THE TENDWELL CLINIC
Accessible Healing for Every Body
At Tendwell Clinic, we are committed to serving underserved Oregonians—especially those too often barred from advanced and alternative healing. With a team that reflects our diverse community—primarily queer, trans, neurodivergent, and disabled—we provide inclusive care that meets the unique needs of every individual, making trauma recovery, autoimmune support, and complex neurological care truly within reach.
Our commitment is simple:
Scholarships for those with no ability to pay.
Sliding scale options to meet people where they are.
Trade and community commerce so healing circulates in reciprocal ways.
Oregon Health Plan (OHP/Trillium) coverage whenever possible.
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Dr. Ben Reebs (he/him)
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
Dr. Ben Reebs is a dedicated naturopathic doctor based in Portland, OR, who believes deeply in the healing power of nature. Dr. Ben emphasizes a individualized approach to treatment, focusing on identifying and addressing the root causes of illness. Dr. Ben specializes in complex and chronic illnesses, environmental medicine (such as mold/ mycotoxin illness and environmental toxicity), chronic infections (such as Long Haulers, EBV, and tick-borne illness), autoimmunity, and gastrointestinal conditions.
Dr. Ben is available for clients insured with Oregon Health Plan, and offers discounted scholarships for Carroll food intolerance testing for $50.
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Dr. Brandy "B" Hagan (they/them)
CHIROPRACTOR
Brandy is a neurodiverse Trans chiropractor, earned their doctorate from the University of Western States. With over a decade in mental health and recovery, they’ve also served in leadership roles with ACA’s Committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and OCIM’s Student Alliance. Dr. Brandy practices diversified and Activator methods, centering body-autonomy, collaboration, and weight-inclusivity. Outside work, they enjoy aerial arts, audiobooks, reading, and naps.
Dr Brandy is accepting new clients via OHP. Click the button below to book.
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Dr. Ginger Werwinski (she/her)
CHIROPRACTOR
Dr. Ginger Werwinski (she/her) is a licensed chiropractor practicing in both Oregon and Washington since 2007. Treatment with Ginger may include: manual adjusting, low-force Activator adjusting, extremity adjusting, manual therapy, trigger point therapy, cold laser, therapeutic exercise, and guidance for work or lifestyle modifications.
Additionally, she is trauma informed and gives support from a weight neutral, HAES (Health At Every Size) standpoint. On a personal level, Ginger knows firsthand what it is to experience constant chronic pain; to have one’s life upended by chronic illness.
Dr Ginger is accepting new clients via OHP. Click the button below to book.
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Kastania Rasmussen (she/her)
HOLISTIC NUTRITIONIST + CRANIOSACRAL THERAPIST
Kastania Rasmussen, MScN (she/her) is a somatic nutritionist with a masters degree in holistic clinical nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. Kastania identifies as a queer cis-woman of Danish descent who respectfully honors practicing somatic nutrition as a white settler on colonized land belonging to Indigenous communities and First Nations people.
Kastania specializes in food relationship, nervous system support, eating disorders and disordered eating and the somatic-emotional aspect of nutrition and nourishment.
Kastania is accepting scholarship applications for Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. This is a free offering but donations are welcome.
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Dr. Maria Reebs (she/her)
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Dr. Maria Gusenkov Reebs, DNP-FNP, is a doctorally-prepared Family Nurse Practitioner with a focus on Integrative Health. This advanced degree enables her to diagnose, prescribe medications, and treat patients as a primary care medical provider. Her extensive nursing experience provides her with a unique understanding of how trauma, family factors, and socioeconomics impact a person’s health. The integrative approach she uses allows her to recommend a broad range of holistic modalities.
Dr. Maria is available for clients insured with Oregon Health Plan, in English and Russian.
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Mars Aqueous (they/them)
ENERGY HEALING + SHIATSU
Mars is an energy practitioner with over a decade of training in somatic ritual, shamanic energy work and systemic constellations, and is currently completing advanced training in quantum shiatsu.
Mars offers trauma-informed care for all bodies, with a particular commitment to support trans, queer, and gender-expansive people, neurodivergent and multidimensional beings, and those who have been psychiatrized or harmed by medical systems. Rooted in the resonant field—a living space of coherence, relational intelligence, and energetic wholeness—Mars helps clients reclaim vitality, release what isn’t theirs, and return to a felt sense of belonging.
Mars is available for a limited number of in person shiatsu bodywork sessions per month offered via sliding scale, pay-what-you-can/ NOTAFLOF.
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Dr. Michelle Ritola (she/her)
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR + SAFE & SOUND PROTOCOL
Michelle Ritola, ND is a Naturopathic doctor who graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in 2021. Dr. Michelle is a fat positive provider using components of the Health at Every Size® and Intuitive Eating frameworks and is a member of the Association of Size Diversity in Health (ASDAH) and Columbia River Eating Disorder Network (CREDN). She loves finding the root cause of dis-ease as well as helping people feel at peace in their own bodies. Michelle provides adjunctive mental health care, working with her patient’s primary care doctor and other specialists to address mental health in a holistic way. Her special focus is on the neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Dr. Michelle is accepting new adult OHP patients; click the button below to schedule.
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Willow Hall (she/her)
MASSAGE THERAPIST
Willow is a dedicated and proficient practitioner with over 30 years of experience in the field of massage therapy and energy medicine. Her practice is rooted in unconditional positive regard for all individuals and bodies, with a particular focus on providing inclusive and informed care for LGBTQIA2S+, trans, fat, and neurodivergent individuals.
Her work skillfully weaves clinical and intuitive approaches and is guided by the belief that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for in a way that acknowledges and respects their unique experiences and identities.
Willow is available for a limited number of scholarship visits per month. If you would like to apply, please click below to fill out an application form.
HBOT THERAPY •
HBOT THERAPY •
HBOT offers powerful support for recovery and resilience, but too often it’s reserved for the few who can afford it. Tendwell brings this advanced therapy into community hands — with flexible access pathways that reflect our values of equity, reciprocity, and care.
HBOT supports healing for trauma, brain injury, chronic illness, and autoimmune conditions
Accessible through scholarships, sliding scale, and trade commere
Guided by licensed providers with personalized treatment plans
Collaborate with TendWell
We welcome practitioners who share our commitment to serving disabled, queer, trans, neurodivergent, and chronically ill communities. If you feel called to offer your gifts — whether a few pro bono sessions each month, a sliding-scale practice, or a community workshop — we’d love to hear from you.
Why collaborate with us?
Join a growing network of healers committed to equity and accessibility
Contribute your skills to support those most often left out of advanced and alternative care
Be part of a diverse, values-driven clinic that centers justice and community well-being
Support our clinic
Peer Support Project provides compassionate, trauma-aware support for individuals navigating mental health challenges. Our trained peer specialists use their lived experience to walk alongside others, offering connection, advocacy, and practical guidance. With accessibility and equity at the center, we reduce barriers to care and foster community resilience. Your donation helps expand peer support, ensuring more people receive the understanding and resources they need. Support the Peer Support Project today!