Student Herbal Clinic Intensive
Low-Cost Community Care · Real Clinical Experience · Mentorship in Practice
Join us for a monthly, in-person student clinic designed for herbal medicine students who are ready to move from theory into real clinical practice, while simultaneously offering accessible, sliding-scale care to the community.
From January through May, we will gather once a month at Berkeley Herbal Center to run a supervised, low-cost herbal clinic serving real clients. Students gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and confidence, while clients receive thoughtful, affordable care.
Student Clinic Overview
Location: Berkeley Herbal Center (in person)
Schedule: Last Friday of each month
January – May
Clinic Day: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Pre-Clinic Class: 2-hour online class the Thursday before each clinic
Cost: $120 per month
Enrollment Cap:
Maximum 8 students per clinic day
No more than 3 students attending online
This program is intentionally small to ensure depth, safety, and individualized mentorship.
Pre-Clinic Class (Thursday)
Each month includes a 2-hour online class held the Thursday before clinic day.
These sessions will:
Prepare students for upcoming clinic cases
Review clinical skills, frameworks, and boundaries
Cover expectations, safety, and flow for the clinic day
Offer space for questions and integration
Attendance is expected, as this class directly supports the clinical experience.
Clinic Day Structure (Friday)
10:00 – 3:30 PM
Client intakes and consultations
Student observation and participation
Case discussion and guidance throughout the day
Real-time mentorship and clinical insight
This is not a simulated clinic - this is live, community-based care with clients in-person or virtual.
What Students Receive
Supervised clinical experience with real clients
Exposure to intake, assessment, and herbal protocol development
Experience working within a sliding-scale clinic model
Mentorship around clinical reasoning, ethics, and scope
Observation and participation appropriate to level of training
A supportive, real-world container to build confidence as a practitioner
Who This Is For
This clinic is ideal for:
Herbal medicine students ready for supervised clinical exposure
Graduates seeking additional hands-on experience
Practitioners transitioning toward clinical work
Students interested in community-based, accessible care models
Each student participant is required to have at least 400 hours of western herbal medicine foundational education and a sincere interest in ethical clinical practice.
Participation Options
In-Person: Priority given, up to 8 students (limited to maintain safety and flow)
Online: Limited to 3 students per clinic day
Online students will observe and participate as appropriate within ethical and logistical boundaries.
Tuition
$120 per month, or $540 for January - May
January through May commitment encouraged to support continuity
Space is limited and filled on a first-come basis
Dates of in-person Clinic: January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, May 29
Are you interested in joining us for our herbal clinic?
Space is intentionally limited.
If you’re interested in participating or have questions about fit, expectations, or logistics, please fill out application below.
If you are accepted, you will receive an acceptance email and a link to pay for a month-by-month clinic, or the full 5 months.
Your Herbal Clinic Mentor, Laura Ash
Laura Ash has been a clinical western herbalist since 2006. She has studied and worked with medical herbalists, Integrative Physicians, Ayurvedic doctors, and Indigenous medicine holders…