About

Meet Dr. Amy Etsudo Wiesner

Naturopathic Physician and Licensed Acupuncturist

My path to this work wasn’t accidental. It was personal.

When I was a teenager, my father had a heart attack at 47. Alongside his conventional care, he chose to see a Naturopathic Doctor — and I went with him to that first appointment.

What I witnessed that day changed everything. A physician who looked at the whole person. Who asked about stress, sleep, emotions, and lifestyle — not just symptoms. Who believed the body had the capacity to heal when given the right support.

I never forgot it. And I’ve spent the last 23 years building a practice around that same belief.

But understanding the importance of stress intellectually was one thing. Living it was another.

Like so many of my patients, I’ve had to actively work at managing my own stress and emotional well-being. That journey led me to Zen Buddhism, to yoga, and ultimately to a deep specialization in the mind-body connection. It’s not incidental to my practice — it’s central to it.

What I see every day is that chronic stress and emotional strain are quietly driving inflammation in the body — and inflammation is at the root of most chronic illness. Yet most people don’t find out until something goes wrong. Labs look normal, nothing gets flagged, and the warning signs go unaddressed until they become a diagnosis.

I’m also seeing a growing number of women being diagnosed with ADHD for the first time in midlife — often triggered or unmasked by hormonal shifts — and finally finding answers to questions they’ve carried for decades.

I work upstream of that. My goal is to help you recognize and address what’s driving the stress response in your body — before it becomes something harder to reverse.

WHO I AM

I’m Dr. Amy Etsudo Wiesner — naturopathic physician, licensed acupuncturist, and someone who has always been drawn to the connection between how we live and how we feel.

I earned my Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and my Master’s in Acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport, where I was honored to serve as valedictorian of the first acupuncture graduating class. Before that, I studied at the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music — because long before I was a doctor, I was someone who believed in the healing power of harmony.

Outside the clinic, I’m a dedicated Zen Buddhist, a devoted hot yoga practitioner and strength trainer, and a lover of music, nature, and animals. I even founded a plant-based jerky company from scratch — a reflection of my longstanding passion for food as medicine and sustainable living. I volunteer at Greenwich Hospital and have taught at the University of Bridgeport’s College of Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture Institute.

MY APPROACH

I believe chronic stress is the most underestimated driver of illness today. It disrupts hormones, drives inflammation, accelerates aging, and quietly erodes quality of life — often long before anyone connects the dots.

My work is about getting ahead of that. Not just managing symptoms, but understanding root causes and building the kind of resilience that keeps you well for the long haul.

To do that, I draw on a wide range of tools:

Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine — restoring balance and calming the nervous system
Naturopathic medicine — nutrition, botanicals, supplements, and lifestyle tailored to you
HeartMath® Interventions — a clinically validated method for stress resilience and emotional regulation
Therapeutic fasting — trained through Prolon and The Fasting Method for metabolic health and longevity
Qest4® bio-energetic testing — real-time insights into what your body actually needs
Meditation & mindfulness — because mental and emotional health are inseparable from physical health

Every patient is different. Every plan reflects that.

If you’re ready to stop managing and start healing — I’d love to be part of that.

[Book an Appointment — link to https://l.bttr.to/0SYn4]

Further Reading
Emotional Heart Health — Natural Awakenings, February 2022

Healing from COVID Fatigue — Natural Awakenings, May 2021