Sovereignty Herbs

Sovereignty Herbs Herbal Consultations and Wellness Education, Athens, Ohio. But you are not alone...the plants are with you.

Clinical Herbalism Education & Mentorship
Herbs & Wellness Coaching with Erika Galentin MNIMH RH
Host of the Herbal Practice Connexion
At home in Athens, OH but serving and supporting an international community. Wellness is more than the absence of ill-health, it is a personal journey and state-of-mind that must be cultivated from within. We offer herbal consultations, workshops, and other education services to support, guide, and empower you all along the way...

08/29/2025

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due on Monday, September 1st, 2025! I don't know about you, but this summer has sped by for me.

This 6-month program (October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026) may be a good fit for you if you are:

❖ Transitioning from graduate to practitioner.

❖ Taking the leap from theory to real-life clinical practice.

❖ Seeking expertise and guidance on your case histories.

❖ Needing assistance in developing your own protocols.

❖ Desiring feedback about your clinical and legal forms.

❖ Looking for support when dissecting complex cases.

❖ Gaining confidence in your capacity to practice as a clinical herbalist.

❖ In process to obtaining ‘Registered Herbalist’ status with the American Herbalists Guild.

Finding a clinical mentor is instrumental to achieving your goals of becoming a clinical herbalist, especially as you are transitioning from herbalism student to practitioner. Our online interactive Clinical Foundations Mentorship program was created to provide guidance and support as you embark on your journey of clinical practice.

Working directly with me (Erika Galentin, MNIMH, (RH) AHG) who has almost 20 years of clinical experience, our clinical programs are designed to help you gain confidence in your skills and help you move forward in your clinical and business career!

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due by Monday, September 1st, 2025 with the program beginning in October! I am hosting free meet & greet sessions to all applicants the weeks of September 8th and 15th so that you can get all your questions answered before committing to the program. Once your application has been reviewed, I will reach out to schedule a session with you. Check out the link on my bio for more info! 🫶

"The 6 month curriculum of Clinical Foundations Mentorship is packed with benefits and real world experience to aid in g...
08/27/2025

"The 6 month curriculum of Clinical Foundations Mentorship is packed with benefits and real world experience to aid in guiding you on your journey to a clinical herbal practice!

The curriculum includes approximately 45 educational hours and 70+ supervised clinical hours featuring:

🪴 A strategy session

🪴 Clinical forms audit

🪴 Online clinical classes

🪴 Live clinical supervision & support

🪴 Protocol and assessment evaluation

🪴 Live clinical observation

🪴 Monthly buzz sessions

And many more additional benefits such as a 12-month membership to Herbal Practice Connexion!

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due by Monday, September 1st, 2025 with the program beginning in October! I am hosting free meet & greet sessions to all applicants the weeks of September 8th and 15th so that you can get all your questions answered before committing to the program. Once your application has been reviewed, I will reach out to schedule a session with you. Check out the link on my bio for more info! 🫶

This was so much fun!!! It only do I enjoy distilling, i always enjoy the time I spend with Mountain Rose Herbs. Thanks...
08/26/2025

This was so much fun!!! It only do I enjoy distilling, i always enjoy the time I spend with Mountain Rose Herbs. Thanks for having me!

08/26/2025

Next month's installment in the Clinical Craft Series is one you won't want to miss! Join Camille Freeman on September 17th at 6 PM EST for this online intensive exploring the essentials of herbal support for fertility: foundational physiology, common patterns you’re likely to see in practice, key actions and herbs to consider, and guidance on working alongside conventional care. We’ll take a "big tent" approach, recognizing that fertility journeys are diverse and deeply personal. Whether you’re new to this work or looking for a refresher, you’ll leave with practical tools to help your clients feel seen, supported, and empowered when they are trying to conceive.

Camille Freeman has been in practice as an herbalist and nutritionist since 2003, with a focus on fertility, pregnancy, and menstrual health. She runs Monday Mentoring, a community of practice for herbalists and nutritionists, and offers continuing education courses for practitioners.

Register today at the Clinical Craft Series 🔗 in my bio! 🫶

08/25/2025

“I’m leaving this program with the confidence that I have the skills required to start supporting my community and building my practice.” - Clinical Foundations Mentorship graduate, 2022

“The online mentorship course is inspiring and brilliantly designed. I love the way that an immediate community can be found in meeting more practicing herbalists like myself getting started in clinical work.” - Clinical Foundations Mentorship graduate, 2021

“Observing Erika in clinic was tremendously beneficial with the added bonus of group discussion after each case. My understanding of what a clinical herbalist’s actual casework looks like has evolved. After this work with Erika, I feel so much more confident about stepping into this career.” - Clinical Foundations Mentorship graduate, 2021

Confidence is key when making the leap to clinical practice. Through the Clinical Foundations Mentorship program, we can build confidence while gaining invaluable skills through online clinical classes, live clinical supervision & support, protocol and assessment evaluation, and so much more! Check out the 🔗 in my bio for additional information on this exciting 6-month program. Applications are due by September 1st! 💗

A gentle reminder that applications for our Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due on September 1st!In addition to the ...
08/22/2025

A gentle reminder that applications for our Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due on September 1st!

In addition to the many benefits of this program that I've shared, students will also receive:

❣️ A 12-month membership to the Herbal Practice Connexion

❣️ Access to past Sovereignty Herbs webinars (videos & handouts)

❣️ Assistance with American Herbalists Guild paperwork if applying for Registered Herbalist

❣️ A Letter of Recommendation upon successful completion

❣️ Mentorship Final Report

❣️ Upon completion of each session, students will be presented with a certificate of attendance as well as a breakdown of educational hours if you are pursuing 'Registered Herbalist' designation with the American Herbalists Guild

Clinical Foundations Mentorship is a minimum 6-month commitment. Upon completion of our Clinical Foundations Mentorship program, graduates will have the option to move on to our Clinical Practice Development series!

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due by Monday, September 1st, 2025 with the program beginning in October! Check out the link on my bio for more info! 🫶

08/21/2025

Join clinical herbalist Camille Freeman for this 2 hour class in exploring the essentials of herbal support for fertility: foundational physiology, common patterns you’re likely to see in practice, key actions and herbs to consider, and guidance on working alongside conventional care.

Camille Freeman has been in practice as an herbalist and nutritionist since 2003, with a focus on fertility, pregnancy, and menstrual health. She runs Monday Mentoring, a community of practice for herbalists and nutritionists, and offers continuing education courses for practitioners.

Workshops in the Clinical Craft Series are included in the Herbal Practice Connexion membership, but all are welcome to register - we offer three different ‘pay from the heart’ registration options. Check out the 🔗 in my bio for more!

08/20/2025

"From graduates of the 2022 Clinical Foundations Mentorship program:

☀️ ""Really appreciated the opportunity to observe a practicing and experienced clinical herbalist in action. I'm leaving this program with the confidence that I have the basic skills required to start supporting my community. As a recovering perfectionist, this eased my anxiety and prepared me to get started more formally.""

☀️ ""This program has given me the confidence and reassurance of my skills on becoming a clinical herbalist by allowing me to experience the clinical setting from the beginning forms + initial consultation to strategy + planning to dispensing to the follow up appointment with a client, while being observed. Observing Erika in the Ohio Free Clinic has also been such a phenomenal experience on so many levels, which I highly recommend.""

☀️ ""I have learned so much in this wonderful and well thought out course! I gained so much confidence in myself that I now feel able to take on new clients and feel really supported with knowledge and understanding. Sitting in on the Ohio Free Clinic and seeing the way Erika interacts with her clients is life changing and has taught me more than any other clinical course could have. It helped me to develop my interview skills and know how to speak to clients and ask the right questions. I highly recommend working with Erika in any capacity that you are able, she is truly a wonderful mentor with a wealth of knowledge.""

The key phrase that continues to appear is ""confidence."" Confidence is vital in our path, whether it's confidence in our skills, developing our clinical practice, or working with clients. Like a muscle, confidence can be strengthened. Our Clinical Foundations Mentorship program aims to aid in the building of confidence in both individual and group settings!

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due by Monday, September 1st, 2025 with the program beginning in October! Check out the link on my bio for more info! 🫶

This month in HPX we are celebrating Wood Betony as our herb of the month paired with self-reflection as a pillar of her...
08/18/2025

This month in HPX we are celebrating Wood Betony as our herb of the month paired with self-reflection as a pillar of herbal practice.

One critical aspect of self-reflection in herbal practice is about learning how to identify our triggers as practitioners and the emotional regulation required to navigate them safety while in consultation. In order to be safe, ethical, and accountable practitioners, we have to be aware of when we are projecting our own healing journey onto our clients.

For me this means embracing myself as a wounded healer - that as a practitioner I must be prepared to take stock of my own healing journey and how it impacts the way I practice and interact with my clients.

Wood Betony is adored as a nervine and cephalic herb with a long tradition of use for supporting cognition while relaxing the nervous system (in addition to being supportive to so many other systems, like digestion, when under the duress of stress. It also has a long tradition of use for helping to clear the psyche when nightmares are disturbing sleep.

With these relaxing, clearing, and thought-provoking actions, Wood Betony makes a perfect pairing for such self-reflective work.

"I want to take all those years of herbal training and actually put it into practice!"I have heard from students that th...
08/15/2025

"I want to take all those years of herbal training and actually put it into practice!"

I have heard from students that they had doubts about their own skills when working with clients. What if they messed up? What if they froze up when seeing a client? What if??? This hesitation put a stop on developing their clinical herbal practice. That’s why we offer our Clinical Foundations Mentorship program! This 6-month intensive includes:

❣️ Live Clinical Observation
(3+) 10-hour days
Observe live cases with real clients during the monthly Ohio Free Herbal Clinic and experience how an established herbal clinic functions. Includes case review prior to each client session.

❣️ Clinical Forms Audit
Clear, concise forms provide the foundation for clinical practice. Review and improve intake forms, consent disclosures, privacy policies and practicing guidelines.

❣️ Live Clinical Supervision & Support
(2) 2-hour supervised consultations.
Mentees conduct online consultations with mentor support and supervision using our online consultation room. Gain confidence in your interpersonal skills and client relationships.

❣️ Protocol and Assessment Evaluation
(2) 60 minute meetings following supervised consultation. As a follow up to your supervised consultations, receive feedback and support on protocols and formulation.

❣️ Free membership to HPX
12 months free access to the Herbal Practice Connexion. Connect with colleagues through live online meetups and community forum and hone your clinical and business skills with resource libraries full of speciality trainings from guest instructors.

Applications for Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due by Monday, September 1st, 2025 with the program beginning in October! I am hosting free meet & greet sessions to all applicants the weeks of September 8th and 15th so that you can get all your questions answered before committing to the program. Once your application has been reviewed, I will reach out to schedule a session with you. Check out the link on my bio for more info! 🫶

08/14/2025

Join us on September 17th at 6 PM EST for the next installment of the Clinical Craft Series: Herbal Fundementals for Fertility Support with Camille Freeman from Bloom & Grow and Monday Mentoring.

In this Clinical Craft Series, we’ll cover the essentials of herbal support for fertility: foundational physiology, common patterns you’re likely to see in practice, key actions and herbs to consider, and guidance on working alongside conventional care. We’ll take a "big tent" approach, recognizing that fertility journeys are diverse and deeply personal. Whether you’re new to this work or looking for a refresher, you’ll leave with practical tools to help your clients feel seen, supported, and empowered when they are trying to conceive.

As with all installments in the Clinical Craft Series, members of Herbal Practice Connexion will have this training included in their membership. Learn more about this class and registration (and HPX!) at the links in my bio. 💗

A gentle reminder that applications for our Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due Monday, September 1!If you have been...
08/13/2025

A gentle reminder that applications for our Clinical Foundations Mentorship are due Monday, September 1!

If you have been looking for a mentorship to help you gain confidence in your skills and help you move forward in your clinical and business career, then this 6-month intensive program may be for you!

The curriculum includes:

❃ Strategy Session, Clinical Forms Audit, and Online Clinical Classes

❃ Two Live Clinical Supervision & Support Sessions
Mentees conduct online consultations with mentor support and supervision. Gain confidence in your interpersonal skills and client relationships.

❃ Three Live Clinical Observation Days
10-hour days observing clients during the monthly Ohio Free Herbal Clinic.

❃ Two Protocol and Assessment Evaluations
Discuss herb-drug interactions, laboratory analysis, relevant research and lifestyle changes while receiving feedback and support on protocols and formulation.

❃ Monthly Buzz Sessions
Review and discuss your clinical cases with Erika and your mentee peers. During these buzz sessions you will build skills to dissect complex cases, formulate herbal rationale, explore scope of practice, and strengthen your understanding of clinical ethics.

We hope you can join us from October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026! Erika is also hosting free meet & greet sessions to all applicants the weeks of September 8th and 15th so that you can get all your questions answered before committing to the program. Once your application has been reviewed, Erika will reach out to schedule a session with you. Check out the link in our bio for more information on the program! 🫶

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7247 N. Coolville Ridge Road
Athens, OH
45701

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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