The following list of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) practitioner associations has related web sites to learn more about each modality as well as provide you with free referrals. All practitioner associations listed here have appropriately licensed and credentialed practitioners as members EXCEPT where notified by an asterisk (*) -- these are emerging fields of health care that are noteworthy and are developing the infrastructure, educational programs and organization necessary to be a recognized, credentialed, health profession.

When choosing a practitioner (whether they are conventional medical doctors or CAM professionals; click here for suggested guidelines), keep in mind the following issues:

• What is the practitioner's success record in treating others with your specific condition?
• Have you seen a copy of the practitioner's credentials and license?
• Does the practitioner seem inclined to treat you, the whole person? or just your illness?

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

4929 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 428
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Office: 323/937-5514
Fax: 323/937-0959
E-mail: jdowden@prodigy.net

Provides free national referrals to over 1,000 member medical doctors who have completed over 220 hours of acupuncture training.

The purpose of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture is to promote the integration of concepts from traditional and modern forms of acupuncture with Western medical training and thereby synthesize a more comprehensive approach to health care.

The AAMA is the sole physician-only professional acupuncture society in North America, accepting members from a diversity of training backgrounds. Physician members represent all of the disciplines of medical acupuncture currently practiced in the United States and Canada. Membership requirements for the Academy have been established in accordance with the training guidelines created by the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies.

American Association of Oriental Medicine

433 Front Street
Catasauqua, PA 18032
Phone: 888-500-7999 Fax: 610-264-2768
E-mail: aaom1@aol.com
Website: www.aaom.org
Referrals available online
Provides free national referrals to over 1000 acupuncturist members who have completed training, passed national certification exam, and are state licensed.

The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM), was formed in 1981 to be the unifying force for American acupuncturists who are committed to high ethical and educational standards, and a well regulated profession to ensure the safety of the public. As the umbrella organization representing the acupuncture profession in the United States, the AAAOM assisted in the formation of both the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists (NCCA, now NCCAOM) and the National Council of Acupuncture Schools and Colleges (NCASC, now CCAOM) in 1982.

National Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Alliance

14637 Starr Road SE
Olalla, WA 98359
Phone: 253-851-6896 Fax: 253-851-6883
Website: www.acuall.org
Referrals available online
Provides free national referrals from a database of over 8,000 acupuncturists who are either state licensed or National Board Certified Acupuncturists

The Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (hereafter referred as the "Alliance") is a professional membership organization that shall encourage and honor the diversity of practitioners and traditions that exist in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

The Alliance shall encourage the integration of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in American health care, expand the public understanding of and promote access acupuncture and Oriental medicine for all people.

The Alliance shall foster high quality health care, education and research, shall promote and cultivate discussion, broad representation and the empowerment of individual and organizational members at state, regional and National levels.

Anti-Aging Doctors

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine ("A4M")

2415 North Greenview
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 528-4333
Fax: (773)528-539
Web site: http://www.worldhealth.net/index.shtml

Offers free national referrals to 10,000 anti aging and longevity medical doctor members.

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine ("A4M") is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to the advancement of technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging related disease and to promote research into methods to retard and optimize the human aging process. A4M is also dedicated to educating physicians, scientists, and members of the public on anti-aging issues. A4M believes that the disabilities associated with normal aging are caused by physiological dysfunction which in many cases are ameliorable to medical treatment, such that the human life span can be increased, and the quality of one's life improved as one grows chronologically older.

Art / Dance / Music / Drama Therapy

American Art Therapy Association

American Art Therapy Association
1202 Allanson Road
Mundelein, Illinois 60060-3808
1-888-290-0878 or 847-949-6064
FAX: 847-566-4580
E-mail: arttherapy@ntr.net

The American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.

American Dance Therapy Association
American Music Therapy Association
American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama
Art Therapy Credentials Board
National Association for Drama Therapy
National Association for Poetry Therapy
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA)

Ayurvedic Medicine

Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine

2721 Arizona St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 888-895-2614 Fax: 505-830-0538
E-mail: mcvmnm@aol.com

Offers free national referrals by phone to over 100 medical doctors who have completed their one to two year training program in Ayurvidic medicine. Web site is commercial and informative. Ask for Customer Service when calling for a referral.

Our goal is to help every individual enjoy total health. Maharishi Ayurveda is a system of prevention-oriented natural health care that focuses on restoring balance at the deepest level of mind and body. The Original Science of Health is as old as the human race. It's called ayurveda, which is Sanskrit for "science of life."

* This is presently not an accredited system, yet it dates back 5000 years. Most practitioners hold other professional health credentials and use ayurvedic principals in their practice.

Chelation Therapy

American College for Advancement in Medicine

23121 Verdugo Drive, Suite 204
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Fax: (949) 455-9679

Offers free national referrals to over 1,000 member doctors who specialize in chelation therapy.

Founded in 1973, the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine. ACAM's goals are to improve skills, knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to complementary and alternative medicine; to support research; and to develop awareness of alternative methods of medical treatment.

Childbirth

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900,
Washington DC 20006 *
202-728-9860 * 
Fax: 202-728-9897 *
E-mail: info@acnm.org

Free national referrals to credentialed nurse midwives

The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.

With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest women's health care organization in the U.S. ACNM provides research, accredits midwifery education programs, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress.

The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)

5257 Rosestone Dr.
Lilburn, GA 30047
1-888-842-4784
web site: www.narm.org

Provides free national referrals of certified professional midwive members.

A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is an independent practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the Midwives Model of Care. The NARM certification process recognizes multiple routes of entry into midwifery and includes verification of knowledge and skills and the successful completion of both a Written Examination and Skills Assessment. The CPM credential requires training in out-of-hospital settings.

The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional Midwife" (CPM). CPM certification validates entry-level knowledge, skills, and experience vital to responsible midwifery practice. This international certification process encompasses multiple educational routes of entry including apprenticeship, self-study, private midwifery schools, college- and university- based midwifery programs, and nurse-midwifery. Created in 1987 by the Midwives' Alliance of North America (MANA), NARM is committed to identifying standards and practices that reflect the excellence and diversity of the independent midwifery community in order to set the standard for North American midwifery.

NARM affirms that skilled and responsible midwives should be readily available to all families in North America. NARM affirms the autonomy of the independent midwife, the critical importance of her role as guardian of normal birth, and the value of her compassionate, skilled, and woman-centered care. NARM affirms a woman's right to choose her birth attendants and place of birth and to involve those she identifies as her family in the bonding of the birth experience. NARM affirms the safety and viability of planned, midwife-attended birth at home, in hospitals, and in freestanding birth centers.

Certification shall not be construed as defining midwifery in its entirety. NARM acknowledges that midwifery encompasses attributes that defy measurement. NARM intends CPM certification to sanction and build a foundation to support midwives' work while recognizing that their individuality of practice best reflects the needs of the communities they serve. Through CPM certification, NARM seeks to advance the midwifery model of care, to facilitate its integration as a vital component of the health care system, to ensure its wide availability to pregnant women and their families, and to preserve their freedom of choice.

Chiropractic

American Chiropractic Association

1701 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone 800/986-4636
Fax 703/243-2593
email:  MEMBERINFO@amerchiro.org

Provides free national referrals to licensed and credential chiropractor members.

The ACA is a professional organization representing Doctors of Chiropractic. Its mission is to preserve, protect, improve and promote the chiropractic profession and the services of Doctors of Chiropractic for the benefit of patients they serve. The purpose of the ACA is to provide leadership in health care and a positive vision for the chiropractic profession and its natural approach to health and wellness. On behalf of the chiropractic profession, we accomplish our mission and purpose by affecting public policy and legislation, by promoting high standards in professional ethics and quality of treatment and by carrying out a dynamic strategic plan to help ensure the professional growth and success of Doctors of Chiropractic.

Colon Therapy*

International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy*

P.O. Box 461285
San Antonio, TX 78246-1285
(210) 366-2888
Fax: (210) 366-2999
or e-mail IACT at iact@healthy.net

Provides free national referrals to members who have completed a minimum 100 hours of training.

The International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy (I-ACT) heightens the awareness of the colon hydrotherapy profession, ensures continuing and progressive education in the field of colon hydrotherapy and implements professionalism beyond reproach.

* This is an emerging health profession without recognized credentials or professional state licensing requirements.

Environmental Doctors

American Academy of Environmental Medicine

7701 East Kellogg, Suite 625
Wichita, Kansas 67207
Tel (316) 684-5500
Fax (316) 684-5709
E-mail adminstrator@aaem.com
Web Site: www.aaem.com

Free national referrals to member medical doctors. 

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE is the comprehensive, cost-effective, proactive cause-oriented, patient-centered and preventive strategic approach to medical care dedicated to the evaluation, management, and prevention of the adverse consequences resulting from ETI.

OPTIMAL HEALTH is a sustained state of optimal physical, neuro/cognitive, psychological, and social well being. It is achieved and sustained by an active, ongoing expenditure of metabolic energy to insure a homeodynamic stability of interacting biologic functions despite the dynamically changing potential for disruption from all environmental and internal stressors.

ENVIRONMENTALLY TRIGGERED ILLNESSES (ETI) are the adverse consequences that result when the homeodynamic interactions among biological functions are compromised by external or internal stressors. These stressors may range from severe acute exposure to a single stressor, to cumulative relatively low-grade exposures to many stressors over time. The resultant dysfunction is dependent on the patient's genetic makeup, his nutrition and health in general, the stressors, the degree of exposure to them, and the effects of seven fundamental biological governing principles: biochemical individuality, individual susceptibility, the total load, the level of adaptation, the bipolarity of responses, the spreading phenomenon, and the switch phenomenon.

Herbal Medicine

See HerbMed – an evaluation of research and studies conducted on the effectiveness and safety of herbs

*American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

* Although not herbalist per se, naturopaths are trained in the use of herbs and other natural therapies and are national certified and licensed to practice in 12 states (see Naturopathic Practitioner below).

*American Herbalists Guild

1931 Gaddis Road
Canton, GA 30115
Phone: (770) 751-6021 Fax: (770) 751-7472
Email: ahgoffice@earthlink.net
Website: www.americanherbalist.com

Provides free national referrals to members who have qualified based on their criteria and standards..

The American Herbalists Guild was founded in 1989 as a non-profit, educational organization to represent the goals and voices of herbalists. It is the only peer-review organization in the United States for professional herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. AHG membership consists of professionals, general members (including students) and benefactors.

* This is an emerging profession developing credentialing standards and at present has no professional state licensing requirements. * 

Holistic Dental

Holistic Dental Association

P.O. Box 5007
Durango, CO 81301
Email:  hda@frontier.net

Provides free national referrals to dentist members who have qualified based on their criteria and standards.

We believe that Holistic involves an awareness of dental care as it relates to the entire person.

We believe that health care practitioners and recipients should be provided with appropriate information to make informed choices that will enhance personal health and wellness while feeling loved, accepted, and understood.

We believe that Holistic Dental Association membership provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support while we expand our awareness and skills.

We believe our educational growth should be nurturing, afforable, and encompasses basic information, experiential knowledge, and leading edge ideas.

We believe in openly sharing resources.

We believe in an inter-disciplinary approach to health that facilitates the individual's innate ability to heal themselves.

International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology

Phone: 1-407-298-2450
Email: mziff@iaomt.org

The fundamental mission of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology is the promote the health of the public at large. The IAOMT is a Canadian Non-Profit organization dedicated to funding solid peer-reviewed scientific research in the area of toxic substances used in dentistry as well as in providing continuing education and carefully reviewed procedures, protocols and methodologies to reduce risk for patients and professionals

Holistic Medicine
 
American Holistic Medical Association

6728 McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101-8729
Fax: 703-556-8729
Email: info@holisticmedicine.org

Provides free national referrals to medical doctor members who have joined the organization.

AHMA membership is open to licensed medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) from every specialty, and the medical students studying for those degrees. Associate membership is also open to those health care practitioners certified, registered, or licensed in the state in which they practice.

The mission of the AHMA is to support practitioners in their evolving personal and professional development as healers and to educate physicians about holistic medicine. AHMA is to help transform health care so that it addresses physical, environmental, mental, emotional, spiritual and social health, thereby contributing to the healing of the planet. As holistic physicians, we are committed to the health of all whom we serve including ourselves. The essence of our vision is unconditional love

Holistic Nursing

American Holistic Nurses Association

P.O. Box 2130
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-2130
(800) 278-2462

The American Holistic Nurses' Association embraces nursing as a lifestyle and a profession and provides a means to create bonds within the nursing community. Because true healing comes from within, the AHNA recognizes that nurses must first heal themselves before they can facilitate the healing of others. There are many roads to healing, and individuals must seek their own paths. The AHNA serves as a bridge between the traditional medical paradigm and universal complementary and alternative healing practices.

The AHNA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization whose membership is open to nurses and other individuals interested in holistically-oriented health care practices throughout the United States and the world. AHNA supports the education of nurses, allied health practitioners, and the general public on health-related issues.

AHNA supports the concepts of holism: a state of harmony among body, mind, emotions and spirit within an ever-changing environment.

Homeopathy

Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians 

12132 S.E. Foster Place
Portland, OR 97266
Ph: (503) 761-3298
Fax: (503) 762-1929
Email: hanp@igc.apc.org
Website: www.healthy.net/hanp

Free national referrals to credentialed naturopathic physicians who use homeopathy in their practice.

Homeopathy is a medical art and science which uses tiny doses of natural medicines to stimulate the body's own inherent healing abilities. The homeopath works to understand each person's unique mental and emotional makeup, striving always for individualization. Homeopathy's central principle is known as the law of similars, "Like Cures Like." People have observed since ancient times that a substance which causes an illness or a symptom can, in very small doses, cure the same problem by rousing the organism to retune itself.

Homeopathic medicines are among the safest known: non-allergenic, non-toxic, and free of side effects. They are prepared from herbal, mineral, and animal substances by special pharmacies, according to FDA specifications, and selected by the physician after an extensive interview and assessment. The indicated remedy is the one which is truly homeopathic (most similar) to the patient. Classical homeopathy, as originally developed and taught by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), uses only one remedy at a time.

The in-depth interview process delves deeply into the patient's physical, mental, and emotional being. People appreciate the individualized care provided by their homeopathic doctor, knowing that they have been listened to and understood.

The Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP) is a specialty society within the profession of naturopathic medicine, and is affiliated with the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Our purpose is to further excellence and success in the practice of homeopathy by naturopathic physicians.

Hypnotherapy / Guided Imagery / Biofeedback / Neurofeedback

American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists
American Psychotherapy & Medical Hypnosis Association
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
International Association of Interactive Imagery
International Association for Regression Research and Therapies, Inc. (IARRT)
International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association
National Association for Transpersonal Hypnotherapists
National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
Society for Neuronal Regulation

Massage / Bodywork / Somatics

Alexander Technique International
American CranioSacral Therapy Association
American Massage Therapy Association
American Oriental Bodywork Therapy Association
American Society for the Alexander Technique
Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Hellerwork International
International Association of Reflexologists
International Institute of Reflexology
National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists
North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association
American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA)
Hospital-Based Massage Network
Nursing Touch & Massage Therapy Association International 

Mind/Body Medicine

See  Hypnotherapy / Guided Imagery / Biofeedback / Neurofeedback

Naturopathic Medicine

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 610-9037 · (703) 610-9005 fax
Website: www.naturopathic.org

Provides free national referrals to naturopathic physicians who are credentialed and appropriately licensed.

A Healthy World Through Healthy People. Our view of naturopathic medicine is that naturopathic medicine is the "general practice" of alternative medicine -- virtually all the disciplines represented in what might be called the "mainstream" of alternative medicine (if that isn't an oxymoron) are taught in the recognized naturopathic colleges: nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture and oriental medicine, lifestyle counseling, physical medicine, etc. NDs are trained as primary care physicians in natural medicine, and most of the states which license them provide a scope of practice which enables an individual to use an ND as their primary care physician.

The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) is the national professional society representing naturopathic physicians who are licensed or eligible for licensing as primary care providers. Policy is established through a House of Delegates, which consists of representatives from 34 state naturopathic associations, four naturopathic specialty societies and the four recognized naturopathic medical programs.

Nutrition

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Provides a free national referral service of certified naturopathic physician members 

Although not nutritionist per se – naturopaths are trained in the use of food, nutrition and other natural therapies and are national certified and licensed to practice in 12 states (see Naturopathic Practitioner).

American Association of Nutritional Consultants

302 E. WINONA AVE.
WARSAW, IN 46580
1-888-828-2262
FAX 1-219-267-2614

Provides a free national referral service of certified members.

The Certification Program for nutritional consultants is maintained as a service to Professional Members of the A.A.N.C. Successful candidates are authorized to carry the initials C.N.C.® after their names and are issued a special second certificate (in addition to their Membership Certificate) attesting to the fact they have met all of the certification requirements as determined by the Commission on Certification of the A.A.N.C.

The purpose of certification is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by encouraging high standards and professional competence of persons practicing in the profession of nutritional counseling. It provides a trademark designation (C.N.C.®), which serves to inform the practitioner’s clients and potential clients that the practitioner has met professional requirements in addition to, and beyond, normal academic studies and/or professional experience.

Society of Certified Nutritionists

2111 Bridgeport Way West #2
University Place, WA 98466
(800) 342-8037

Provides a free national referral service of certified members 

Osteopaths

American Osteopathic Association

142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-1773 | (312) 202-8000
Fax (312) 202-8200
e-mail may be sent to info@aoa-net.org.

Provides a free national referral service of 40,000 certified osteopathic doctors.

Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine

First, do no harm. A thoughtful diagnosis should be made before exposing the patient to any potentially harmful procedure.

Look beyond the disease for the cause. Treatment should center on the cause, with effect addressed only when it benefits the patient in some tangible way.

The practice of medicine should be based on sound medical principles. Only therapies proven clinically beneficial in improving patient outcome should be recommended.

The body is subject to mechanical laws. The science of physics applies to humans. Even a slight alteration in the body’s precision can result in disorders that overcome natural defenses.

The body has the potential to make all substances necessary to insure its health. No medical approach can exceed the efficacy of the body’s natural defense systems if those defenses are functioning properly. Therefore, teaching the patient to care for his own health and to prevent disease is part of a physician’s responsibility.

The nervous system controls, influences, and/or integrates all bodily functions.

Osteopathy embraces all known areas of practice.

Excerpted from A Historical Perspective on the Philosophy of Osteopathic Medicine, by Robert E. Suter, D.O., based on the writing of A.T. Still.

Pain Management

American Academy of Pain Management

13947 Mono Way #A
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: 209-545-0754 Fax: 209-533-9750
E-mail: aapm@aapainmanage.org

Offer free national referrals to 6,000 certified practitioners who have degree/ and 2 years experience (DC, DDS, DPM, MD, PharmD, PhD, PT, RN), 3 letters of reference, passed exam, signed code of ethics & patient bill of rights. Certification updated every 4 yrs.

The American Academy of Pain Management is the largest multidisciplinary pain society and largest physician based pain society in the United States. The Academy is a nonprofit multidisciplinary credentialing society providing credentialing to practitioners in the area of pain management. The Academy holds full voting membership in the National Organization of Competency Assurance.

Credentialing by our Academy is dependent upon criteria related to education and experience. Credentialed individuals must meet rigorous standards regarding credentialing. A psychometrically valid test is required. The written examination adheres to "Standards for Educational and Psychometric Testing (1985)" and the "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978)." An applicant must demonstrate and provide documentation of experience in pain management and meet other standards established by the American Academy of Pain Management to ascertain professional behavior in pain management.

Credentialed clinicians must abide by the Code of Professional Conduct and a Patient Bill of Rights established by the Academy. Continuing education is mandated. Credentialed individuals must be recredentialed every four years

Psychotherapy

U.S. Association of Body Psychotherapists

United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP)
7831 Woodmont Avenue Suite 294
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: 202-466-1619
Fax: 212-629-2039
Email: USABP@USABP.ORG

Free national referrals to members who qualified with a Master's Degree in Counseling or related field or it's equivalent in training, supervision, and experience in the field and specific training in Body Psychotherapy

Body-Psychotherapy is a distinct branch of Psychotherapy. It involves a different and explicit theory of mind-body functioning which takes into account the complexity of the intersections and interactions between the body and the mind. The common underlying assumption is that the body is the whole person and there is a functional unity between mind and body. The body does not merely mean the "soma" and that this is separate from the mind, the "psyche". Many other approaches in Psychotherapy touch on this area. Body-Psychotherapy considers this fundamental.

Association for Humanistic Psychology

1516 Oak St,. #320A
Alameda, CA 94501-2947
Phone: 510/769-6495
Email: ahpoffice@aol.com 

IF you want to live in a world of possibilities, inspired by people taking positive action for what they believe in, welcome to the Association for Humanistic Psychology, AHP.

AHP nurtures people's ability to use their conscious minds, to choose, to grow, to actively create their lives and their world. It is an international non-profit association of people committed to exploring and furthering the evolution of the human spirit. The association was formed in 1962 by Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Charlotte Buhler, Rollo May, Virginia Satir and other founders of the personal growth movement, to foster the ability of each person to find and express their maximum potential as human beings. This emphasis on consciousness, human dignity, and the capacity to direct our own destinies has come to be known as Humanistic Psychology

We are educators, doctors, nurses, human service workers, community activists, organizational development professionals, students, writers, musicians, artists, health and social workers, counselors, scientists, architects, business people, politicians, spiritual leaders, homemakers, trades people, anyone who shares humanistic values and wants to make a difference. While it has humanized and revolutionized psychology with its emphasis on our conscious ability to choose and create, AHP is not just for psychologists.

• To call humanity toward fulfilling its deeper, more encompassing values and possibilities
• To stand powerfully and unabashedly for freedom, healthy choice, expression, and creativity
• To quest after community and human interconnection, both locally and across the globe
• To sense and appreciate the ongoing interweaving of our minds, our bodies, our spirits, and the world around us
• To give voice to life's fundamental riddle, and to seek after its charm, subtlety, and meaning
• To expand humanity's boundaries, and to help our world give birth to its wider evolutionary potential
• To find ourselves open, wild, and alive in the passionate welter of life's core struggle
• And, ultimately, to quicken the pulse of life for all sentient beings.

--     Eric Dodson

Veterinary

Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy (AVH)
American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (AAVA)
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA)
American Veterinarians and Chiropractic Association (ACVA)
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS)

Yoga / Tai Chi / Chi Gong

These groups consists of separate organizations each with their own credentialing standards based on degree of competancy – these arts are not a therapy practiced on a patient. They are a healing art which blends meditation, gentle body movement and disciplined mind focusing. The results can have health benefits to the individual.

International Association of Yoga Therapists

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