Working Together
Herbal Consultations
An herbal consultation is a confidential, one-on-one session where we explore your individual health concerns and goals, with a focus on assessing underlying or root causes. After our session, you will receive a customized-to-you herbal protocol, as well as nutritional and lifestyle recommendations with an eye to supporting the body’s innate healing capacity. Herbs are slow and steady in their work, while also offering sometimes profound symptom-relief.
Every body is unique — a constellation of a person’s individual lifestyle, history, ancestral inheritance, and lived context.
My approach honors the mind/body/spirit connection and considers your physiology, constitution, and energetics — selecting plants that will support your body into greater resiliency. All bodies and experiences are welcome.
Our work together is very much a partnership. I strive to create a compassionate, person-centered healing space. I believe you are the expert on your body and your experience. My goal is to provide recommendations that resonate with you, and feel accessible to weave into your life.
Please note that I do not diagnose or directly treat disease. I make assessments of imbalances based on your individual patterns and physiologic presentation, and provide recommendations for how to best support your healing process.
I work with clients in a variety of ways:
Virtual sessions using a secure video-conferencing platform. I’m trained and practiced in creating and holding space virtually that cultivates connection. Though not without challenges, I believe with intention and care that deep connection and healing can happen through virtual sessions.
If you are local to the Cooperstown, NY area and would prefer in-person sessions,
you can contact me to explore this possibility.Phone call. If you do not have access to a reliable internet connection in a private space,
sessions can be held over the phone.
Offerings & Pricing
I work with a sliding scale fee model in an effort to make my services more accessible. If the scale is still beyond your means, please reach out.
Read more about my sliding scale below.
Initial Herbal Consultation (2 Hours)
Sliding Scale $200 - $480
During your first visit, we will form a holistic picture of you, diving deeply into your health history, current concerns, and identifying your goals in working together. We’ll focus on uncovering the root causes and imbalances affecting you, which includes assessing diet, lifestyle, and your unique health makeup or constitution. After our session, you will receive an individualized plan that will include custom herbal formulas and nutrition & lifestyle recommendations.
2-hour in-depth intake session
Personalized plan: custom herbal formulation, plus nutrition & lifestyle recommendations
15-minute call to go over your plan ~ 1-week after our initial session (optional)
Post-visit availability via email to answer questions
The fee for an initial consultation covers the hours in session, and time spent on formulation and protocol formation, as well as being available over email to answer questions you may have once you have received your protocol and herbs. *Herb formulas purchased independently.*
(Note: I recommend at least one follow up, scheduled 6-8 weeks after the initial consultation.**)
Follow-up Consultation (1 Hour)
Sliding Scale $100 - $240
During this 60-minute follow up for current clients, we will observe shifts that may have arisen since our last session, taking into consideration seasonal transitions and life changes. We will track progress around your goals, assess how the herbs and lifestyle recommendations have been integrated into your life and re-strategize your protocol where needed. We may also use this time to give attention to body systems, life experiences or goals not yet centered in our work. We will discuss the frequency of follow ups moving forward, depending on your individual needs.
Acute Care (45 Minutes)
Sliding Scale $80 - $200
This 30-45 minute session is a space for current clients to bring acute concerns. We will assess the issue, considering relevant health history and any work you may be doing with other providers, and come up with a plan that may include an herbal protocol, lifestyle recommendations and outside referrals for treatment or testing.
**We will discuss the frequency of follow ups moving forward, depending on your individual needs. Working with plants and within a holistic paradigm can be a process, especially with chronic issues. If additional consultations are necessary, we will schedule them accordingly. This may look like monthly visits for a certain length of time, seasonal check-ins, or yearly tune-ups. Working together often becomes more powerful over time.
A Note on my Sliding Scale pricing…
In an effort to make my services more accessible, I offer a self-determined sliding-scale payment structure. Place yourself at the scale that makes this care possible for you - no questions asked.
In assessing your payment, please consider that the “per-hour” cost for appointments includes: our time spent in-session, my time researching for your case and developing your individualized protocol, as well as general availability to support/answer questions in between appointments.
Full fee is recommended if you can consistently meet your basic needs (food, clothing, and housing), have access to savings or help from family, have expendable income, can regularly buy new things, and/or can take time off work when needed.
Paying as much as you can afford makes a sliding scale model sustainable for me, and helps make my services available to those with fewer resources.
If this scale is still beyond your means, please reach out. I offer a limited number of reduced-fee to free consultation spaces as part of my commitment to accessibility and care.
Herbal Formulas & Cost
After our session, I will recommend customized herbal formulas. You are welcome to source your herbs at any place of your choosing.
I work with Heart Hand Land apothecary in Vermont for my clients’ formulas because they source quality, sustainable, relatively affordable herbs. If you choose to fill your formulas with them, I will assist you in setting up an account.
They will invoice and ship to you directly.
Whether you work with Heart Hand Land or another apothecary, herbal formulas can cost anywhere from $50-$200 per month (not included in the cost of consultations).
If this feels inaccessible, I am happy to support you with food-based recommendations and/or lower-cost herbal remedies, to work within your budget. It is my goal to always be transparent with costs of things I may recommend, so you are able to make informed decisions.
A custom herbal formula is a blend of different whole plant herbs, carefully selected to address concerns while balancing the energetics of both person and plants. They can take a variety of forms including:
Infusion:
water-based extracts of plant material, most often leaf and flower. Essentially a stronger and more concentrated version of herbal tea.
Tincture:
liquid extracts of whole plant chemistry preserved in alcohol, glycerine, or vinegar. Highly concentrated and easy for the body to absorb.
Decoction:
an infusion made by simmering plant material that is a bit more difficult to extract – usually roots, barks, or berries.
Powder:
plant material ground into a powder that can easily be added into food or some beverages.
Teas, decoction, and powder tend to be the most affordable options. Tinctures preserved in alcohol are typically more expensive.
Exploratory Call — 15 minutes / free
If you’re interested in working with herbs but not quite sure what that would look like, give me a call. This is an invitation for a free, informal conversation to help us both get a sense of whether working together is the right fit.