I’m so happy to meet you!
Hi, I'm Jillian.
I wear a lot of hats: farmer, herbalist, cook, builder, homesteader, community organizer, student, mother, partner, and friend. It's a list I'm proud of, and it keeps growing.
How I got here
My health problems started in my early teens. By the time I became a mother, I was living with endless headaches, chronic inflammation, constant bloating, and cycles painful enough to send me to the ER. I'd been examined, diagnosed, prescribed, and sent from one specialist to the next, but no one could tell me why my body was in so much pain.
So I learned to ignore it. I accepted it as normal, and I covered it up with whatever was close at hand: work, alcohol, and other ways of numbing out that you may know too. It kept me going, but it also hardened a shell I'd been building for years.
Deep down, I knew there had to be more. I wanted my life to feel bigger and freer, for me and for my growing family.
What changed
That's when I found regenerative health: an approach built on the body's natural capacity to repair and maintain itself. I started learning new habits and unlearning old ones.
Over time, as I changed how I ate, rested, and lived, the ways I'd been numbing out lost their hold. My energy came back, and my relationships with myself and the people around me grew stronger.
Rooted in the land
I've been farming, homesteading, and working with herbs in Vermont for more than 20 years. I love food in all its forms, and I believe deeply in local economies and resilient agriculture. The land taught me that healthy systems come from tending the conditions they grow in, and I bring that same approach to people.
My work today
I offer two separate services.
Health & Lifestyle Coaching. As a certified Regenerative Health Practitioner (Institute of Regenerative Health), holistic nutritionist, and clinical herbalist, I help people work with food, herbs, movement, rest, and daily habits.
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Mental Health Counseling. I'm a rostered psychotherapist in pre-licensure, completing my MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Vermont State University, and I work as a substance use and mental health clinician in community mental health. My counseling practice is under clinical supervision.
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My curiosity about how people grow and change has been with me all along. It's what drew me to both kinds of work.
Let's talk
Book a free 20-minute consultation. We'll talk about what's bringing you here and which service fits.