Welcome to the American Herbalists Guild!
Discover the most comprehensive directory of qualified clinical herbalists and herbal programs. AHG is a membership based organization that connects the public with trusted practitioners while supporting herbalists through continuing education, clinical and business resources, peer-reviewed publications, advocacy, local chapters, events, and a vibrant professional community. Explore the benefits of membership and access the tools that support the path to becoming a Registered Herbalist.
Focus Session: Clinical Skills Workshop
Client Capacity, Implementing Change, and the Art of Collaborative Protocol Creation with Cameron Strouss, B.S., RH (AHG), FH, Aromatherapist
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
6:00pm – 7:30pm ET / 3:00pm – 4:30pm PT
The most clinically sound protocol means nothing if a client can’t digest it, integrate it, and implement it. This Focus Session explores the gap between what we think clients might need and what is logistically workable in their lives — and how practitioners can design protocols collaboratively with this in mind.
Through the frameworks of capacity assessment, behavior replacement, phased protocols, and client/practitioner collaborative care, in this Focus Session, we’ll hash out how to more effectively meet clients in their lives rather than inside of our clinical ideal. Practitioners will leave with a toolkit for designing recommendations that are honest, sustainable, and workable for their clients.
Focus Session: Clinical Skills Workshop
A Client Centered Approach to Type 2 Diabetes
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease experienced by more than 10% of adults in North America, and its precursor, insulin resistance, is even more prevalent.
This Focus Session will expand on the pathophysiology of insulin resistance to include interconnections with hormones, the liver, the thyroid, stress, systemic oppression and more. While the dominant medical paradigm focuses on symptoms like weight gain, a holistic approach can address underlying root causes and offer whole person support through a client-centred, body-positive and harm reduction approach. From this lens, you will learn how to frame realistic and empowering goals, and craft effective herbal protocols based on the individual client’s unique goals and barriers.
Annual Symposium
The 36th Annual American Herbalists Guild Symposium
August 14-16, 2026・Black Mountain, NC
🌿 Early Bird Registration Now Open Through June 30 🌿
This year’s theme, Facilitating Regulation: The Role of Clinical Herbalism in Autoimmunity & Chronic Conditions, explores how herbalists can support resilience and restoration through both contemporary clinical insight and traditional wisdom.
Join herbal practitioners, educators, students, and medicine makers from across the country for a weekend of inspiring classes, clinical intensives, plant walks, experiential workshops, and community connection in the beautiful Southern Appalachian Mountains. Optional Pre-Symposium and Post Symposium Intensives offer opportunities for deeper study.
Webinar Intensive Series
Herb-Drug Interactions: An Integrative Approach with Benjamin Zappin, LAc and Ingrid Bauer, MD
Monday, September 14, 21, 28, & October 5 at 6PM ET
Join us in a four-part advanced series with Benjamin Zappin, LAc and Ingrid Bauer, MD to explore the intersection of herbal medicine and pharmaceuticals, offering case-based insights, clinical protocols, and a flexible, integrative approach to care across cardiovascular health, pain and inflammation, and mental health.
