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Sliding Scale Herbal Consultations
at Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism’s

Community Clinic

Our clinic offers individuals personalized education in self-care with herbs. We are a collaborative practice, meaning that clients meet with one or more herbalists and benefit from their collective experience and care. We are also a teaching clinic, so herbalists-in-training are often present in the consultation room. Consultations and herbs are offered on a sliding scale that starts at $0.

Directions to our clinic:

From either north or south I-89, take exit 8 (RT 2 - Montpelier). Continue on RT 2 to the 4th stoplight, where RT 12 North comes in, and turn left. (This is also Main Street). Take Main Street to the top of the hill, heading northeast from the main part of town (you’ll go through a roundabout and head “right”). At the top of the hill, the street will turn sharply to the left; our office driveway is on the left, just after you come out of the turn. The building is gray and our suite is on the third floor. You may come in the front door from the parking lot and make your way to the left up four short flights of stairs. Turn right when you reach the third floor. The restroom facilities are on the first floor in case you want to use them before you come upstairs. If climbing stairs is difficult for you, please let us know so we can arrange to meet you in a more accessible location downstairs.

Determining your payment:

We use a sliding-scale fee structure to make our services available to everyone in our community. We provide identical services to all clients, regardless of ability or inability to pay. We will not ask you to document your income; you will simply determine your fee using the information provided here and place your payment in the box in the waiting room. Please use your best judgment and know that your generosity builds the health of your community.

Our fee scale ranges from $0 - $100 for an initial consultation and from $0 to $50 for a follow-up.
Use your income level to find the correct fee using the following chart:
Annual Individual Income*
Initial Fee Follow-up Fee Herb cost**
<$20,000 $0 $0 $0
$20,000-$29,000 $20 $10 $5/$2
$30,000-$49,000 $40 $20 $5/$2
$50,000-$69,000 $60 $30 $5/$2
$70,000-$89,000 $80 $40 $5/$2
>$90,000 $100 $100 $5/$2

*If your income supports individuals other than yourself, you may adjust your fee down to the next step on the scale, as needed.

**Herb cost refers to the cost for each ounce of tincture ($5) or of dry herbs ($2) if purchased from our apothecary. This is about half of retail cost. You are always welcome to purchase herbs from other sources.

Flexible scheduling options:

Student Clinic Hours: supervised sessions led by our third-year clinical interns in consultation with an herbalist from our professional clinic. Sliding scale $0-$10.
Tuesday evenings from 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Professional Clinic Appointments: sessions with one of our professional herbalists held Monday - Friday. Call for the next available appointment. Sliding scale $0-$100.

Please call (802) 224-7100 or email info@vtherbcenter.org for an appointment for any of our services.