Clinical Herbal Therapy
Distance Learning
This 4-year clinical program provides a comprehensive system of training which includes a study of the principles and philosophy of clinical herbal therapy, the definitions, constituents, and pharmacology of medicinal plants, the human body in health and disease, clinical assessment techniques, and a wide range of adjunctive subjects relevant to the practice of herbal therapeutics. Supervised clinical training hours are mandatory and completed at Dominion Herbal College Approved Clinics with Dominion Herbal College clinic supervisors.
About the Program
Students will have a sound knowledge of the basic health sciences as they relate to Herbal Medicine, understand the roles that correct nutrition and lifestyle play in the maintenance of good health, be competent in the assessment and treatment of common disease states by phytotherapeutic and complementary means, have an understanding of the limitations of natural therapies and be able to recognize when a client needs to be referred to medical and/or other health professionals and be competent and effective in running a herbal clinic.
Career Opportunities:
This advanced clinical program of study will prepare the student with the working knowledge and skills necessary to practice as a Clinical Herbal Therapist (CHT) or work in other areas of Herbal Medicine as an instructor, researcher, writer, retailer, medicine maker, consultant to the industry or a community resource person.
This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
“Dominion Herbal College prepared me to become a Clinical Herbal Therapist After graduation, their program left me feeling well informed and capable of starting my own practice. Their clinical training is exemplary and their instructors are thorough, informative, and masterful at their skills. There is not a day that goes by where I don’t use my training and knowledge to help others. Thank you, DHC!”
Petra Sovcov, CHT, 2017 Graduate
“I am so pleased and grateful to receive my Clinical Herbal Therapist Diploma. It was an amazing opportunity and such an honor to work with the best! I will forever be thankful to the staff and instructors at Dominion Herbal College!”
Kelly Wigemyr, CHT, 2019 Graduate