ABOUT

 

Grace S. Suh, LAc, Dipl. OM is a licensed acupuncturist with over twenty years of clinical experience in pain management, stress-related conditions, and nervous system regulation.

 

Her work integrates classical acupuncture with modern, trauma-informed approaches to support the body’s capacity for repair and balance. She regularly treats musculoskeletal pain, headaches, digestive concerns, sleep disturbances, and stress-related symptoms, and collaborates with other healthcare providers when appropriate.

 

Grace holds advanced training in acupuncture, hypnotherapy, and neuro-emotional repair. Her clinical approach is precise, attentive, and grounded in both Eastern medicine and contemporary understanding of the nervous system.

 

She maintains a private practice in Santa Monica and treats both acute and chronic conditions.

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How I Work

 

If you’re new to acupuncture, it helps to know that it’s practiced in very different ways.

 

Some clinics see multiple patients at the same time, move quickly between rooms, or rely on the same point combinations for everyone with similar symptoms. Other approaches focus more on abstract or energetic explanations, with less attention to how the body is responding in real time.

 

That is not how I practice.

 

I work one-on-one, and my attention is not divided between rooms or patients. It is focused on you for the entire session.

 

My approach combines classical acupuncture, modern clinical assessment, and dry needling when appropriate. With over 20 years of clinical experience, I do not practice formulaic or high volume acupuncture. I don’t rely on preset protocols or routine point combinations.

 

Treatment is adjusted in real time, based on what I observe — tissue response, movement patterns, and how your nervous system is responding during the session.

 

Acupuncture works by directly interacting with the body through the tissue and nervous system. Because the needle enters the tissue, precision matters. Where a needle is placed, when it’s placed, and how your body responds all influence the outcome.

 

Needling is selective and intentional, not automatic. I often use fewer needles, chosen carefully for accuracy rather than intensity. I use high-quality, ultra-thin needles and practice gentle, often painless acupuncture whenever possible.

 

This approach is best suited for people who want results, not just treatment — people who value experience, focused attention, and precision over speed or volume. Because the nervous system regulates pain, inflammation, movement and recovery, care is calibrated in real time to support the most effective response possible.

 

This is why sessions are one-on-one, unhurried, and carefully calibrated — to create the conditions for meaningful, lasting change rather than temporary relief.

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