Holistic Mental Health Coach
Holistic mental healthcare is based on the philosophy of the mind-body-spirit connection and attempts to find the underlying causes of psychological symptoms. This system of multidisciplinary approaches helps move clients toward optimum health and wellness by promoting, maintaining, and optimizing their physical, psychological, and spiritual health.
Why earn this certificate?
People are seeking new approaches to mental health: they want a choice. People want to improve their mind, body, and spirit. For the practitioner, this healthcare certification provides holistic tools that encourage clients to move towards comprehensive well being. This program is beneficial to those already practicing in mental-health occupations, as well as those who wish to begin a career in helping others. Obtaining a certificate can also help the student take a more active part in their own mental healthcare.
Professional Applications
Upon completion of the certification program, students will be able to apply their learning in some of the following ways:
• Adding holistic mental healthcare to an already existing counseling practice
• Facilitating client decision making regarding mental healthcare choices
• Developing a private practice as a holistic health care coach
• Facilitating workshops on wellness and holistic mental healthcare
• Teaching stress-reduction and related courses
• Creating holistic mental health materials for a variety of outreach or wellness programs
• Integrating holistic mental healthcare to a medical practice—nursing, etc.
• Developing a holistic mental healthcare focus for a specified population—children, teenagers, seniors, etc.
