Integrative herbal care that works with the body’s systems to support balance, resilience, and long-term health.
Why a Holistic Herbal Medicine Approach?
People turn to herbal medicine when there are issues or concerns not easily addressed within Western healthcare: persistent symptoms, reduced vitality, a feeling that something isn’t quite right, despite doing “all the right things” or receiving appropriate conventional care.
Western medicine, essential for treating acute illness, emergency care and infectious disease prevention, may not always address root causes, prevention or the complex interplay of digestion, stress, sleep, immune function and lifestyle that underlies many chronic concerns. Herbal medicine offers a complementary approach to overall wellness. Herbs can influence the digestive, nervous, immune, and endocrine systems, supporting the body’s ability to respond, adapt and restore balance.
My role as an herbalist in the healing process is to go beyond isolated symptoms and consider the whole person. I work to understand patterns and contributing factors for each client. This approach respects the body’s natural capacity for repair and rebalance.
Many chronic conditions can be prevented and their progression often slowed or improved by a holistic approach that considers lifestyle support. In addition to herbal medicine, my work often incorporates:
Nutrition
Sleep
Movement
Mental wellness
Community environment
Background
My commitment to holistic care grew from years of working with plants from seed to plate. Alongside formal training in herbal medicine, I’ve spent much of my adult life engaged in gardening, agriculture, cooking and nutrition.
Long before the gut microbiome became a common topic in healthcare, I was drawn to the connection between digestion, food quality and overall health for myself and my family. I also came to understand that human health does not exist in isolation: the health of the human microbiome is intimately connected to the health of the soil microbiome. Current research increasingly reflects what traditional food cultures and ecological farming practices have long demonstrated.
My clinical work is informed by both traditional herbal knowledge and modern scientific inquiry. I value research literacy, phytochemistry and careful attention to herb-drug interactions, and I continuously integrate new evidence into my practice.
Education & Training
Ongoing training includes workshops, conferences and continuing education.
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David Winston School for Herbal Studies (Winston is a internationally recognized clinical herbalist, author and educator with over 50 years of experience)
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1- year Graduate Course
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David Winston School For Herbal Studies
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1-year Therapeutics Course
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David Winston School for Herbal Studies
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2-Year Herbal Studies Program
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Vermont School of Integrative Herbalism
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1-year Family Herbalist
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Where I Can Help
I provide individualized care for the following concerns
Digestive and GI Concerns
Stress, Mood and Emotional Imbalance
Sleep Challenges
Pain and Inflamation
Immune System Support
Chronic disease prevention and long-term health support
What To Expect
My clinical approach blends Western herbalism with traditional Chinese medical diagnostics.
Free 15-min introductory call to explore whether working together is a good fit.
Initial consultation ($150):
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Up to 90-minute client intake (in person or virtual)
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Written personalized health protocol including herbal recommendations, supplements if appropriate, and diet and lifestyle guidance.
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30-minute follow up one to two weeks later to review responses and refine recommendations
Ongoing care is tailored to individual needs. Chronic concerns often benefit from working together over several months.
$75 for any subsequent 30 minute consultations
Sliding scale option: It is never my intention to turn anyone away for financial reasons.
Contact
Fill out the form below, send an email to kim@kimberlywass.com, or schedule an appointment here.
I came to herbal medicine by way of the plants themselves. Plants feed us, heal us, teach us and inspire awe and reverence.
About Me
I look for opportunities to discover medicinal herbs wherever I happen to be, from a forest path or a meadow, to walking the grounds of old monasteries. In medieval Europe, monastery gardens served as living pharmacies. Later, knowledge of plants migrated to medical schools. I’ve also walked those early medical school teaching gardens imagining physicians as botanists.
Working more closely with plants meant gardening and farming. What began as a kitchen garden, growing herbs for cooking and tea with my children, expanded into formal training in biodynamic and regenerative agriculture, a practice that incorporates herbal preparations for soil health. I learned how healthy soil creates healthy plants, and how plants themselves contribute to soil vitality.
I've prepared herbal medicines using traditional techniques combined with current best practices for harvesting and drying herbs, making teas, salves, and tinctures. Using a traditional copper still, I distill plant hydrosols, aromatic waters that contain both bioactive compounds and the subtle essence of a plant.
For many of us, our relationship to plants begins with food. I discovered early on the joy of cooking and the idea that food is medicine. Exploring dishes from other cultures sparked my curiosity about the inherent wisdom within traditional cuisines, where disease prevention and nourishment are reflected in their food preparation, cooking and eating patterns.
These experiences have shaped how I work with clients today, encouraging a thoughtful approach that acknowledges the complexity of living systems, both human and ecological. In a world where many feel disconnected from nature, herbal medicine offers a bridge: a reminder of our interconnectedness and our capacity for resilience.