List of Recommended
Certification Titles
My suggestion is not to waste your time becoming cetified as anything but one of the following titles:
- Board Certified Neurotherpist
- Certified Acupressure Coach or Instructor
- Certified Alternative Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Anti-aging Coach or Instructor
- Certified Aromatherapy Coach or Instructor
- Certified Bioenergetics Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Biofeedback Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Bioresonance Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Clinical Aromatherapist
- Certified Complementary Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Detoxification Coach or Instructor
- Certified Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Holistic Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Homeopath Coach or Instructor
- Certified Hydrotherapy Coach or Instructor
- Certified Hypnotism Coach or Instructor
- Certified Integrative Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Life Enhancement Coach or Instructor
- Certified Life Quality Coach or Instructor
- Certified Longevity Coach or Instructor
- Certified Natural Health Coach or Instructor
- Certified Natural Therapies Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Naturopath Coach or Instructor
- Certified Neurotherapy Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Nurse Nutritionist or Instructor
- Certified Nutrition Coach or Instructor
- Certified Pain Management Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Peak Performance Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Peak Performance Enhancement Coach or Instructor
- Certified Quality of Life Enhancement Coach or Instructor
- Certified Quantum Coach or Instructor
- Certified Quantum Biofeedback Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Reflexology Coach or Instructor
- Certified Sound Therapy Coach or Instructor
- Certified Stress Management Coach, Specialist or Instructor
- Certified Stress Reduction Coach, Specialist or Instructor
Why Would I Suggest This?
It's very simple. When non-licensed professionals have a problem with a licensing board, these are the titles the boards accept for certification. The boards tend to like coaches and teachers.
In my experience you absolutely must avoid any titles like (where _____ is anything having to do with health, wellness or nutrition) because licensing boards don't like these titles:
- Avoid Certified _____ Adviser
- Avoid Certified _____ Apprentice
- Avoid Certified _____ Consultant
- Avoid Certified _____ Counselor
- Avoid Certified _____ Practitioner
- Avoid Certified _____ Technician -- unless you're being supervised
In the near future I believe some boards will start rejecting Certified Experts and Specialists as well. So far no boards have rejected these titles but it's obvious they really prefer coaches and instructors.
Buyer Beware
In my experience, certification is one area where the buyer needs to beware. The paper mills hide behind fancy names and lists of fake requirements and tests. When you receive your certification, you receive a piece of worthless paper. For a list of accredited, accepted and independent certification boards, I suggest you visit the Natural Therapies Coach Workshops Network and the Federation of Spiritual Healer License Boards.
For a list of certification boards accepted by the insurance industry for the lowest professional insurnace rates see the Natural Therapies Association of North America.
The worst thing you can do is get certified by a board controlled by your teachers and instructors -- especially when that education organization is controlled by a manufacturer or distibutor. Avoid all these organizations.