Holli Richey is a clinical herbalist, counselor and teacher who practices with an integrative approach to mind-body-spirit healing.

Holli’s philosophy of healing is that our body is wise, and our symptoms are our teacher. Through listening to our symptoms—whether they seem to be speaking from the mind, body or spirit—we gain awareness of our patterned approach to life, and discover new ways in which to shift toward wholeness.

As a clinical social worker and herbalist, Holli utilizes counseling and herbal medicine to empower change and support wellness. For her clients seeking herbal support, Holli often formulates a custom botanical blend from the apothecary at the Center for Integrative Medicine. The botanical formulas are designed to specifically address individual needs for a wide range of health concerns. Herbal medicine can support many health issues, including (just to name a few):

• women’s reproductive health: fertility, menstruation, menopause
• men’s health
• gastrointestinal health
• skin conditions
• autoimmunity, chronic illness, fatigue
• depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, headaches
• cardiovascular health, metabolic disorders and insulin dysregulation
• kidney and bladder health

Separate from or in combination with her herbal consultations, Holli also provides counseling to adults and adolescents, individuals, couples and families. Theories and methods which have influenced Holli’s approach to counseling are mindfulness, ecopsychology, humanistic, transpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal neurobiology.

Holli received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, and is a Phi Beta Kappa. She has a Masters in the Art of Teaching from Piedmont College, a Masters of Science in Herbal Medicine from the Tai Sophia Institute in Maryland, and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia.

Holli writes regularly on the topic of herbal medicine for newspapers and her blog hollirichey.com. She also provides workshops and classes in making herbal remedies, cooking with wild foods, and practicing integrative mental health. She has taught classes at the U.S. Botanical Gardens in D.C., the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia in Athens, the University of Georgia Anthropology Department in Ethnobotany, the Baltimore Bioneers Conference, North Georgia College and State University’s Appalachian Studies Certificate Program, Brenau University Nursing School, Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work, and the Frostburg University Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies.

In Holli’s leisure time, she enjoys viewing the wildflowers with her four-legged friend Fay, while walking along the woodland trails around Chattanooga.

Don't turn away; keep your eye on the bandaged place.
That's where the light enters you.
— Rumi