SEEDS + SPIRALS

Clinical Practicum (Year 3) 

Welcome to our advanced clinical training program! If you have completed our 2nd year intermediate training (or a similar program elsewhere) and are ready to start putting the pieces together and applying everything that you’ve learned so far, this is your next step.

Seeds + Spirals is an in-person, practical program where we will see real-world clients together as student-clinic. This year we will meet three Thursdays a month and have an opportunity to sit with 2 clients per day. Students will take turns leading the interview, and we will work as a group to come up with recommendations for each client.

The clinic (aka Wholistic Wellness Council) is open to anyone in our community. It operates by appointment only, and we charge a $25-$45 fee per appointment. We ask that our clients commit to at least 2 follow-ups so that we can receive feedback for our formulas. Read more about how the council operates or schedule an appointment HERE.

We also have a virtual roundtable for students to discuss clients that they see on their own, outside of our in-person meetings. The round table meets once a month and is an opportunity to discuss cases and formulas with a group of peers and mentors and counts as supervised clinical experience. Students who participate in the virtual offering must see at least 5 clients between August 2025 and April 2026.

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Investment

  • Tuition for In-Person (25 days total)$1800
    • Early Bird Discount: $1600 if you register by July 14th ($200 discount)
  • Virtual Round Table (9 days total)- $600
    • Early Bird Discount: $480 if you register by July 14th ($120 discount)
  • Both Virtual & In Person (34 days total)- $2200 ($200 bundle discount)
    • Early Bird Discount: $1880 off if you register by July 14th (additional $320 discount)
  • Deposit– $200 is required to save your spot. Deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • Monthly Payment plan available

For the in-person dates, please plan to bring a bag lunch or enjoy one of Shepherdstown’s restaurants for lunch. We will aim to have a 45 minute lunch break.

Ready to begin?

Our next session will begin September 2025. If you are interested in being a part of the council,

Email Ashley at

Sacredgardenschool@gmail.com

I will send you the tuition agreement and be available to answer any questions you may have about the program.

Schedule

In-Person: Thursdays, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Virtual Round Table: 1 Thursday/month, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm

 September 11 2025 – May 21, 2026

In-Person:

  • September 11, 18 & 25
  • October 9, 16 & 23
  • November 13 & 20
  • December 11 & 18
  • January 15, 22 & 29
  • February 12, 19 & 26
  • March 12, 19 & 26
  • April 9, 16 & 23
  • May 14, 21 & 28

Virtual Round Table:

  • September 4, 2025
  • October 2, 2025
  • November 6, 2025
  • December 4, 2025
  • January 8, 2026
  • February 5, 2026
  • March 5, 2026
  • April 2, 2026
  • May 7, 2026

(This list is also available through our scheduling app). For those who are interested, email me.

Prerequisites:

Completion of an intermediate-level training program, either our Buds + Blossoms Clinical Herbalism program or a comparable program that covers anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, phytochemistry, and herbal energetics.

Feel free to email Ashley to see if you qualify.

Guest Teachers

This year, we have the honor of learning with Geo Derrick and Becca Daye. Becca will be helping to lead interviews and guide the formulation process during the in-person and virtual gatherings, and Geo will be joining us from time to time to offer case studies and her valuable insight on clients during the virtual round-table:

Geo Derrick

Geo Derrick

Guest clinician

Geo Derick, MSc, RH(AHG) is founding Owner, Practitioner & Formulator of Geo‘s Joy Herbal Medicine, LLC. She is also Founder of the Sanctuary Wellness Center in Berryville, VA. Geo received her Master’s degree in Herbal Medicine from Tai Sophia Institute (now the Maryland University of Integrative Health) in 2008 and has been a practicing clinical herbalist ever since. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.

Becca Daye

Becca Daye

Co-teacher for Clinicals

Becca is a clinical herbalist, nurse practitioner and certified nurse-midwife. Becca has been studying herbal medicine for almost 3 decades, while also practicing in the world of allopathic medicine and focusing on women‘s health and perinatal mental health. She teaches the women’s reproductive health classes at Sacred Garden School, and this year will be co-teaching the clinical practicum with Ashley.