Real life experience is the most important factor in developing your skills.

Working with clients adds a whole new dimension to your previous studies. All kinds of factors come together in all kinds of ways, always different because every body is different!

When you train for clinical work with supportive guidance and mentorship, you can grow in an environment of confidence.


This kind of support is the antidote to imposter syndrome, and it allows you to build your skills in a network of support that will be with you for your whole career!

Program Overview

These are details at a glance - scroll down for more in-depth information!

🌸 Monthly Free Clinic where you can observe faculty working with clients, and work with clients assigned to you - you keep these clients to continue with follow-up sessions.

🌸 Student Clinic, where you are assigned clients who you will keep - they will become part of your own client base, and you are paid for your work - set to your own schedule!

🌸 Bi-weekly roundtable sessions to discuss all of your cases.

🌸 Bi-weekly personalized activities to help you build your skills in your own specific areas of challenge, and progress in your goals.

🌸 One-on-one assessment and goal setting sessions each trimester.

🌸 One-on-one case support sessions when you need them.

🌸 Monthly marketing and technology support as you begin to build your own practice.

🌸 Small group support - mentorship groups are 3-6 students and two faculty members.

🌸 Unlimited timeframe: enroll in as many trimesters as you like, take a break whenever you need to.

🌸 Yes! We have sessions timed for EU timezones too!



How does it work?

The Live Clinical Sessions & Mentorship meets on Wednesdays, on a trimester calendar.

There are sessions at multiple times, so that we can accommodate various timezones and schedules. Each session cohort is 3-6 students and two faculty members. You'll stay with your cohort for the full trimester, but you'll get to work with all four faculty members so that you see a variety of styles and get varied input. Faculty members review all students' work, across all the cohorts, so that you get plenty of support!


In each month, our Wednesdays are scheduled as follows:

First Wednesday: Free Clinic.

You'll begin by observing faculty working with clients, and when you feel ready, you will take the lead and a faculty member will be there to support you. When you feel confident doing that work, you will move on to working independently with clients: but don't worry! You'll still have access to a faculty member on chat in case you need to reach out for quick help! All cases are reviewed together, so that you have plenty of time to discuss everything that happened.

🌿 Free Clinic sessions are scheduled via Zoom across a wide time span on the first Wednesdays, so that students have the opportunity to see multiple clients, and so that people in different time zones are able to be served.


Second Wednesday: Clincal Roundtable.

This is where you will discuss the Free Clinic cases you observed and worked on, to get feedback and work through all the options you could move forward with each client. This is done in small working groups so that you learn not only from your own cases, but also from those of your peers. (Cases are anonymized to protect client identity.) Plus, every student comes with their own background and experience, which means everyone has interesting perspectives about the work they could share. You'll learn to push your ideas further in new directions as you hear ideas from other students and from faculty.

🌿 Clinical Roundtable is on Wednesdays. There are multiple sessions so that you can pick what fits your schedule best. Each mentorship group is 3-6 students with two faculty members.


Third Wednesday: Student Clinic.

For these sessions, you will begin paired up with another student to practice both as the clinician as well as the client. You'll perform full intakes and consultations independently with a faculty observer, and at any time, you can call for a "Time Out" - to gather your thoughts, to brainstorm ideas, or even just to get a hint if you're stuck! This way, you start into this work knowing that you're under no pressure. You can ease into each part of the practice knowing that you can pause for a moment at any time, and feeling the confidence of support right by your side!

Experiencing the role of the client is a critical point in your learning! First, you'll be learning first hand about pacing your protocols - that's one of the most difficult parts of the work! You'll get a real feel for how much work is reasonable in a session, because you'll be experiencing it. This will help you to create more achievable protocols for your own clients. 

You'll also be learning how it feels to sit in the chair - what feelings come up for you when certain issues are presented? What does that mean for you about how you present those issues to others? Every person is different, but the more you experience from the client's perspective, the more you can imagine the impact your work is having on others - and adjust it so that you are providing the best care to each individual.

Next, you will advance to taking practice clients role-played by faculty members. These are full client sessions in every way, except that instead of a stranger, the client is played by a faculty member - so that you can push your learning edge in a safe environment. We will provide you with increasingly more difficult clients until you feel confident to work with "real" clients.

At that point, you'll be assigned clients according to your own availability. Student Clinic clients pay $50 per session, and that fee goes to you - because you did the work! This helps you gain confidence with your business technology, and builds a client base for you that will help you build your own practice. At this point, you will also start monthly marketing sessions to help you get the hang of that aspect of practice building. 

All of this is designed to create a smooth transition for you from student to professional.

🌿 Student Clinic sessions are initially on the third Wednesday at the same time as your Roundtable sessions, and are later scheduled according to student availability. At that point, the marketing sessions slide into that third Wednesday time slot.


Fourth Wednesday: Clinical Roundtable.

This is where you will discuss the cases from Student Clinic. This is done in small working groups so that you learn not only from your own cases, but also from those of your peers. Plus, every student comes with their own background and experience, which means everyone has interesting perspectives about the work they could share. You'll learn to push your ideas further in new directions as you hear ideas from other students and from faculty.

🌿 Clinical Roundtable is on Wednesdays. There are multiple sessions so that you can pick what fits your schedule best. Each mentorship group is 3-6 students with two faculty members.



All sessions are scheduled on Wednesdays for the first three months of the trimester, and the fourth month is "fallow" - it is time for you to rest from the work, to allow your brain to make connections, to revisit your notes, and think through different options that could have been explored. This schedule will help you to stay on target with your goals but avoid burnout!



The Clinical Herbalist coursework is self-paced just like the Family & Community courses are - so that work can be done on your own time, either concurrently with your live work if you have passed the Community exam, or you can complete it in its entirety first if you are transferring from another school or if you prefer to work sequentially. In order to participate in the Live Mentorship, you must have completed or be currently enrolled in the full Clinical Herbalist coursework bundle.


All of that coursework can be done on your own schedule - you do not have to be live online at any certain time to complete the coursework. The only live sessions are when you're actually in clinic, and in clinical roundtable.

Personalized Mentorship

Get the exact support you need to build your skills and confidence!

Everyone has different strengths, and different areas of challenge - so in order to really learn, you need personalized support.

We incorporate the following features into our mentorship program to make sure each student gets exactly what they need, specifically tailored for them!

🌱 Bi-weekly self-assessment and collaborative goal setting. 

You'll evaluate where you felt strong in the last clinical sessions, and where you want more support - then we'll work together to build personalized activities to strengthen those skills! You'll present your activities at the next meeting and the process repeats. 
This ensures that you always have a mechanism for getting exactly the support you want, and you'll know that both you and we faculty are focusing on the areas where you want to grow.

NOTE: all personalized activities are developed by the faculty, collaboratively with each student. We do not use LLMs/AI in any way in any of our programs.

🌱 Case presentations to highlight your successes and growth areas. 

As you grow and start to build success stories with your clients, you will present those cases in roundtable to showcase your growth areas and the way each case developed over time. These presentations are in addition to discussing cases where you have questions or learning from other students' cases - these are a separate area to help you acknowledge and showcase your own growth, so that you build confidence and your skills improve!

🌱 One-on-one evaluation and goal setting meetings each trimester. 

You'll complete a self-evaluation ahead of the meeting, where you can assess your strengths and the areas where you want more support. Then you'll meet with your faculty member to collaborate on how to build you up in those areas over the next trimester, so that you always stay on track with your goals! 

🌱 One-on-one business technology sessions. 

Once you are confident with your practice clients, you'll need to get your technology all set up to start working with clients in the Student Clinic. This includes your website, your scheduling software, your payment software, your email systems - and making sure they all communicate seamlessly with each other. And if you hate tech, don't worry! Everything is laid out for you, and we'll check it all together so you can move forward knowing that everything works.

🌱 Small-group monthly marketing sessions. 

Once you are confident to work in Student Clinic, we will also start working together on your marketing skills. Clients in Student Clinic are assigned to you and you keep those clients as the beginning of your client base - but it's never too early to start working on the skills you'll need to bring in your own clients, too! By starting this work early, we can build a smooth transition from "student" to "professional"!

Can you give me more details?

Absolutely! :-)


Here is the yearly trimester schedule:

First Trimester:
Sessions every Wednesday January - March; April is "fallow"

Second Trimester:  
Sessions every Wednesday May - July; August is "fallow"

Third Trimester:
Sessions every Wednesday September - November; December is "fallow"


A one-month "fallow period" is built into every trimester, so that all students have the chance to rest from the live schedule and to let the mind integrate what you've learned. It's important to take time to just let things percolate - and if you're engaged in sessions with no break, you never get that integration time.

The "fallow period" allows students to stay on target with their goals without getting burnt out.

Students who are scheduled in Student Clinic may choose to continue to be assigned new clients during fallow month, or may choose to have a break according to their preference and availability.


Can I take a break?

Students sign up for each trimester individually: you do not have to take every single trimester! 

You might be traveling, or pregnant, or any number of other things over the time of your studies: with the trimester system, you only sign up for the times when you can be present for the work, and when you need a break, you can take one!


Will I get a certificate?

Yes you will! 

You will track your session time - we provide a tailored tool for you to do it - and once you have met the number of hours you require, whether that is for your application to be recognized as a Registered Herbalist or for any other requirement, we will create a certificate that documents your work.

You will receive credit both for your actual clinical experience time as well as the educational time spent in roundtable discussions and facilitated case study. Both are included in this program.

Hour counts:

Typically, for the 400 hours of clinical experience required for the AHG Registered Herbalist application, you can also expect approximately 525 hours of case study & roundtable discussions, which are counted in your application as educational hours. 

If you are applying to an international professional organization that requires 500 hours of clinical experience, you can also expect approximately 630 hours of case study & roundtable discussions, which are counted in your application as educational hours.


You can find the tracking tool here.


How many clients will i work with?

That depends on your schedule and availability. You are not required to be consistent with your availability - ie, if you have a month with a lot of availability and another with limited availability, that's ok! You can adjust your clinical schedule at any time. (Roundtable meetings are set and are not adjustable.)

Initially, you will spend more time working intensively with faculty, one on one, and in pairs with another student while you build your confidence and skills. This includes working with faculty members who will role-play actual clients for you, so that you get real clinical experience in a no-risk environment. In your first trimester(s), you may only work with 3 practice clients, and the rest of your clinical time might be spent observing or in one-on-one skill building. You will set your goals and activities collaboratively with faculty for each trimester.

As you feel confident and ready to take on more, the number of clients you work with will grow. Actual numbers vary: students have seen as few as 3 clients in a trimester, and as many as 60, including followups. You set your own clinical availability schedule entirely based on what you can handle from month to month - so you never need to feel overwhelmed, intimidated, or burnt out. When you need a break, just take one!


How long will it take me to meet my AHG RH clinical requirements?

That depends on your schedule, but it is possible to fully meet those requirements in 24-30 months if you work at a moderate, consistent pace. We have a tracking tool with monthly targets that will help you meet that goal, if you choose.

However, there is no pressure for you to move quickly - you may continue in this mentorship as long as you would like to! 


Safe & Confident

You're never working "without a net"!

Imposter syndrome happens when you're doing work beyond your point of confidence. 

We won't let that happen!

Initially, your clients will be us - we will role play clients for you that help you build confidence in the flow of a session, and in your skills. As your confidence grows, we'll role play increasingly challenging clients, so that you get a chance to expand your scope without ever having to be afraid that you might make a mistake that could hurt someone. 

These role play cases are real in every aspect - you'll do the intake analysis, you'll lead the whole session, write follow up emails, and do the future follow up sessions - but you'll know that because you're working with us, you're in a safe space to work. 

When you feel ready, you'll move on to clients who are total strangers - but we'll still be there for you! We'll observe your sessions, always available for a discreet chat message if you need us. If something really surprising were to happen, you could always bail out, knowing that we're right there to pick up for you. Neither one of those things has ever been necessary yet - but the knowledge that we're right there helps students feel calm, even when unexpected things come up. You go into every session knowing that there is a backup plan in place if you need it.

Eventually you won't need our support in that way anymore - but we're still available! If you get a client intake that feels intimidating, just schedule a private case support session with us ahead of the appointment! We'll go through the intake form with you, collaborate with you on possible plans, talk through all the possible ways the case could go, and make sure you feel prepared to go into the session. 

No matter what stage you're at, we're always right there with you, so you never have to feel like you're past your edge.


How can I join?

We want you to feel confident in your practice, and we want the clients you'll work with to be served with a high quality of care.


For this reason, the Live Clinical Mentorship program has pre-requisites.


There are two routes to join:


🌿 Complete the Family and Community Herbalist programs, and pass the exam at the end. You'll have a meeting with us to review your exam and at that time you can be invited to begin your Clinical Herbalist coursework, and you may start working live in clinic with us concurrent with the Clinical Herbalist coursework.


🌿 If you are "transferring" from another school, you have two options: you can go ahead and start the Clinical Herbalist coursework. Once you have completed that material and the exam, you'll have a meeting with us to review your work and at that time you can be invited to start in this program working live in clinic with us. If this option interests you, make sure you carefully read the pre-requisite information at the link above for guidance about what the best option is for your background. If you choose this option, you will almost certainly end up also getting some or all of the Community Herbalist Program as you find gaps in your knowledge - so far, no one has not needed to do that.

Your other option, and this is the option that almost everyone chooses, is to start with the Community Herbalist program. You may have already done some coursework at another school that was called "community" something or other - all schools name things a little differently. At our school, the Community Herbalist Program is the foundation of all of your clinical work, and it's all stuff you will literally use every day as a clinician.
If you choose this route, you'll complete the program and take the exam, have a meeting with us to review your exam, and then you can be invited to the Mentorship program while working concurrently on the Clinical Herbalist coursework.


We do require that you complete the coursework and pass the exam for either Community Herbalist or Clinical Herbalist before you start working live in clinic with us. 

Every herb school is different. It is important to us that students working in our clinic are all providing consistent care in the same style, and that they have all of the skills required to provide that care. 

We do not want to put students in a position where they don't have what they need to feel confident, and we don't want to put clients in a situation where they are not receiving the best care and support, or where they receive care that is not consistent from one practitioner to another.

We want to ensure that all students have an empowering and successful experience as they prepare for their own clinical practice! We will not make an exception to this policy.


How do I enroll?

You will be given the link to enroll in your exam review session.


At the end of each trimester, there will be an enrollment period for the next trimester: you will be sent the enrollment link directly.


No one is guaranteed enrollment: we do reserve the right to deny a spot in the live program if we feel that a student is not practicing safely, or is otherwise causing harm. Please commit to being compassionate and considerate of your clients and of your peers, and of your faculty.


We do not tolerate any form of racism, sexism, religious evangelism, trolling, abuse in any form, or discrimination against LGBTQ+ community or any other groups.


What is the tuition?

Each trimester's tuition can be paid in one payment or in four monthly payments.

We offer the Clinical Mentorship on a sliding scale of $1000, $1250, or $1500 per trimester. 


we offer payment plans to make our courses more accessible. a payment plan carries a commitment to complete all of the payments.
live programs do not have a refund period: enrollment is a commitment to complete the trimester.

Scholarships & Discounts

You can find complete information about our scholarships and discounts here.

Reparations discounts are available for the Live Clinical Mentorship.

Because of the intensive nature of live mentorship and the the faculty time required to sustain it, sale pricing/other discounts are not available for live session work.

Live Clinical Faculty

Katja is an herbalist and teacher working to help people rebuild their relationships with their bodies and their own ability to heal. She’s been in clinical practice for over 20 years, but it all began with a desire to make her own “fancy tea” at home instead of paying high prices for imported blends at specialty stores. Through the years, that desire grew into a passion to improve her own health and ultimately, to help others to do the same.

Ryn has been a practicing herbalist since 2010. He came to herbalism by way of martial arts, where his first experiences with herbs were focused on getting back into the game and becoming more flexible, adaptable, and resilient. Passing that experience on to others is what keeps him motivated every day.

Kenton is a genderqueer herbalist based in Lenapehoking (Philadelphia, PA). They love partnering with people to explore the story, role, and toll of health disharmonies, and find practical paths towards change. They are have particular interest in digestive health, inflammation, mental health, and mood disorders.

Emmy works with people and plants in Western Mass. She started out over 20 years ago, supporting families as a postpartum doula, and now supports clients holistically in all phases of life.  With a background in archetypal psychology, she is especially interested in the interconnections between stress, emotional health, and physical conditions.