Melinda Iglesias Wheeler, DSOM, LAc (she/her)

Melinda Iglesias Wheeler, DSOM, LAc | Dragon Rises Center for Wholeness in Portland, Oregon

Care is personal, and must be specific and tailored to each individual. Classical Chinese medicine is an entire system of healthcare that engages and invites patients to be more active participants in their health and well-being. In caring for my patients, I utilize Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis, abdominal palpation, and other precise diagnostic techniques. I practice classical acupuncture and herbalism as well as cranialsacral and myofascial release. 

Education

I hold a Doctorate of Science in Oriental Medicine (DSOM) from the National College of Natural Medicine and am also a Certified Instructor of Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis. During the course of my DSOM degree, I studied under Brandt Stickley, L.Ac and immersed myself in this compelling and precise diagnostic method. I am practice classical herbalism based in the tradition of Zhang Zhong-Jing’s Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treaties on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Disease) as taught by Dr. Joon Hee-Lee, and have served as a Teaching Assistant for his courses. Additionally, I am a student of Classical Acupuncture as taught by Ann Cecil-Sterman. I am certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

I regularly offer care to people who have experiences of:

  • Fertility and family planning

  • Menstrual health

  • Postpartum health (including postpartum anxiety and depression)

  • Addiction

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Insomnia

  • Migraines

  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)

  • Digestive issues: diarrhea, constipation, IBS, IBS-C, IBS-D, IBS-Mixed

  • All chronic and degenerative disease (including side effects from treatments like chemotherapy and radiation)

  • Lyme Disease

  • Autoimmune Conditions

  • Chronic and recalcitrant skin conditions

  • Chronic unilateral (one-sided) pain conditions

  • Conditions that have been experienced “since birth,” or “for as long as you can remember”

  • Any and all body pain (internal or external), paralysis, and phantom limb pain

  • Desired improvement in both body and self image

  • Self-esteem issues, mental/emotional disorders

  • Experience of loss, either via death or another type

I regularly work with:

  • People of the global majority (PGM) and Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) identified people

  • LGBTQ+ Individuals and Gender-nonconforming Individuals

  • People with sexual abuse histories

  • People with histories of abuse and/or neglect

  • People who are finding their own vibrancy, or find that it has been ‘covered over’

  • People who have experienced trauma

  • People who have experience developmental trauma

  • People who know they want more from life

  • People who aren’t sure if they want more from life but know something could be different or something is missing