VCIH

Professional Clinic

Please take a moment to read through this information before booking your appointment. Because we are a teaching clinic, we invite you to include a clinical student as an observer in your consultation. This is a very important part of our educational model, but you have the option to decline at any time. **If you would like to opt out of student observation, please be sure to select an appointm... Read More

Please take a moment to read through this information before booking your appointment. Because we are a teaching clinic, we invite you to include a clinical student as an observer in your consultation. This is a very important part of our educational model, but you have the option to decline at any time. **If you would like to opt out of student observation, please be sure to select an appointment for Professional Clinic, No Student Observation.** Thank you in advance for helping us to further the practice of herbalism through our students.

Professional clinicians are highly trained and experienced herbalists who offer personalized education in self-care with herbs. Initial sessions last approximately two hours, and are devoted to exploring the interplay between body, mind, and spirit as herbalist and client co-create a plan for optimal wellness. You should expect to have at least two subsequent visits, which range in length from 30 minutes to an hour.

We offer flexible payment options for all herbs and services including sliding scale payment, time exchange, and the offer of partial or full gift. You may purchase custom formulations according to your herbalist’s recommendations from our full-service apothecary. You are welcome to purchase herbs elsewhere and we are happy to provide a list of reputable sources.

We also offer appointments with student interns through our Student Clinic. To book an appointment with one of our student interns or learn more about the Student Clinic, please contact us at (802) 224-7100 or info@vtherbcenter.org.

Larken is not currently taking new clients. Existing clients are welcome to schedule follow-up appointments.

Larken is a clinical herbalist, educator, gardener, writer, and photographer deeply inspired by a life-long love affair with plants. Her approach to herbal medicine is equally rooted in science and spirit, novel practice and tradition, clinic and garden, reflecting her diverse experiences in over 25 years in the field. Her work is informed by somatics, ecopsychology, social neuroscience, traditional medical systems, and deep commitments to anti-oppressive and liberatory healing for all beings, human and non-human alike.

Larken’s practice is oriented around mental health support and trauma resilience. She has completed advanced level training in Somatic Experiencing, a body-based trauma resolution approach, which she weaves into her practice as clients desire.

Larken is passionate about accessible and culturally responsive care, bridging traditional medical systems with biomedical sciences, and restoring Nature to culture through herbal medicine.

Larken is not currently taking new clients. Existing clients are welcome to schedule follow-up ap... Read More

Linden is a clinical herbalist, writer, and plant wonderer. She was initially drawn to herbalism as a practice for community care, health advocacy, and personal empowerment, then discovered the deep joy of connecting with plants and ecosystems.

The heart of Linden’s clinical work is the use of compassionate, deep listening and a collaborative partnership with clients.

She has a special interest in working with digestive disorders and supporting the LGBTQI+ community.

Linden is a clinical herbalist, writer, and plant wonderer. She was initially drawn to herbalism ... Read More

Kristin Henningsen is a clinical herbalist, yoga therapist, writer, & educator, who first fell in love with plants in the desert southwest. There she was inspired to complete her graduate work, researching the Ethnobotany of the region. In addition to studying Indigenous herbal medicine in the Southwest, she has worked in academia and for non-profit organizations in the field of botanical research all over the country. Her passion has always been reconnecting people with the plants however, and so integrates Western Herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ayurvedic practices to empower folks to do just that. Although she has been inspired by many herbalists along the way, some of her primary teachers have included Phyllis Hogan, Michael Moore, & Michael & Lesley Tierra. Currently she serves as faculty for VCIH and Purdue University’s School of Health Sciences and has maintained a private holistic healthcare practice for over 10 years. While she works with a wide variety of conditions, she specializes in womxn & children’s health as well as chronic disease. As a registered yoga teacher and integrated yoga therapist, she utilizes yoga therapeutics and mind body techniques to bring balance as well. She has been researching, writing, and teaching about medicinal plants for over 15 years. Look for her wandering through the woods, kids and dogs in tow.

Kristin Henningsen is a clinical herbalist, yoga therapist, writer, & educator, who first fe... Read More

Netta Mae Walsh is a clinical herbalist, community organizer, teacher, outdoor adventurer, mama, and magic-maker.

The heart of Netta’s work is to inspire wonder in others; wonder for the beauty of the world around us, wonder in the faces and souls of our communities, and wonder for the power and magic within each and every one of us. Netta believes that radical love and truly listening are some of the most powerful tools to effect change. She is dedicated to continue learning and growing herself as well as to support that process in others. She sees her work as a community herbalist as being an integral part of creating sustainable and resilient communities that are not dependent upon capitalism or other systems of oppression.

Netta Mae graduated from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in 2015 and has been teaching and supporting clients ever since. Netta is committed to bringing clients high quality herbal consultations and formulas specifically designed to meet their individual needs according to their physiological and energetic patterns for sliding scale and affordable rates. She offers a trauma-informed approach works hard to be accessible to all people, especially teens and youth, queer and trans* folks, families, and folks who typically don’t have access to alternative healing modalities because they are may not be covered by insurance.

Netta has also worked many years as a trauma-informed/transformed youth worker and mentor to local teens through the Maplehill School and Community Farm. She believes that relationships inspire learning and healing. She is constantly working on what it means to be an ally through healing work, especially in the occupied territories of North America.

Netta Mae Walsh is a clinical herbalist, community organizer, teacher, outdoor adventurer, mama, ... Read More

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