Here are some of the many possible careers in holistic health that you can pursue:
1. Massage and Body Therapy:
- Massage therapist
- Chiropractor
- Acupuncturist / Doctor of Chinese Medicine
2. Holistic Health Couching. Counseling. Psychology. Psychotherapy.
- Holistic Health Counseling
- Holistic Health Coach
- Creative Art Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapies
3. Natural medicine and energy healing Therapies
- Reiki practitioner
- Naturapathia
4. Yoga and wellness instructors:
- Yoga instructor
- Tai Chi or Qigong Instructor
- Kinesiology or movement therapy instructor
- Dance Therapies
1) Counselling
If you are a good listener and you enjoy working with and helping people, counselling might be the right career choice on your journey to build a better work/life balance. A counsellor helps their clients to see things more clearly and from different points of view. The goal is to bring about positive changes that improve the quality of their lives. The counselling is not about giving advice, but about providing the client with space to find a better way to deal with their situation.
Skilled counsellors empower people of all ages and backgrounds to improve their relationships with others, communicate more effectively, and learn better ways to resolve conflicts.
Counsellors are needed in a variety sectors from elder care to schools to mental health clinics. Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies.
2) Creative Art Therapist
Never thought you could combine being creative with a reliable and stable income? As a Creative Art Therapist you can. Art Therapy is a very popular and innovative way of helping people. The artistic expression helps patients with depressions or other mental conditions to change and grow. As a Creative Art Therapist you can chose from a lot of specialisations, including Arts Psychotherapy, Dramatherapy or Movement Therapy. A great career where you can be creative and offer a real value for clients.
3) Psychotherapist
As a psychotherapist you will offer help to people when they need it the most. You will learn skills that help your client move forward by working with their mind, body and spirit. Whilst most psychologists pursue a part-time career, their earnings are above average. A private practise offers the ability to work flexible hours and to plan your own appointments. In the past ten years the demand for psychologists has risen very strongly and will likely continue to grow moderately.
The healthcare support field was amongst the top three growth industries in 2015.
Psychologists and Psychotherapists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling
to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development.
4) Hypnotherapist
A hypnotherapist helps people to change their limiting beliefs, reprogram bad habits and overcome fears through hypnosis. Hypnotherapy has nothing to do with the hypnosis demonstrated on tv shows. The patient keeps complete command of their body at all times.
Hypnotherapists not only work flexible hours, but are also free to decide where they work, which does not have to be out of an office. One particularly valuable service that hypnotherapists can offer is helping people overcome their fear of everyday tasks, like going to the dentist. This therapy could take place at the dentist, in your own, or the patient’s, home.
Holistic Health Careers and Salaries
The holistic health field is on an upswing, and it is a great field for those interested in health and wellness and helping others. Approximately 40% of Americans currently use some form of holistic health care, and there are many indications that this number will continue to rise, as more people realize the importance of whole body wellness.
Examples of some jobs offers and salaries in USA.
1) BODY THEARAPIES AND MASSAGE
1. Massage Therapist: Average is $41,000/year. Ranges from about $23,132 – $100,411/year.
2. Reflexologist: Reflexology is a zone therapy that uses application of pressure to feet, hands and ears, in order to alleviate physical and mental ailments. The National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health found that reflexology can be helpful in reducing physical pain and psychological problems like anxiety and depression, as well reduce stress and improve relaxation and sleep. $39,860/year
2) COACHING AND CONSULTING
1. Health Coach / Wellness Coach: $41,000/year
2. Life Coach: $52,000/year
3. Psychologist: $72,580/year
4. Hypnotherapist: $74,530/year
5. Art Therapy Teacher: Art therapy is an expressive therapy that aims to use the creative process of art to help people explore their feelings. Art therapists utilize the process of self-expression and the clients resulting artwork to help clients better understand their personal conflicts, and help them improve physical, mental and emotional health. $46,060/year
3) HOLISTIC HEALTH & NATURAL HEALING THERAPIES
1. Certified Holistic Health Specialist
2. Nutritionist / Holistic Nutrition Educator: $57,910/year
3. Reiki Practitioner: Reiki is a healing technique that uses energy and touch to help activate the natural healing process and restore physical and mental emotional well-being to the patient. Reiki is not specifically tracked for salary rates currently. It’s a job where you will typically have to decide how much you would like to charge for your service. Many licensed massage therapists integrate Reiki into their practice, and their salaries tend to range from $10,000 to $100,000/year. (Varies based on time you work each week, experience, and where you practice)
4. Aromatherapist:Aromatherapists use essential oils to treat both specific medical problems (like fungal infections), and general health problems (like insomnia). Some combine their aromatherapy knowledge with other healthcare methods, such as massage therapy. $38,040/year
5. Sound Healer: Sound Healers use sound therapy to help patients in various healing processes. $46,410/year
6. Chakra Healer/Crystal Healer
7. Herbalist: Herbalism is the usage of plants for therapeutic purposes. $40,963/year
8. Ayurveda: Ayurveda centers on balancing the mind, body and spirit by use of herbs, massage, yoga, cleanses and specialized diets. It focuses on preventing and fixing imbalances that can cause illness, rather than on treating severe ailments. As an Ayurveda practitioner, you work with clients to develop a specialized health plan for the individual’s needs. $72,870/year
9. Meditation Teacher: Many people who become meditation teachers work independently. So, they usually work based on hourly rates with individual clients. Rates vary based on personal decision making, target audience, and amount of time you spend teaching each month. Some meditation teachers may teach in clinics or out of their homes, in the client’s homes, in a studio, and some even open their own meditation studio.
MARTIAL ARTS AND MOVEMENT INSTRUCTORS
1. Yoga Teacher: $27.82/hour (varies a lot based on location, time you work each week, and experience level)
2. Tai-chi instructor: $42,999/year
OTHERS
1. Philosopher: Those with a Philosophy BA make an average of $63,000/year (A philosophy degree is very helpful in numerous areas of the holistic sphere)
2. Working at a Retreat Center: Payment depends on experience level, job position, and individual retreat. Jobs could vary from group facilitator, to yoga teacher, to director. Many retreats may even offer food, shelter and activities for free, in exchange for work. Check out job openings at retreat centers near you.
3. Midwife: $97,700/year
4. Parapsychologist: Parapsychology studies the consciousness and the mind to assess the possibilities of human abilities that science would typically consider to be outside of our normal range of capabilities. (They study things like near death experiences, out of body experiences, and physic ability) $69,223/year
The amount you earn from the following jobs typically depend on you, the service provider.
The following jobs are labors of love and may or may not be able to support your lifestyle.
How much you make from your own business dealings ultimately comes down to you.
