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