A handful of states do not permit the practice of licensed or traditional naturopathy.
In such states, licensed naturopaths are legally required to practice as health coaches instead of naturopathic physicians, even though they attended their version of med school, and traditional naturopaths can practice as wellness professionals.
In such cases, the student still completes our traditional naturopathic certification, but instead of using the title of Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy®, DTN, or Traditional Naturopathic Doctor, TND, —they'll only use "Rockwell-Certified Holistic Health Professional, RCHHP," for marketing and advertising purposes.
ND/NMD are professional designations reserved for licensed naturopathic physicians or medical doctors.
Granted, some non-Rockwell traditional naturopaths are using these designations, but we are not on board with that practice because we respect the laws in place for licensed naturopaths and their titles, nor do we wish to confuse the public and construe ourselves as physicians.
Traditional naturopaths have a different focus and educational background.
Traditional or classical naturopaths are the original naturopaths.
Licensed naturopathy and traditional naturopathy are both valid. However, less than half of the states allow the practice of licensed naturopathy.
We teach you everything you need to know about this subject and more inside the traditional naturopathic module of the Rockwell Tri-Doctorate Certification Program®.
