ACORN Clinic Services
We empower individuals to take charge of their own health with a vitalist approach to herbs & nutrition
Get the care you seek without limitation...
The ACORN Collaborative Care Clinic offers you the ability to choose your clinician, as well as select your preferred appointment time. This service eliminates the lengthy waitlist of our Free Clinic, providing faster service to those in need of immediate care.
Our Free Clinic appointments are in high demand. We receive many requests for sooner appointment times and scheduling flexibility. Our team of clinical herbalist graduates have come together to make these expanded professional services available.
Why consult with a professional herbalist?
Just because it's natural, doesn't mean it's safe
Safely using herbs to help improve health is something we take seriously.
With the vast amount of information about herbs and natural medicine available online it’s all too easy to be misled by the marketplace and end up with a remedy that is more likely to hurt you than it is to help. We strongly encourage that you seek the guidance of our trained clinicians, who have experience and knowledge of adverse reactions, constitutional assessment, and cautions that come with herbs and natural healing. We can help guide you to the therapies that are right for you and avoid those that may cause you harm.
When it comes to natural medicine there is never a one-size-fits-all remedy for everyone. This is even true when two or more people have the same condition. Turmeric may be the perfect herb for one person, but may cause adverse reactions in another. Each person's health expression is unique, and so the recommended treatments should also be unique. As herbalists we seek to address healing at the root of illness rather than use the allopathic methods of symptom suppression. We have used this approach in our clinic to achieve transformative, long-lasting health improvements, with little risk of side effects.
Scope of Practice
All of our ACORN Clinic Services are held virtually on Zoom
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Our clinic is for non-emergency health concerns.
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The services we provide do not replace those of a licensed physician or any other licensed healthcare provider.
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Our herbalists are not physicians or psychologists, and the scope of his/her consultation services does not include treatment or diagnosis of specific illnesses or disorders.
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If necessary, we will recommend that you see your physician or seek out a specialist's care for further medical evaluation.
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Our Clinicians practice Vitalist herbalism, learn more about Vitalism here.
Confidentiality
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We ensure the confidentiality of all medical information maintained by our faculty and clinicians who provide health advice at this clinic.
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We also protect that information from unauthorized use and disclosure.
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Due to the nature of our clinic and that it is a teaching facility, cases will be reviewed anonymously by senior faculty for additional safety.
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We do not share information beyond our clinic, unless requested directly by the client.