Danielle has long felt a quiet calling to herbal medicine and to weaving holistic approaches into everyday life. She is deeply drawn to the alchemy of medicine making, where plants, intention, and care come together in meaningful transformation. Working with plant medicine in a tangible, hands on way became her entry point into truly understanding its power. Her journey began in the kitchen, crafting medicinal body butters and salves to nourish and restore the skin. From there, her practice naturally expanded into creating thoughtfully balanced teas and tinctures. A pivotal moment in Danielle’s path came when her dog was diagnosed with cancer. Through the supportive use of plant medicine, she witnessed its ability to enhance wellbeing, comfort, and quality of life. This experience deepened her commitment to herbal medicine and affirmed her trust in the quiet wisdom of the plants.
Danielle offers an empowering energy when working with individuals and supporting them in meeting their health goals. She understands that bio-individuality is an essential aspect of her work. Danielle’s approach is to meet you where you are at and work together to build connections with plants medicine and discover a path to intentional healing.
Now living in Hawaii on the beautiful garden island of Kaua’i, Danielle is preparing to open her own clinical practice within her community. She envisions working collaboratively with other health care practitioner in her community. Danielle is also a certified Pilates instructor and currently is working with local residents individually teaching private Pilates out of her home. With the integration of movement and nervous system regulation that Pilates can offer she finds that both healing modalities complement each other.
Danielle is passionate about holistic well-being, and is eager to work with individuals seeking healing, balance, and a deeper connection to their health and bodies.
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Anna (she/they) is a practitioner that can understand the confusing nature of collaborating with a glitchy body.
This is why her practice emphasizes clients’ agency over their own health.
They are here to provide you with a supportive helping hand that can hold you accountable to your goals. Together, you will set realistic expectations and determine sustainable habits that truly fit your life.
She is passionate about neurodivergent support, especially for people navigating ARFID and OCD. They also have special interest in somatic nervous system regulation, musculoskeletal pain management and the health of the skin, gut and heart.
They love weaving herbal remedies into everyday meals and creating care plans that turn food into a source of medicine.
Her approach is lovingly rooted in expanding access to care, celebrating transgender and queer lives, rejecting stigma around sex and sex work, supporting body diversity and actively challenging racism.
They believe in the body as a doorway to deeper understanding, health as a wild landscape to traverse and in joy as a radical form of care.
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Helena’s work as an herbalist weaves together her love of nature with her background as a chef specializing in bioregional cooking and fermentation. Snacking on dandelion fritters and sipping sumac tea as a child developed into a lifelong passion for plants and understanding their gifts as food, medicine, and companions. She seeks to walk alongside and support clients as they build relationships with medicinal herbs.
Helena has a special interest in gastro-intestinal and nervous system support (gut-brain connection) and topical remedies. In addition to her studies at the Vermont Center for Clinical Herbalism and Wild Ginger Community Herbal Center, her practice is guided by lived-experience of what our plant kin can teach us about the physiological, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of being human.
Helena is happy to to wear a KN95 mask at the request of clients and prefers clients wear them if they feel they may be ill and contagious.
Helena habla español. Invita y da bienvenidos a clientes hispanohablantes.
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A community herbalist and mother, Emily grew up in the Sierra Nevada foothills and now lives in Bolinas, California (unceded homeland of the Coast Miwok). She has a BA in psychology from Stanford and has recently studied herbalism at the Berkeley Herbal Center, the California School of Herbal Studies and the Now & Then Herb School.
Always a plant lover, she is dedicated to helping others support their healing journeys with herbal medicine: the people’s medicine. She believes plants can provide accessible and empowered care for the mind and body. She practices with the mindset that everyone deserves love and healing.
She specializes in herbal allies for both the nervous system and the reproductive system (female assigned at birth), including herbs to support hormonal balance, fertility, and the perinatal period. Bridging these two body systems, she is most knowledgeable on supporting the emotional health of pregnant and postpartum people. Also, she is learning more about herbs for children and babies, and she is excited to share that information with interested parents.
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Marjorie is a mother, clinical and community herbalist, and dance instructor.
From an early age, she was given herbal remedies that had been passed down from her grandmother, which was the beginning of a lifelong connection to plants. She is fluent in Spanish and English and is guided by her cultural roots and professional training to provide personalized, trauma-informed care.
Marjorie earned a BA in Psychology and spent over 10 years working in mental health clinics serving the Latine community. After college, she returned to herbal medicine to support her reproductive health and navigate grief, which led her to study at the Berkeley Herbal Center. She also completed an apprenticeship with the Botanical Bus, a bilingual mobile herb clinic in Sonoma County, and continues to collaborate with its team to promote social justice through accessible, equitable, and affordable healthcare.
She supports people through their journey with mental health, pregnancy and postpartum, digestion, joint mobility, and dental care. Her approach focuses on restoring harmony through nutrition, emotional wellness, and lifestyle habits. Outside of her practice, Marjorie is passionate about animals, poetry, and ceramics.
To schedule a session, please email marjorie@berkeleyherbalcenter.org
You can also learn about Marjorie’s offerings by following @abuelitasherbals on Instagram
Marjorie is a mother, clinical and community herbalist, and dance instructor.
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Since childhood, Britta has intuitively understood that plants are powerful teachers and healers. She is passionate about facilitating relationships between plants and people and empowering her clients with resources to feel better. She takes a balanced and judgement-free approach to health strategies, encouraging people to find the solutions that work for them. While it can be difficult to sort through trends as the health and wellness industry grows, Britta is motivated to help her clients navigate towards an effective and sustainable approach. She has a special interest in nervous system regulation, tinnitus management, chronic disease and inflammatory conditions, and digestive distress.
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