially if you are experience a lot of pain. She really has a gift for finding connections and underlying root issues. The combination of FSM and acupuncture have been the most powerful tool in my recovery from a ruptured disc. Thanks to her, I was able to reduce inflammation and pain to resume my daily functioning and eventually to add other bodywork which was too much for me initially. I can’t recommend her enough!!"
—C.F.C.
“Microcurrent treatments are simply unbeatable and incomparably effective!"

“Microcurrent treatments are simply unbeatable and incomparably effective! They work on such a deep and subtle level in the bodies electrical system that they function like acupuncture, but on steroids. Jenn Peterson is similarly unbeatable in her ability to smartly diagnose and treat many different conditions particularly chronic ones that have alluded other kinds of treatments. And these treatments not only relieve pain, but they support the bodies ability to heal.
I’ve have a blessing of working with Jennifer for a number of years… I’m old and have more than my share of physical conditions and ailments. The treatments, and Jennifer‘s insights and advice have helped me more than I can say. She has earned my highest admiration and praise for her consistent and powerfully effective approach. She simply the best!”
— A.G.
"Jennifer has a winning personality, great wit, deep compassion, and an exceptional way of listening..."

It has been my great pleasure as a now 79-year-old man to work with Jennifer Peterson since she first began her private Acupuncture and Wellness Office in 2020!

Jennifer has a winning personality, great wit, deep compassion, and an exceptional way of listening to help uncover new aspects of health. She has an inquiring intelligence and understanding of holistic health--with all of these attributes giving her a way of working with one’s many physical, mental and spiritual systems for great health management and healing!

Above all, she has a most positive manner that allows one to open up and share one’s issues without any fear of judgement or misunderstanding.

My wife and I both see her regularly, and we are so pleased she is a member of this local community! I hope you have the same experience!!
— W.R.