About

Community herbalist, medicine maker, botanist, and gardener

I was born and raised in the Great Basin, in a valley below the Sierra Nevada mountains in the ancestral lands of the Wá∙šiw (Washoe) people. My first potions were made from the aromatic silver leaves of sagebrush and turquoise berries of juniper. I now reside on the lands of the Squaxin Island Tribe, in the south Puget Sound region living amongst the red cedars, alders, and big leaf maples.
I have been in clinical practice for 10 years and a dedicated student of herbal medicine for the last 16 years. I have completed several programs in bioregional and western clinical herbalism as well as harm reduction counseling, peer-trained acute primary care, and wilderness first aid training (School, clinics, trainings and mutual aid projects listed below.)

I have a passionate interest in the intersection of conservation, agriculture, and community health, and I believe that actively caring for the land, expanding wild plant populations, and developing an intimate understanding of local ecology are all critical aspects of having a plant medicine practice.

My professional background conducting ecological surveys in the arid west and working on organic farms have significantly shaped my practice as an herbalist. I grow as much as I can and seek out hyperlocal cultivated sources of plants wherever possible. Contributing to the community herb shed and expanding access to herbs outside a competitive consumerist framework is deeply important to me. Understanding that wild populations of native plants are under a lot pressure from habitat loss, climate chaos, and extraction has driven me to pursue further studies in natural resources and sustainable horticulture.

I embrace a holistic health perspective that honors the subtle forces extant in the living world and also accepts the validity of hard science. To me these are not mutual exclusive. I reject the myth of the separation of the mind, body, and spirit.

In my consultations I work to collaboratively develop plans that consider a clients constitution (patterns expressed through the body systems), context, goals, and barriers. There is no one size fits all. I will always be transparent about my scope of practice. I am not a nurse or doctor and I can neither diagnose nor prescribe, rather, I make recommendations based on my training in the traditional uses of herbs. I am deeply grateful for the healthcare practitioners of all kinds in my community and my desire is always to work in a complimentary fashion according to the needs and goals of my clients. We need all of us.

Generative health concerns, hormonal dysregulation, IBS & GI issues, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, allergies , skin, and respiratory complaints are some of concerns I have regularly worked with clients to address.