A AAMA:
Member of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncturists
Open only to medical doctors (MD) and doctors of osteopathy (DO)
ACT: Acupuncture Therapist
AHP: Advanced Heller Practice
AMT: Advanced Massage Therapist
by the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education (BPPVE)
AP: Acupuncture Physician
APP: Associate Polarity Practitioner
By: American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA)
ATI: Designates teaching members of Alexander Technique International.
(Also MATI)
ATR: Art Therapist Registered
By: The Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
ATR-BC: Board Certified art therapists
By: The Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
B
BAMS:
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine
The practitioner has completed an approved program at an ayurvedic university in India or
Sri Lanka
BCIAC: Biofeedback certification
By: Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
C
CA:
Certified Acupuncturist
Certified by a state-approved program
CAC: Certified Acupuncturist
CAMT: Certified Acupressure Massage
Therapist
CAR: Certified Advanced Rolfer
Certified Rolfer (CR) with minimum three years' certification and continuing education
credits, and has completed additional course work from the Rolf Institute
CAT: Certified Alexander Teacher
CBT: Certified Biofeedback Therapy
CBPM: Certified Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy
CCH: Certified in Classical Homeopathy
By: the Council for Homeopathic Certification
Available to all professionals
CHOM: Certified Homeopathic
CHT: Certified Hypnotherapist
CLMP: Certified Licensed Massage
Practitioner
CLMT: Certified Licensed Massage
Therapist
CMP: Certified Massage Practitioner
CMT: Certified Massage Therapist
by the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education (BPPVE)
CN: Clinical Nutritionist
A scientist with an advanced degree
CNC: Certified Nutritional Consultant
By: numerous certification courses across North America, largely unregulated
CNP: Certified Nutritional Practitioner
by the Institute of Holistic Nutrition
CNS: Certified Nurse Specialist
CR: Certified Rolfer
Requires training at the Rolf Institute and a college-level understanding of anatomy,
physiology, kinesiology and psychology
CST: Certified
Structural Therapist
CTP: Certified
Trager Practitioner
CVA: Certified
Veterinary Acupuncturist
D
DAc: May
indicate advanced training in acupuncture (or DAC)
Used in some states for licensed acupuncturist (LAc)
DAMS: Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine and
Surgery
The practitioner has completed an approved program at an ayurvedic university in India or
Sri Lanka
DC: Doctor of Chiropractic
DCH: Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy
DHANP: Diplomate of the Homeopathic
Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Professional membership for physicians only (NDs)
DHMS: Diplomate of Homeopathic Medicine
and Surgery
DHOM: Diplomate of Homeopathic Medicine
DHt: Diplomate in Homeotherapeutics
(also DHT)
By: the American Board of Homeotherapeutics
Available only to MDs (medical doctors) and DOs (doctors of osteopathy)
Dip ABT: Diplomate in Asian Bodywork
Therapy
Dip Ac: Diplomate in Acupuncture (also
DIPAC)
Dip CH: Diplomate in Chinese Herbology
Dip OM: Diplomate in Oriental Medicine
Dipl ABT: Diplomate in Asian Bodywork
Therapy
by The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Certification
Dipl Ac: Diplomate in Acupuncture (also
DIPLAC)
by The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Certification
Dipl CH: Diplomate in Chinese Herbology
by The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Certification
Dipl OM: Diplomate in Oriental Medicine
by The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Certification
DNBAO: Diplomate in National Board of
Acupuncture Orthopedics (NBAO)
Specialized training in Orthopedics, after completing state requirements in Acupuncture
DO: Doctor of Osteopathy
DOM: Doctoral Degree in Oriental Medicine
(Doctor of Oriental Medicine)
Refers to training beyond that required for a state acupuncture license
G
GCFP: A
guild-certified Feldenkrais practitioner
Requires completion of a professional training program accredited by the Feldenkrais Guild
H
HHP:
Holistic Health Practitioner
by the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education (BPPVE)
HMP:
Homeopathic Medical Doctor
L
LAc:
Licensed Acupuncturist (also LAC)
Not a certification. Acupuncturists in California are licensed and governed by the
Department of Consumer Affairs Acupuncture Board (Also LicAc)
LicAc: Licensed Acupuncturist
Not a certification. Acupuncturists in California are licensed and governed by the
Department of Consumer Affairs Acupuncture Board (Also LAc)
LN: Licensed Nutritionist
LNC: Licensed nutritionist counselor
M
MAc: Master
of Acupuncture
Graduate of a masters level program in acupuncture
By: the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
MATI: Designates teaching members of
Alexander Technique International. (Also ATI)
NCTMB: Nationally Certified Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork
MDH: Medical Doctor of Homeopathy
MH: Master Herbalist
By: the American Herbalists Guild
MBW: Master Bodyworker
by the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education (BPPVE)
MOM: Master’s Degree in Oriental
medicine
from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine
By: the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
MS: Masters of Science degree
also Master's degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine
MSTCM: Masters of Science in Traditional
Chinese Medicine
MSTOM: Masters of Science in Traditional
Oriental Medicine (MSTOM)
MT: Massage Therapist
MTOM:
Masters Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine
N
NASTAT:
Member of the North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
Requires 1,600 hours of training over a three-year minimum period at a NASTAT-certified
school
NC: Diploma in Nutritional Consulting
By: the Alive Academy of Natural Health
ND: Naturopathic Doctor or Doctor of
naturopathy
Registered Naturopathic Doctors complete three years of pre-med studies at a recognized
university and four years of full-time naturopathic training (homeopathy, clinical
nutrition, manipulation, herbal medicine and hydrotherapy) at an approved college
NMD: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
NT:
Nutritional Counselor
O
OBT:
Oriental Bodywork Therapist
OMD:
Oriental Medical Doctor or Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Refers to training beyond that required for a state acupuncture license
P
PP:
Polarity Practitioner
Q
QME:
Qualified Medical Evaluator
Regulated by the State of California Industrial Medical Council (IMC) worker's
compensation medical unit
R
RAC:
Registered Acupuncturist
RCT:
Registered Craniosacral Therapist
RD:
Registered Dietician
Requires bachelor's degree, supervised internship and national exam
RHom: Registered with National Union of
Professional and Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH)
RMT: Registered Massage Therapist
RPP: Registered Polarity Practitioner
By: American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA)
RSHom, NA: Registered Member of the North
American Society of Homeopaths (NASH)
A professional membership
S
ST: Somatic
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