Meet Mel

I am a practicing clinical herbalist, educator, and emergent facilitator. As Clinical Director and Free Clinic Manager at the Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine, I help clients to get the support they need while guiding students through the rigorous process of preparing for and participating in active clinicals. I am also an AHG board member and chair of the AHG Education Advisory committee.  I am from St. Louis, MO but I'm currently mobile, traveling around teaching and spending time with loved ones. You can check out my teaching schedule in the offerings page.

 

My passion lies in both supporting clients and empowering students to develop the essential skills required to excel as herbal practitioners. Through my clinic work, art and class facilitation, I explore the intersections of herbalism, botany, society, and somatic experiencing to support plant-centered botanical medicine and celebrate the teeming diversity life has to offer.

 

In my private practice, I blend traditional western herbalism and clinical nutrition with somatic herbal practices. I also recognize the significance of addressing personal and societal traumas as an integral part of the healing journey. This profound understanding shapes my approach to working with clients.